Special Educational Needs Coordinator
Myatt Garden Primary School, London, SE4 1DFThis job expired on 20 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
8 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENCO (special educational needs coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 3 days a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Range / Upper Pay Scale + TLR
Additional allowances
TLR 2 Payment of £5640 (pro rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Myatt Garden is looking for a passionate and dynamic SENCO to join our dynamic team. We strongly believe in providing a nurturing and inclusive environment for all of our pupils including with special educational needs and disabilities. As a member of the senior leadership team, the SENCO will play a vital role in ensuring this.
The SENCO should have the following skills and experience:
Successful teaching experience across the primary age range
Working with children from a variety of social backgrounds
Experience of working at a whole school level
Involvement in self-evaluation and development planning
Experience of conducting training/ leading INSET
Experience of line-managing staff
Sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and its implications
Understanding of current initiatives that relate to our SEND provision
Understanding of what makes ‘quality first’ teaching, and of effective intervention strategies
Equality of opportunity issues and how they can be addressed in schools
Safeguarding issues and procedures
What the school offers its staff
Our school is full of enthusiastic and talented teachers and support staff who put the children at the heart of everything they do.
At Myatt Garden we value the wellbeing of all of our staff. It is a key focus that informs the decisions we make.
Come and join our team at Myatt and benefit from:
A stable, supportive and dedicated staff team who are passionate about what they do
Respectful, kind and eager pupils who love learning
An approachable, flexible and compassionate senior leadership team
Opportunities to join working groups and have your say in policy making and strategy across the school.
Excellent CPD opportunities and mentoring
Staff wellbeing committee and mental health champions
Free tea and coffee in the regularly stocked staff room
Free onsite car park
Whole staff social events
Team spirit and a ‘can do’ culture
Above all, Myatt Garden is an inclusive school that celebrates and embraces our differences. We invite you to come and be your authentic self at our school and to use your unique experiences to enhance the learning of our pupils.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Myatt Garden School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any successful appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Myatt Garden Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 357 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@myattgarden.lewisham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02086910611
Myatt Garden is a vibrant and creative two-form entry primary school in Brockley. There are 361 children on roll, including our nursery. The school serves a very diverse community with our pupil premium children making up about 25% of our roll and 61% of our pupils belonging to global majority groups.
We place a high value on a broad and balanced curriculum which ensures children are passionate about learning and ready for future challenges. We have a strong shared vision where all our children are encouraged to enjoy and excel at learning and life. We have created a vibrant and enriching learning community where children, staff and families are valued, included and respected, and where all are encouraged to develop and achieve their potential and make a contribution.
We believe in the ability of every child and our mission is to create an environment where children have:
- the learning and social skills to succeed and contribute
- the confidence, enthusiasm and self-belief to achieve, create and participate
- the curiosity and passion to problem-solve, take risks and be ambitious
- and a sense of social responsibility that makes them team players, great friends and active citizens
Arranging a visit to Myatt Garden Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@myattgarden.lewisham.sch.uk.
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