Senco - Part-time

The Oaks Infant School , Sittingbourne

• Ref:KCC886-2513-126T
• Posted:11/05/2026
• Pay:UPS
• Start Date:September 2026
• App Close Date:21/05/2026 at 09:00
• Interviews:28/05/26

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This is a fabulous opportunity for a dedicated and organised person to join the school team at The Oaks Infant School which is part of Our Community Multi Academy Trust. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced teacher to join the school’s successful and supportive team. This role may be suitable for someone with a passion for and experience of inclusive education, ideally with the SENCo qualification who are looking for a new challenge.

The Oaks is one of ten schools within Our Community Multi Academy Trust. We are a three form entry infant school, with a nursery and Specially Resourced Provision with 320 pupils on our roll, with an excellent reputation in the local community.

Our Community Multi Academy Trust believe that our people are our biggest asset.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to work in an excellent school and to contribute to its growth and development
• Students who enjoy learning
• A stable and committed staff team determined to give our students the best possible opportunities
• A supportive and committed board of trustees
• Work within a growing Trust who fully believe in the professional development of their staff.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a proven track record of highly inclusive practice
• Have excellent organisational skills
• Be punctual
• Communicate well with all stakeholders (especially families) and be confident leading others
• Have good teamwork skills
• Respect confidentiality and the potential sensitivities of working in a school
• Have highly effective experience working in a school; leading on aspects of school improvement
• Be able to demonstrate in their application that they can fulfil the main duties of the job description and person specification as a minimum

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other pre-employment checks which must be undertaken before the role is confirmed by the school.

Our Community MAT is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks which include online checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

Applications to be made via Kent Teach.

For further information about the role, please contact Jenny Wynn, via telephone on 01795 423619, or headteacher@oaks.kent.sch.uk.

Information about the school

The Oaks Infant School ‘Where we are inspired’

Our Ethos: We are passionate about education and our ethos embodies child-led learning in their early years. We ensure that deep learning happens through play, investigation and exploration, moving to increased levels of structure in line with the developing mind. Adults are model learners and challenge themselves to continually develop their own practice and provision through self-reflection, research, collaboration and innovation. Both adults and pupils are conscientious and considered risk takers. Staff build extremely positive relationships with children and their families which scaffolds learning further and enables children to be self-assured individuals.

Our Vision: Our aim is to ensure that every child and adult realises their potential. Our curriculum will continue to be rich and will nurture every child’s self-esteem, well Being and interests, building the cultural capital they need to become successful citizens in the wider, diverse world. It enables them to explore, embed and develop expertise in a set of skills and knowledge which have been carefully designed to meet their unique needs. Children will have securely embedded behaviour expectations enabling them to always be respectful, kind and hard working. Children are prepared for their next stage of education and collaborative working means that this transition is seamless. As a result, children and adults are confident, Emotionally resilient, content, independent, inspired, self-motivated, life-long learners.

The Oaks Infant School can be found on the southern outskirts of Sittingbourne, Kent. We are a three-form entry school with 9 classes for 270 children in years R, 1 and 2 plus a wonderful Nursery. Attached to the school is The Acorn Centre, a specially resourced provision who cater for children with an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) for Speech and Language Delays or Disorders. We have up to 12 children in this specialist unit who each have a bespoke program of integration into the main school. The school is set in attractive grounds with many mature trees which attract an abundance of wildlife. We are able to use the school grounds to take learning out into the environment providing an ambitious, broad and enriching experience for the children.

We are proud to be part of Our Community Multi Academy Trust which enables us to work in partnership with our receiver school Minterne Junior School as well as Bredgar CEP School, Borden CEP School, Lydd Primary School, Selling CEP School, Milstead and Frinsted CEP School, Dymchurch Primary School, Petham Primary School and Lynsted and Norton Primary School.

We had a very positive Ofsted visit (November 2021) and the report can be found on our website. As Ofsted recognised, we pride ourselves on our kind, warm ethos and our strong team who are dedicated to providing the best possible educational experience for every child.

We are committed to Safeguarding and all appointments and visits will be made with safeguarding procedures as our key priority. All staff will be fully inducted, including Safeguarding training and will be subject to a full DBS check and collection of references before interview.

All posts are subject to 2x satisfactory references in line with KCSIE, one of which must be your most recent employer and/or most recent childcare setting and an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. We may also seek references before interview.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Jenny Wynn
• Address:Gore Court Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1GL
• Telephone: (01795) 423619
• Email: headteacher@oaks.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Recruitment Pack including Job Description & Person Specification
• Safer Recruitment Policy
• Child Protection Policy
• Staff Benefits