SENCO
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9DGThis job expired on 12 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
12 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS with TLR 1.1 £9,782 per annum
SENCO job summary
SENCO
Full-time, Permanent, MPS/UPS with TLR 1.1 £9,782 per annum
Commencing September 2025
Blessed George Napier is a popular, over-subscribed, Catholic School in Banbury with an excellent reputation for both academic achievement and student welfare.
“Pupils are keen to be part of this thoughtful and inclusive school… enjoying learning and showing kindness are part of everyday life… Pupils talk positively about the support provided for their physical and mental well-being… and study and ambitious curriculum.” OFSTED, November 2022
We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for a committed and visionary individual to really make a difference within our school.
Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, the Assistant SENCO, Learning Support Assistants, staff, pupils and parents, this position involves leading our SEN provision and development across the school, including:
- Forming strategies for improvement and create, implement, and monitoring an improvement plan
- Managing and deploying our team of Learning Support Assistants
- Assessing and identifying children and young people with learning or behavioural difficulties and/or disabilities
- Delivering high quality lessons
- Providing INSET to colleagues
- Promoting SEN awareness throughout the School
- Developing links with the local and wider community
Ideally, the successful candidate will already hold the ‘National Award for SEN Co-ordination’ or equivalent, however this is not essential as training will be provided for the right person.
Our people are at the heart of our success and in return we can offer:
- An exciting opportunity to work with an outstanding and supportive team
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- Entry into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Genuine commitment to employee health and wellbeing, including a dedicated Employee Assistance Programme.
All applicants must be able to demonstrate an empathy for, and understanding of, the Catholic Christian ethos of the school.
If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact David Edmed, Deputy Headteacher via email dedmed@bgn.oxon.sch.uk or via phone on 01295 264216
BGN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and to upholding fundamental British Values. We expect all of our employees to share this commitment. This post will require an enhanced DBS check. Safeguarding screening, including online searches, will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.
Commitment to safeguarding
BGN IS COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF ALL STUDENTS AND TO UPHOLDING FUNDAMENTAL BRITISH VALUES.
WE EXPECT ALL OUR EMPLOYEES TO SHARE THIS COMMITMENT. THIS POST WILL REQUIRE AN ENHANCED DBS CHECK.
About Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 879 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Blessed George Napier is the only Catholic Secondary School in North Oxfordshire and are held in high regard across the Archdiocese of Birmingham. We are popular, over-subscribed, with an
excellent reputation for both academic achievement and student welfare.
“Pupils are keen to be part of this thoughtful and inclusive school …. enjoying learning and showing kindness are part of everyday life… Pupils talk positively about the support provided for their
physical and mental well-being …. and study an ambitious curriculum.”
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