Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENCo) - Part-time
Charlton Church of England Primary School, Dover, Kent, CT16 2LX26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2025, or later if needed
Closing date
10 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 2 days a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS
Additional allowances
SEN allowance dependent on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
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
- Lead INSET training and share best practises with the staff team
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer:
- MPS (+ SEN allowance dependent on experience)
- Supportive and collaborative leadership team
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- Friendly, inclusive school community with a focus on staff wellbeing
Further details about the role
We are seeking an exceptional and passionate Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) 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.
This is a permanent position and is for 2 days per week.
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.
Charlton Primary 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
- Lead INSET training and share best practises with the staff team
What We Offer:
- MPS (+ SEN allowance dependent on experience)
- Supportive and collaborative leadership team
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- Friendly, inclusive school community with a focus on staff wellbeing
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.
Visits to the school are encouraged. Please call the school office to make an appointment on 01304 201275or email office@charlton.kent.sch.uk
We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
All applications to be made via Kent-Teach.
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 Charlton Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 204 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Charlton Church of England Primary School website
- Email address
- headteacher@charltonprimary.school
- Phone number
- 01304 201275
OFSTED NOVEMBER 2023
Pupils behave exceptionally well and treat each other with kindness.
Pupils are enthusiastic and exceptionally focused learners.
The school makes sure that personal development is a high priority.
As a school, we live and breathe our vision through our work with our children, parents and wider community. Dover provides a unique context and, as such, we have access to a wonderfully wide range of resources, experiences and backgrounds to enrich the lives of our children. It is a place where children really matter and every individual’s ability is recognised, developed and rewarded. We firmly believe that with God, all things are possible and our children are encouraged to be loving, kind and respectful of others.
We believe that all children who become pupils at our school deserve the very best and our aim is to help them succeed by reaching their full potential in every area of school life – academic, social, personal, physical and spiritual - as a truly inclusive school.
Our children are our best ambassadors and embody the teaching and learning at our school, embracing our key teaching:
“Love one another; as I have loved you” John 13:34
Within our school we work very hard to create a passionate team of teachers, non-teaching and support staff that will support each child in reaching their full potential. For us our philosophy of education is simple: we want the best for all of our children and we want to create a learning environment that encompasses our passion for learning and our passion for life!
We believe that the key to our success is the broad and balanced creative curriculum we offer. So, whilst we ensure that we deliver the National Curriculum fully, we use creative ways to do so. For example, we use our local area, including outdoor learning experiences, to enrich the learning experience. Inspiring our children to become independent learners is at the heart of everything that we do and we take great pride in the fact that we offer such a wealth of experiences.
Charlton Primary School is proud to be an active member of Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Trust. To find out more about the Trust, visit their website: www.aquilatrust.co.uk
Arranging a visit to Charlton Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@charltonprimary.school.
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