Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENCO) - Full-time

Little Acorns, Tenterden

• Ref:KCC886-6085-36L
• Posted:15/05/2025
• Pay:£49,781 – £54,939
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:21/05/2025 at 17:00
• Interviews:As received

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The SENCO, under the direction of the headteacher, will:

• Form part of the Senior management Team (SMT), ensuring that pupil needs are met through allocation of staff, approaching Local Authorities for additional support or funding as required
• Determine the strategic development of special educational needs (SEN) policy and provision in the school
• Be responsible for day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability
• Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies
• Support the leadership team to make informed decisions on consultations for placements to Little Acorns, based on paperwork and visits to prospective pupils
• The SENCO will be expected to fulfil the responsibilities of a teacher, for no more than two days a week.
• While the SENCO will have responsibility for the oversight of provision for pupils with SEN or a disability, class teachers will hold responsibility for the day-to-day education and support of pupils within their classroom.

Information about the school

Little Acorns School provides a therapeutic education for children with a range of Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, as well other associated difficulties and challenging behaviours. Each child receives an individual learning plan and separate therapeutic support plan inline with the outcomes of their EHCP's.

We have recently had a successful Material Change inspection meaning we now have up to 34 pupils on roll currently. We have some residing at the care home on site whilst others travel in as day pupils.

Little Acorns welcomes children with a range of needs including SEMH, Autism and ADHD. We also work closely with the care home supporting LAC who have had troubled upbringings and suffered trauma in their early years.

The core purpose of Little Acorns School is to equip every pupil with the skills and knowledge they need to lead healthy and productive lives. We believe all children have the right to an education. We look beyond the complex, and sometimes challenging circumstances of each pupil to find the potential within.

The majority of our pupils have experienced turbulence in their schooling and many have severe, complex, or profound needs that have a significant impact on their cognitive development, their social, emotional development and their communication skills. We aim to support pupils in a safe school environment, and work closely with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure the best outcomes, to maximise life chances and ensure they can be as independent as possible.

Our curriculum is ambitious for all our pupils. Our school aims to ensure pupils journeys through school are positive ones.

We offer therapeutic input alongside our academics, to help our students remove barriers to learning and become successful in and out of school.

For further information on our school please free feel to visit our website www.littleacornsschool.co.uk

Job Contact Information

• Name:Graham Richards
• Address:Little Acorns School , London Beach Farm , Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SR
• Telephone: 01233 850422
• Email: graham.richards@littleacornstc.com

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