Senco - Full-time - Special Needs Position

West Borough Primary School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2653-179T
• Posted:09/11/2025
• Pay:MPS/UPS
• Start Date:ASAP
• App Close Date:24/11/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and experienced SENCO to lead and coordinate our provision, following the promotion of our current SENCO.  You will play a key role in ensuring that every child receives the support they need to achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the strategic and operational provision for pupils with SEND. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced SENCO or an excellent classroom teacher aspiring to take the next step in their career.

You will

• Lead and manage the school’s SEND provision in line with the SEND Code of Practice.
• Be the lead DSL at school.
• Identify and assess pupils with additional needs and coordinate appropriate interventions.
• Work closely with class teachers, support staff, and parents to ensure inclusive, high-quality teaching.
• Liaise with external agencies, including educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, and the local authority.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date SEND records, including EHCPs and provision maps.
• Provide professional guidance, training, and support to colleagues.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of SEND provision across the school.
• Hold (or are working towards) the National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO) or NPQ for SEN.
• Have a proven track record of improving outcomes for pupils with SEND.
• Be a passionate, reflective practitioner with excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of inclusive education and the graduated approach.
• Be able to build positive, trusting relationships with children, parents, and staff.

We Offer

• A supportive, collaborative staff team who value wellbeing.

• Opportunities for professional development and further qualifications.

• A positive and inclusive school culture.

• Enthusiastic, kind, and curious children who love to learn.

West Borough Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.

Visits to the school are recommended and welcomed.

We reserve the right to close the advert early should we find the right candidate.

Information about the school

We are very proud of our wonderful school which was judged as good with outstanding features. Our most recent Ofsted inspection was in October 2022.

We have 15 classes including our maintained Nursery. A set of Core Values underpin all that we do which ensure high expectations of both learning and behaviour. They are; Equality, Responsibility, Respect, Resilience and Challenge. Our inclusive school is based on a large, well resourced site just outside Maidstone town centre. Our excellent facilities include a library and extensive outdoor learning areas.

We have recently achieved our National Nurturing Award Accreditation and also hold the OPAL Platinum Award.

Our school has a happy and caring ethos and is is full of well motivated children, supported by a hardworking and fully committed team of staff and governors.

West Borough Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post will be subject to a DBS check and successful references prior to a start date. Please read the school's Child Protection Policy which can be found in the documents below.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Gemma Jury-Sofi
• Address:Greenway, Off Queens Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8TL
• Telephone: 01622726391
• Email: office@west-borough.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description & Person Specification
• Child Protection Policy