SEN Teacher - Full-time

Langafel CEP School, Longfield

• Ref:KCC886-3296-289T
• Posted:28/04/2025
• Pay:MPS/UPS + SEN
• Start Date:ASAP
• App Close Date:12/05/2025 at 16:00
• Interviews:Tbc

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We are a growing primary school with a Resourced Mainstream provision (SLIC) for children with an EHCP and a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. We are seeking to appoint a full-time teacher who has knowledge and experience of working with children with autism and will:

• Forge good relationships with pupils, staff and parents
• Work in partnership with the Teacher-in-Charge to achieve high quality teaching provision for children with autism
• Teach engaging and inspiring good/outstanding lessons
• Have an understanding of best practice in SEND
• Lead, effectively deploy and work closely with teaching assistants
• Be innovative, inspirational and have the ability to find solutions
• Be ambitious
• Fully involve themselves in the wider school
• Lead a subject
• Work closely with parallel phases in the mainstream as well as with the SLIC team
• Have a positive outlook

We can offer you:

• High calibre, experienced staff who work well as a team
• A supportive leadership team that values ideas and creativity
• Coaches to support your professional development
• Opportunities for CPD to help you realise your potential
• Opportunities to work with mainstream colleagues

This is a full-time, permanent position. The start date is April 2025.

Visits to our school are strongly encouraged. Please speak to the School Office to arrange an appointment.

Information about the school:

Langafel is a friendly, happy and inclusive primary school. Our motto, Friendship and Learning, depicts the overall ethos of our school. We are an average sized primary school with 325 pupils on roll. We currently have two Reception Classes who work in a large inside and outside area with a flexible open plan space. Pupils in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 are taught in mixed-age classes allowing the perfect opportunity for collaborative learning and teaching. We also have subject leadership roles avaliable.

The school's resourced provision, known in the school community as SLIC@Langafel (Socialise Learn Interact Communicate) is for pupils with an EHCP who are diagnosed as having Autistic Spectrum Disorder. There are currently 24 children in the provision who are taught in three classes, the majority of pupils also attend mainstream lessons. The pupils from the SRP make use of the wonderful facilities within the mainstream. Additionally within the provision the pupils benefit from three large well-resourced classrooms, speech and language rooms and a sensory room. They also have access to their own contained outside spaces, including a playground with sensory apparatus and a well-equipped enclosed area on the school field.

Information about the school

Langafel is a friendly, supportive, nurturing and inclusive primary school. Aspiration, confidence, perseverance, respect, enjoyment, honesty, teamwork and Koinonia are our values. We currently have one Reception Class. This class has access to a large inside and outside area with a flexible open plan space. Children in Key Stages 1 and 2 are taught in mixed-age classes allowing the perfect opportunity for collaborative learning and teaching. Our facilities are the envy of all other local schools and include a gym, swimming pool, performing arts room, kitchen, an extensive field and Forest School woodland area.

The schools specialist resourced provision, known in the school community as SLIC (Socialise Learn Interact Communicate) is for pupils with an EHCP who are diagnosed with autism. SLIC is made up of 4 classes, with children working across the primary age range, where appropriate pupils are supported to attend mainstream lessons. The pupils from the SRP make use of the wonderful facilities within mainstream. Additionally, within the provision the pupils benefit from four large well-resourced classrooms, speech and language rooms and a sensory room. They also have access to their own contained outside spaces, including a playground with sensory apparatus and a well-equipped enclosed area on the school field.

Langafel believes in supporting and nurturing every child and are proud to have been awarded the National Nurturing Schools Award. We also have THRIVE trained practitioners to help support the emotional well-being of pupils within our THRIVE embracing school.

At Langafel we have 3 rules by which we expect everyone to abide: To be respectful, to be safe and be positive.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Catherine Maynard
• Address:Main Road, Longfield , Kent, DA3 7PW
• Telephone: (01474) 703398
• Email: cmaynard@langafel.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01474) 709683