SENCO - Primary

Eastbrook School, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7UR

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  As Soon As Possible

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  21 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,343.00 - £57,632.00 Annually (Actual) UQT/MPS/UPS plus SEN Allowance

SENCO - Primary job summary

Full Time, Permanent

Start date: As Soon As Possible

Salary scale: UQT/MPS/UPS plus SEN Allowance

We are looking for an outstanding and inspirational SEN leader to join us on our continued journey towards excellence.

The successful candidate will have the vision, creativity and experience to lead SEN across the Primary phase, with the support of a wonderful and dedicated team of colleagues. You must have a clear understanding and experience of effective teaching and learning as well as raising and sustaining achievement especially within ASC provision. You must be a strong communicator and team player and be able to engage effectively with all our children, their families and staff.

Eastbrook school is an all through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The school has served the local community since the 1930s but transferred into a new, state of the art building in 2017. In December 2021. Eastbrook School was graded as ‘good’ by OFSTED noting that ‘leaders and staff have embedded a culture of high expectations’ and that ‘pupils feel safe and supported’.

The successful candidate must:

• Lead a team of teachers and support staff.
• Oversee the teaching, learning and assessment of our autistic pupils.
• Liaise with specialist staff and external professionals to coordinate their input to improve practice.
• Demonstrate optimism about children and expect the highest possible standards.
• Be able to demonstrate excellent teaching and have an excellent record of practice with autistic children.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively with parents, including leading annual review meetings.
• Have a track record of successfully raising standards and ensuring all pupil groups make good progress.
• Have the drive, determination and enthusiasm to enhance the high level of learning in our school.
• Possess excellent organisational and communication skills and have the ability to motivate and support colleagues.
• Think strategically and act practically to promote school improvement.
• Have a commitment to working in partnership with all school stakeholders, and the local community.

In return we offer:

• A Good school with a welcoming and supportive community.
• A student-centred, progress focused ethos.
• The opportunity to work with passionate, hardworking and supportive staff.
• A supportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body.
• A commitment to develop your skills through continued professional development.
• Purpose built specialist learning environment with industry level resources.
• A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management.

Eastbrook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Eastbrook is an all through school. Whilst staff may be primarily based in secondary or primary, there is an expectation that staff contribute to and work across all key stages. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Eastbrook School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 19
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1198 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Eastbrook School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eastbrook-school

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