SENCO
Presdales School, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9NX17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
2 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
10 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR £8,610.24
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
- A good honours degree
- Qualified teacher (QTS)/PGCE
- National Award for SEN Co-ordination, or a willingness to complete the new NPQ for SENCOs within 3 years of appointment
Experience
- Teaching experience
- Evidence of adding value to current students
- Knowledge of current educational issues
- Experience of conducting training/leading INSET
- Good understanding of how students learn and how to raise standards of achievement
- Evidence of active involvement in own professional development
- Experience of using data systems such as SISRA/4Matrix
- Experience of working at a whole-school level
Skills and Knowledge
- Sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
- Understanding of what makes ‘quality first’ teaching, and of effective intervention strategies
- Data analysis skills and the ability to use data to inform provision planning
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Ability to influence and negotiate
- Good record-keeping skills
Personal Qualities
- Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
- Commitment to getting the best outcomes for students and promoting the ethos and values of the school
- Commitment to equal opportunities and securing good outcomes for students with SEN or a disability
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
- The ability to motivate others
- Positive attitude
- Self-motivated and hardworking
- Creative
- Sense of humour
What the school offers its staff
There are many other benefits on offer at Presdales School. We want to help support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
- Health and Wellbeing (gym, swimming pool, free flu immunisations, cycle to work scheme, free yoga, free CrossFit)
- Rewards, recognition and fun (staff fund for wellbeing events, long service awards, social events, weekly staff quiz, staff conference)
- Life made easier (tea and coffee, deliveries, leave period 6 if you do not have lessons and are not needed for cover, one paid occasional day per year, staff laptop)
- Professional Development (NPQ support, regular inset, low stakes learning triangles, Aspiring Middle, Pastoral and Senior leader programs)
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Presdales School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1166 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Presdales School website
- Email address
- recruitment@presdales.herts.sch.uk
Presdales School is a single sex comprehensive school in Ware for girls aged 11-18, with boys welcomed in the Sixth Form. We have a long tradition of providing an outstanding education for our students. Formerly Ware Grammar School for Girls, which opened in 1906, we became Presdales School in the mid-1960s, and a fully comprehensive school in the early 1970s. The mansion house, which fronts the school, and our stunning grounds provide a calm and relaxed atmosphere for our school community.
We are very proud of the high academic standards that our students achieve, regardless of their starting point. Our motto, ‘Achievement for All’, runs through all that we do. We understand that every student is an individual, with different interests, strengths and characteristics, and we celebrate the diversity that each one of them brings to our community. We believe that all students, with the appropriate balance of support and challenge, can be successful.
We aim to develop their creativity and independence inside and outside of classroom lessons. There is an extensive range of extra-curricular clubs and activities, including numerous trips throughout the school year, which provide students with the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, to be part of a team and to develop a ‘can-do’ attitude.
Our vision and values are instilled in our students throughout their time with us, whether this be through our House system, the excellent pastoral care they will receive or the culture of achievement for all that we foster in our community. We want our students to be happy and confident young women who are ready to make a meaningful contribution to our global society.
Arranging a visit to Presdales School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@presdales.herts.sch.uk.
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