Head of Learning Support & Academic Development (SENCO)
The Dulwich School Cranbrook
Kent
- £40,000 - £45,000 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Full time equivalent salary given
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2025
- Apply by:
- 24 January 2025
Job overview
We are currently seeking an inspirational and dedicated SEND professional to lead the team from September 2025, as the Head of Learning Support & Academic Development. This role is available on a 0.6FTE to full-time basis. Flexible hours available for the right candidate.
You will join a dedicated teaching team, offering real choice of study from Year 7 to 11, alongside proven pastoral support and an important focus on student wellbeing.
Working closely with experienced colleagues across the school you will continue to develop and implement the senior school SEND strategy ensuring that teaching and learning achievements, attitudes and wellbeing of every child in senior school matters.
A willingness to participate in the extra-curricular and pastoral life of our vibrant and dynamic school is essential.
Key skills:
· A qualified teacher with appropriate SEN qualification.
· Successful completion of the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination (NASENCO) within three years of commencing role.
· Psychometric testing qualification to carry out Exam Access Arrangements assessments and individual testing would be desirable
If you would like to be considered for this role,
please complete and submit an application form which can be found on our
website along with further details about the post:
https://dulwichcranbrook.org/join-our-family/vacancies/
Completed application forms should be emailed to our Head of HR at recruitment@dulwichcranbrook.org.
Please note we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Friday, 24 January 2025 at 5pm, with interviews scheduled to take place in the week commencing 10 February 2025.
All positions listed are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Dulwich Cranbrook is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the position, including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and previous employers. As part of your role, you will be required to adhere to all School Policies, to include but not be limited to Safeguarding and Child Protection, Code of Conduct and Health & Safety.
Dulwich Cranbrook is an Equal Opportunities Employer and appointments will be made without regard to gender, age or ethnic origin.
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About The Dulwich School Cranbrook
About Dulwich Cranbrook
Dulwich Cranbrook is an independent day and flexible boarding school for girls and boys aged rising 2 to 16 years, nestled in the beautiful Kent countryside approximately an hour out of London.
From September 2023, we have expanded the school to include Year 9, with a view to them becoming our Years 10 and 11 over the next two to three years. We are offering an academically ambitious, forward-looking, co-educational day school through to GCSE. Students will benefit enormously from a dedicated teaching team, offering real choice of study through to GCSE, alongside proven pastoral support and an important focus on student wellbeing.
We are a forward-thinking, passionate teaching community, enabling our children to make the most of our stunning 50 acres of grounds, thoughtfully designed modern classrooms and superb facilities. Together with our parents, we have created a vibrant and compassionate community where our children happily thrive, reveal their inner talents and excel academically.
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