Senco Assistant - Full-time

Knole Academy in Sevenoaks is looking for an enthusiastic and organised SENCo Assistant to support our SENCo within our Additional Educational Needs department. This is a busy role organising LSA timetables, overseeing interventions, updating EHCPs, liaising with parents, students, teaching staff and external agencies as well as assisting with the transition of vulnerable students to the academy., Knole Academy has a capacity for 1550 students aged 11-19. We are an all ability co-educational school with a grammar stream which has developed exponentially over the last few years. We foster an engaging learning ethos, using state-of-the-art technologies to develop new skills and create high aspirations. We deliver the IB Curriculum within our popular Sixth Form and offer a wide variety of extra curricular activities such as CCF (Combined Cadet Force) and Duke of Edinburgh Awards, dance and PE fixtures. Our Pastoral department is very supportive offering two in house Counsellors, well being dogs and friendly staff.
Our school is located close to good transport links with Sevenoaks and Bat and Ball stations nearby and with ample staff parking facilities.
We are seeking:
+ staff who are reflective about their own teaching practice - we offer a supportive peer lesson observation programme within our teaching and learning team
+ staff who are confident and skilled with behaviour management
+ staff who are committed to ongoing CPD

(equates to £23,681 - £25,767 per annum pro-rata for term time working plus an additional 15 days)
37 hours per week (Mon - Thurs 8.00 - 4.30 pm, Fri 8.00 - 4.00 pm), 38 weeks term time plus three weeks.
Staff well-being is a focus of the academy and our staff benefit from free gym membership, a well maintained and resourced working environment and consideration of maintaining an effective work life balance.
Our Academy is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children so an Enhanced DBS check will be required.
Closing date: Monday 9 September 2024: 9:00 am
Interviews: to be advised
Creativity in Learning
Confidence to Achieve, + a well resourced school environment with great facilities
+ Lead Practitioners and mentors to support our ECTs
+ commitment to staff development
+ free membership to our on site gym
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Well being dogs
+ on line parent consultations
+ supportive of a good work life balance