11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    February 2025

  • Closing date

    16 February 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    10 January 2025

Job details

Job role

  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time, full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS TO UPS

SENCO job summary

Drove Primary School

SENCO

Advert

Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.

Vacancy Details

Hours : Full time - can be flexible.

Salary: MPS - UPS plus SEN allowance depending on experience

Contract: Fixed term for a year. End Date: February 2026.

Drove Primary School is a large, 3-form entry school with a big heart, where diversity is celebrated – in fact 43 different languages are spoken within our community. We have a dedicated and passionate staff, an extremely supportive governing body and ambitious, confident children who will give you a warm welcome.

We couldn’t do what we do without our fantastic staff team, and we are looking for an inspirational and knowledgeable SENCO to join us.

If you are a qualified teacher with expert SEN knowledge and experience, looking to continue your career in a challenging but highly rewarding role within our school, then we want to hear from you. Come and join us in a key role on this exciting journey to help every child in our school reach their potential.

All About You

Do you have what it takes to join us? The SENCO we would like to join us will be:

A qualified teacher with expert SEN knowledge and experience.

Able to strategically manage the SEN provisions within our school.

Ambitious and committed to their own professional development.

A forward-thinker, able to work independently and as part of a team

Committed to inclusion, with high expectations for all children.

Able to communicate effectively with staff, children, parents, carers and external agencies.

Why Work for us?

We think you will love working with us and here are some of the reasons why:

We are a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos.

Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping children succeed.

Our children are engaged and eager to learn.

We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.

As part of The White Horse Federation multi-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, shared resources and outstanding CPD opportunities.

Why not come and see for yourself? We would love to welcome you to our school and show you around so that you can better understand our school environment. Please get in touch with the school office to arrange.

The White Horse Federation is a large Multi-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed to providing the very best education for our students. We believe in empowering our staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a wide range of professional development opportunities available to you when you join us.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Drove Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
732 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

Drove Primary School is a large, 3-form entry school with a big heart, where diversity is celebrated – in fact 43 different languages are spoken within our community. We have a dedicated and passionate staff, an extremely supportive governing body and ambitious, confident children who will give you a warm welcome.

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