Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENDCo)

We are:

We are a 'Good' school (Ofsted, April 2024) which is vibrant and purposeful. We are a co-educational, comprehensive state boarding school for children aged 7 to 18 years, with approximately 670 flexi-borders and 430 full boarders. The school is a popular choice for local families who attend on our flexi boarding package, as well as for full boarders from further afield in the UK and internationally. This is due to a wide range of factors including our facilities, academic pathways and results, pastoral care, the boarding and flexi-boarding ethos and environment, wide range of trips and co-curricular activities and the resultant attitudes of its students.

We offer:

• Strong induction programme


• Beautiful estate set in 260 acres of parkland


• On-site parking


• Convenient location, close to the A23 and M25


We are seeking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated SENDCo and invite applications from professionals with vision and ambition to inspire and lead on the on-going development of SEND policy and provision across the school.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to be responsible for day-to-day implementation of the SEND policy and coordination of specific provision to support individual students with SEND. We want to recruit someone who puts students first and proactively focuses on the development, sharing and monitoring of best practice across the school so that our students have the best educational opportunities and a positive school experience.

Ideally you will be an experienced teacher with a passion for quality first teaching, willing to undertake NPQ in SEND qualification (if you don't hold an equivalent SEND qualification yet), understanding of the areas of training and process, in working with JCQ Exams Access procedures and have sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice.

For more information about this post, please view our applicant brochure which includes the job description and person specification.

We highly value applicants visiting our school before submitting their applications. Please contact SEND@gatton-park.org.uk to schedule a visit with our current SENDCo who will take you on a tour of our school and answer any questions you might have about our school or the role.

Closing Date: 9am Friday 27th September 2024

Interview Date: w/c Monday 30th September 2024

The school reserves the right to appoint prior to the closing date.

The Royal Alexandra and Albert School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post if successful, including an Enhanced DBS check. Staff must be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety regulations, security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns as appropriate. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated SENDCo and invite applications from professionals with vision and ambition to inspire and lead on the on-going development of SEND policy and provision across the school.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to be responsible for day-to-day implementation of the SEND policy and coordination of specific provision to support individual students with SEND. We want to recruit someone who puts students first and proactively focuses on the development, sharing and monitoring of best practice across the school so that our students have the best educational opportunities and a positive school experience.

Ideally you will be an experienced teacher with a passion for quality first teaching, willing to undertake NPQ in SEND qualification (if you don't hold an equivalent SEND qualification yet), understanding of the areas of training and process, in working with JCQ Exams Access procedures and have sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice.

We are a 'Good' school (Ofsted, April 2024) which is vibrant and purposeful. We are a co-educational, comprehensive state boarding school for children aged 7 to 18 years, with approximately 670 flexi-borders and 430 full boarders. The school is a popular choice for local families who attend on our flexi boarding package, as well as for full boarders from further afield in the UK and internationally. This is due to a wide range of factors including our facilities, academic pathways and results, pastoral care, the boarding and flexi-boarding ethos and environment, wide range of trips and co-curricular activities and the resultant attitudes of its students.

We offer:

• Strong induction programme


• Beautiful estate set in 260 acres of parkland


• On-site parking


• Convenient location, close to the A23 and M25