SENCO & Designated Teacher for Children in Care
Reculver Church of England Primary School, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6TA6 days remaining to apply
Closing date
25 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an exceptional and passionate Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and Designated Teacher for Looked after Children to join our dedicated team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for driving the strategic development of SEN policy and provision, ensuring that all children with additional needs receive the support and resources they require to thrive.
You will need to be supportive of a culture of care, resilience, and independence, ensuring individuals feel safe, valued, and empowered to reach their own individual goals.
Reculver CEP School is looking to for an individual who is enthusiastic, committed, and able to work well in a team and who wants to make a difference every day.
Many pupils in our school need additional support to enable them to be successful in the classroom school. The role will be varied working across various departments in school. This is an exciting role where you get to shape the future of our young people. Each day is a new challenge and you will make a difference to the lives of our pupils.
To apply for this position you will be required to have Qualified teacher status [note: this is a requirement under the SEND Code of Practice] and a SENCO National Professional Qualification (NPQ), or a willingness to complete it within 3 years of appointment [note: this is a requirement under the SEND Code of Practice].
Key Responsibilities:
- Determine the strategic development of SEN policy and provision in the school
- Coordinate the day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and specific provision to support individual pupils
- Provide professional guidance and support to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents/carers, and external agencies
- Maintain an accurate SEND register and provision map, analysing assessment data to inform interventions
- Identify pupils' SEN, coordinate provision, and communicate regularly with parents/carers
- Promote the inclusion of pupils with SEND in the school community and access to the curriculum
- Act as the designated teacher for looked-after and previously looked-after children
- Lead INSET training and share best practises with the staff team
What We Offer:
- MPS + SEN Allowance
- Supportive and collaborative leadership team
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- Friendly, inclusive school community with a focus on staff wellbeing
- Excellent facilities, including specialist provisions and outdoor learning spaces
If you are an experienced, dedicated SENCO who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, we would love to hear from you. Join our inclusive, forward-thinking school and help us continue to provide the highest quality of education for all our pupils.
The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 28th February. Interviews to be held Wednesday 5th March.
Applications should be made via Kent Teach.
What the school offers its staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Reculver Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 455 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Reculver Church of England Primary School website
- Email address
- hr@aquilatrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01227 375907
On behalf of the children, staff, and governors, I welcome you to Reculver Church of England Primary School.
We hope that our website will give you a good flavour of life at Reculver. Our children are rightly proud of their school and achievements and we are always aiming ever higher to ensure the best for every child. This year, our national test results put us in the top 20% of all schools nationally for our childrens’ progress during their time at Primary School, which we are very proud of. We aim to nurture children’s talents and abilities, providing opportunities for each child to reach their full potential and be happy, confident, resilient and enthusiastic learners. We are a welcoming, inclusive school and we understand the importance of working in partnership with parents: we encourage parental involvement in children’s learning, as well as fostering opportunities for the children themselves to be actively involved in their own learning.
Our vision is to develop an excellent school for the local community where the Christian values of love, hope, compassion, perseverance and forgiveness are evident in everything that we do, alongside our school Bible verse: We show love and compassion for others by truly helping them, and not merely talking about it.”
1 John 3:18
Through nurturing our children, both academically and spiritually, we aim to provide them with secure foundations for life, so that they leave Reculver with an excellent all round education and a love of learning.
We are constantly praised for the welcome that visitors receive at our school and the excellent behaviour of our children. We ensure that every child is treated as an individual, their gifts and talents are recognised and their achievements celebrated.
As Headteacher, I feel privileged to be leading this school and to be working with such a motivated and talented group of staff and governors. We have recently finished an exciting new building programme, providing fabulous facilities-brand new Early Years classrooms and a Special Educational Needs Hub to benefit all children who have additional learning needs.
Reculver school is proud to be an active member of Aquila. To find out more about the Trust, visit their website www.aquilatrust.co.uk
Financial information about Aquila, including the gender pay gap report and most recent copy of the company accounts can be found here. www.aquilatrust.co.uk/554/performance-results-and-key-information
We do hope that you will want to become part of our school. Visits are encouraged and welcomed: I would be delighted to show you around our wonderful school.
Arranging a visit to Reculver Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@aquilatrust.co.uk.
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