Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)
Faringdon Community College, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7LBThis job expired on 19 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Main Pay Scale to Upper Pay Scale Plus TLR 2.2 (£5,643) 1.0 FTE
Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) job summary
Faringdon Community College is seeking to appoint a passionate, proactive SENCO to champion our children and lead SEND provision in our inclusive, forward thinking community school. If you have the moral purpose, skills and commitment to make a difference in the lives of our young people then we look forward to hearing from you.
SEND at FCC
The Bridge (FCC’s SEN department) is well staffed, well-resourced and located in the heart of our school. The Bridge benefits from a number of teaching and intervention spaces to support a range of learners and needs. Our caring, committed and skilled team consists of two Inclusion Managers and a SEND administrator, as well as a counsellor, EBBSA provision, ELSA, three Literacy intervention TAs, one Numeracy intervention TA and 8 FTE Grade 4 TAs. The SENCo will also have the support of our Assistant Headteacher Inclusion Champion as line manager.
Why is FCC the place for me?
Faringdon Community College is a popular 11 to 19 mixed comprehensive school located on the edge of Faringdon, a picturesque market town in Oxfordshire. The school is situated on a large, attractively landscaped site with an excellent range of specialist classrooms and facilities. A number of exciting building projects are planned to increase capacity and further improve the facilities for our students and staff.
The recently developed ‘FCC Promise’ encapsulates the school’s vision and ethos, with some key elements highlighted below:
At Faringdon Community College we thrive through our core values of ‘belong, believe, aspire, achieve’. We nurture belonging, empathy and respect as a happy, caring and inclusive school. We believe that every member of the FCC community can achieve great things. Together we build belief and optimism so that everyone has the courage and confidence to develop as learners and leaders. Our high aspirations cover all aspects of the school experience. We want everyone to be ambitious, developing determination and resilience through a rich range of opportunities and mutual support. This underpins everyone’s personal achievement and our achievement as a school. We want everyone to flourish at FCC, in lessons, clubs and activities, in examinations and beyond.
At FCC everyone matters and makes a difference. We celebrate individuality and diversity alongside the values we have in common as a community. We are proud to be a school for the whole of the wider Faringdon community, embracing FCC’s special qualities as an international school through our links to local military establishments. At FCC you will understand the importance of being an ally and advocate, playing an active part in making your community and the world a better place, at FCC and for life.
At FCC you will know that you are part of something special and that you are special too. You will enjoy the sense of pride that comes with knowing you have achieved your best. You will enjoy the benefits of belonging, inspiring the belief and aspiration to achieve great things each day and on the way to your very bright future.
Faringdon Community College benefits from being part of the Cambrian Learning Trust, a family of 4 secondary and 15 primary schools. The Trust provides fantastic support for SEN in schools and as a SENCo network, adding great value. Working in partnership with three other secondary schools brings clear benefits to the school and to the role of SENCo.
Faringdon Community College (FCC) is a successful and well-established 11-18 co-educational secondary comprehensive school, which embraces the idea of lifelong learning and community education. The school has an excellent local reputation and is known for inspiring exciting teaching and learning, where teachers are supported and encouraged to help every student, aiming to achieve individual success and realise their potential.
As a dynamic organisation, we are always looking for new ideas and ways forward. Our strong and motivated team of teaching and non-teaching staff are committed to providing the best education they can and have an energy and enthusiasm which makes FCC a rewarding place to work.
Benefits of working at FCC include:
- Full support for your professional development and future training needs.
- A commitment to recognise previous, continuous service.
- A commitment to offer flexible working wherever we can, to support the work life balance of our employees.
- A cycle to work scheme.
- A 24/7 free employee assistance programme.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal visit to the school, please contact our Admin Team, by emailing admin@fcc.cambrianlt.org
For more information about FCC please visit Faringdon Community College - Home (fccoxon.co.uk)
Faringdon Community College & Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.
Commitment to safeguarding
Faringdon Community College and Faringdon Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
Faringdon Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.
About Faringdon Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1412 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Faringdon Community College website
Faringdon Community College (FCC) is a successful and well-established 11-18 co-educational secondary comprehensive school.
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