Senco - Part-time

SENCO

0.8 FTE (4 days per week)

Permanent

Salary: MPS/UPS plus SEN Allowance

Required to start:
April 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate of exceptional ability to join our team as SENDCO in this inclusive and diverse primary school.

to raise educational achievement by leading and coordinating provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

• To provide strategic leadership of the provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in order to ensure that these pupils make excellent progress
• To lead, monitor and evaluate the development of learning and teaching strategies for pupils with SEND
• To lead, manage and effectively deploy staff resources within SEND provision
• To ensure that staff are provided with relevant information and training relating to the support of SEND pupils
• To lead on raising the attainment and achievement of pupils with SEND in all year groups
• To ensure that paperwork relating to pupils with SEND meets statutory requirements
• To maintain appropriate relationships with parents/carers of pupils with SEND and with relevant external organisations, as well as with the parents/carers of pupils who need Early Help.
• To act as one of the schools’ Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads.

• Are a good/outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Want to be involved in shaping and developing outstanding learning experiences to enable all children to thrive.
• Want to work in a supportive and caring environment.
• Are committed to enabling every child to achieve the very best they can.

For more information, including the key responsibilities of the role, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via My New Term .

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations each year

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: