Senco - Part-time

St Paul's CE (VC) Primary School, Swanley

• Ref:KCC886-3010-57T
• Posted:15/09/2023
• Pay:MPS + SEN Point
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:06/10/2023 at 14:00
• Interviews:Week Commencing 9/10

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An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a SENCO to join St. Paul's Church of England Primary School in Swanley Village, Kent.  We have a fantastic team to support the inclusive practices that are well established across the school.

We are looking to appoint an excellent, efficient, caring, creative and enthusiastic SENCO who will work as part of our Senior Leadership Team.

This is a part-time position for 1.5 days with days and hours being flexible. 

We are looking for an individual who can provide a strategic and operational oversight of provision for those pupils with SEND.  You will be supported by the Head of School and teaching team.  We expect you to ensure effective, efficient and clear communication to parents, pupils and staff, in addition to liaising with outside agencies.  

A passion to work alongside our experienced staff team in the classrooms is essential.  We will expect you to promote an inclusive culture enabling all children to achieve their best, overcoming barriers to learning and participation. In this instance, we are looking for candidates to have already acheived their SENCO qualification and have experience of working as a SENCO.

Visits to see our school are encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange a tour.

Information about the school

St. Paul’s Church of England (VC) Primary School, Swanley Village, has an enviable reputation as a welcoming, caring, high performing primary school. The school was graded Good by Ofsted in January 2020 and Good in its SIAMS inspection, 2019. We are part of The Compass Federation which includes St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School and Dunton Green Primary School.

The school is proud of its Christian heritage and seeks to entwine these values through everyday life. We have a good reputation for and offer pupils a range of sporting achievements, extra-curricular activities, including high quality instrumental tuition. We have a Professional Sports Coach that works with our pupils, mountain bikes and 2 tracks and we like to embrace as much of the real world as we can!

Demand for places far exceeds the number available. We have four mixed aged classes with 15 pupils in each year group.

Our children are delightful and we have very supportive and aspirational parents. The school is set in beautiful surroundings and has very well maintained and fully equipped buildings. We work in partnership with our families; we nurture self-belief and inspire a love of learning, encouraging all to become able and successful, through empowerment, and being responsible members of the community.

We are part of The Compass Federation; three schools linked together including St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School, West Kingsdown and Dunton Green Primary School, Sevenoaks and enjoy a positive relationship with them. Our Federation vision of 'One Child. One Chance' mean that no child gets left behind in our quest to give them the very best primary education.

Our Federation has clear professional pathways for all staff, regardless of role or starting point. We aim to support staff through all that they do and want them to be the very best version of themselves that they can be.

We are committed to meaningful well-being. Access to counselling, high-quality training and CPD, well-being days and a common sense approach to all that we do - enable our staff to feel happy and enjoy coming to work.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mr Ben Hulme
• Address:School Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7PJ
• Telephone: (01322) 664324
• Email: office@st-pauls-swanley.kent.sch.uk