SENCo
Shenstone School, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DZ31 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
2 June 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time/52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £51,679 - £55,360
What skills and experience we're looking for
Shenstone School is expanding! We are ambitious for all of our amazing staff and students, and we need more people to join us on the next chapter of our journey.
We are looking for an innovative and self-motivated SENCo to join Shenstone in September 2024. This is a new and varied role and we are seeking someone who is calm, nurturing and passionate. The successful candidate must be self-driven and be able to advocate for our vulnerable pupils.
You will work across all of the Shenstone sites, leading annual reviews, producing relevant paperwork, liaising with: parent/carers, multidisciplinary teams and local authority’s, amongst others. You will need to have proven organisation and communication skills and able to meet statutory deadlines.
You will liaise and engage with pupils within the classroom setting so that you can fully support them in reaching their full potential. You will lead SEN across the school and be responsible for strategic development and its implementation.
Professional qualifications required:
- Degree or equivalent
- Qualified teacher status
- Relevant SEND qualification (NASENCO or equivalent)
- Evidence of recent and relevant CPD
- Experience in a special school setting is desirable.
What the school offers its staff
Staff at Shenstone School can access the following benefits: excellent induction and probation processes, comprehensive in-house training, competitive pension scheme, employee counselling services, vaccination programmes, on-site mental health first aid team and various other well-being and social activities.
Further details about the role
To apply for this vacancy, please download and fully complete the TKAT application form. Once completed please return to hr@shenstone-tkat.org
Commitment to safeguarding
Shenstone is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced DBS check and barring service check. We will also undertake an online search as part of our diligence.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@shenstone-tkat.org
Upload additional documents
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About Shenstone School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 174 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Shenstone School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@shenstone-tkat.org
- Phone number
- 01322 524 145
Shenstone is an all-through school for children and young people with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD). We work across three sites within Bexley. Two sites are primary (Sidcup and Crayford), and the third site is our growing secondary provision (located in Thamesmead for 2024/25 before moving to a purpose-built new site in Belvedere in September 2025). Exciting times are ahead for everyone at Shenstone School.
Our staff are passionate about providing our students with the best learning opportunities. Working in partnership with parents and carers, we successfully foster and develop a positive attitude in our young people and support them to have opportunities that will allow them to achieve beyond their expectations. The support and guidance students receive from staff give them the confidence to learn independently and strive to achieve their most aspirational outcomes. The school positions itself as a centre of excellence for its students, parents/carers, staff, local authorities and the wider community.
We aim to ensure that all students have the maximum opportunity to participate fully in society to enhance their life chances. We pride ourselves on ensuring that learning remains purposeful but is equally fun. We are committed to supporting the emotional health and well-being of all our students, staff and parents/carers, and we stand by our motto of “Together we engage, thrive and achieve”.
We are very proud of Shenstone School and our achievements, which include autism accreditation through the National Autistic Society, The Wellbeing Award for Schools, Outstandingly Happy School status, Move Centre of Excellence Award, National Online Safety Certified School status, and we are also an accredited Arts Award Centre. We continue to expand with new ideas and initiatives to maintain and improve services for students and staff.
Staff at Shenstone School can access the following benefits: excellent induction and probation processes, comprehensive in-house training, competitive pension scheme, employee counselling services, vaccination programmes, on-site mental health first aid team and various other well-being and social activities.
Arranging a visit to Shenstone School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@shenstone-tkat.org.
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