SENDCo

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This is an exciting opportunity to join the dedicated, skilful and supportive team here at Woodbridge Junior School for a fixed term of five months, covering our talented and successful SENDCo during a period of absence.

At Woodbridge we are committed to ensuring that each and every child has the skills to learn effectively and to become the happiest, most confident, resilient, aspirational, respectful and responsible version of themself.

We are a happy, thriving and growing school where 33% of our pupils have SEND and 10% are neurodiverse.

The SENDCo role will be 0.8 FTE and will involve working every morning and three afternoons a week.

The successful SENDCO will lead a large team of talented and dedicated Teaching Assistants to ensure the provision for our SEND children is second to none.

We are seeking a practitioner with some SENDCO experience who has the ability to form outstanding relationships with children, staff, external agencies and parents; someone who has high aspirations and is passionate about providing children with the very best opportunities.

Please note- this job is open to secondment from another school with the agreement of the applicant’s headteacher.

We are looking for someone who:

• Loves working with children and puts children’s well-being before anything else.
• Loves learning and is fascinated by the learning process.
• Believes in each and every child and has high aspirations for their achievement.
• Understands behaviour as communication and seeks to understand and respond to what behaviour is telling us about children’s needs.
• Has the knowledge and skills to design learning experiences and provision that supports the 10% of our children who are diagnosed as Neurodiverse.
• Is on a mission to continually develop themselves as a practitioner.
• Loves supporting and inspiring fellow staff and students.
• Has ideas, creativity, resilience and energy.
• Sincerely values every member of the school community.
• Enjoys working as part of a supportive team.
• Has the ability to lead and inspire children and staff. 

We can offer you: 

• The opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives.
• Enthusiastic, dedicated and supportive colleagues
• A school full of amazing and inspiring children 

Interested in joining the team? Come and have a look for yourself; we’d love to show you our school and introduce you to the stars of the show - our wonderful children. By visiting the school prior to applying, you will get a real feel for the place and be able to ask further questions, so please do phone for an appointment on 01773 833138

Provisional Interview Date: 4 April 2025

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.