SENCO & Designated Teacher for Children in Care - Full-time

Reculver CEP School, Herne Bay

• Ref:KCC886-2048-153T
• Posted:27/03/2025
• Pay:MPS and SEN Allowance
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:25/04/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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We are seeking an exceptional and passionate Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and Designated Teacher for Looked after Children 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.

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.

Reculver CEP 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
• Act as the designated teacher for looked-after and previously looked-after children
• Lead INSET training and share best practises with the staff team

What We Offer:

• MPS + SEN Allowance
• Supportive and collaborative leadership team
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• Friendly, inclusive school community with a focus on staff wellbeing
• Excellent facilities, including specialist provisions and outdoor learning spaces

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. We have added a closing date to our vacancy but we do reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date to secure a candidate if necessary.

Information about the school

Reculver Primary School is part of Aquila, the Diocese of Canterbury Multi Academy Trust. We are also part of the Coastal Alliance Co-Operative Trust as a partner school. We are a high achieving school with high expectations, and as a result Ofsted judged us as Outstanding in all areas in July 2018. This outcome has been sustained and built upon, validated in our most recent inspection in November 2024. During this inspection it was noted that 'Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), thrive at this inclusive school. The school offers high-quality pastoral support through its skilled well-being team members. They identify quickly pupils who may require additional support. They offer a range of therapeutic input and personalised mentoring for pupils. Well-trained staff also provide interventions, such as forest school, to improve pupils’ resilience. Staff know the pupils well and support them throughout the school day effectively. Pupils’ behaviour and attendance improve significantly as a result of this work.' (Ofsted Inspection Report 2024)

We are a friendly school by the sea with 17 classes, approximately 450 pupils on roll and we promote a caring, inclusive ethos. The school has a specialist resourced provision for VI and Cognition and Learning and we are committed to quality, inclusive education for all our pupils. The school has benefited from modernisation projects over recent years including a new administration block, new Early Years classrooms, a Year 5/6 block and enhancements to playground facilities which give our children opportunities to develop their social/interaction skills. We are lucky to have a wonderful outside area that we use to the full through our OPAL play at lunchtimes. We are a happy and supportive team, who work together closely and the school has a real family feel to it.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. Reculver Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, online recruitment checks and overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Stella Collins
• Address:Hillborough, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6TA
• Telephone: 01227 375907
• Email: headteacher@reculver.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description and Person Specification