Overview

Start Date
As soon as possible Pay
Main plus SEN allowance Required as soon as possible SENCo 0.
4 fte, nonclass based positionWe wish to appoint an excellent and highlymotivated Special Educational Needs Coordinator SENCo who is committed toinclusion, to join our strong and dedicated team at St.
Mary’s C of E AidedPrimary School.
We want to appoint an experienced, passionate SENCowho can continue to drive forward the inclusion agenda, to enable every childto achieve their potential.
We are a vibrant community in which pupils andadults live, learn and achieve great things together.
Our staff are welcoming,caring, hardworking and supportive.
The successful applicant will need to
support our Christian ethos and valuesbe an excellent classroom practitionerhave high expectations of children’s achievementsand behaviourhave aspiration for all of our childrenbe very well organisedhave the ability to collaborate effectively withcolleagues, families and outside agenciesbe able to offer something extra to ourteamAs a school we will offer
a caring and welcoming school communitya committed staff teamsupportive staff, governors andparent/carershappy, enthusiastic and motivated children whoenjoy schoolpersonalised professional support and training forfurther career developmentprofessional developmentThis is an exciting, varied and important rolewithin our school, thank you for taking an interest in it.
Please look at the accompanying job description andperson specification for further information.
We would like to offer prospective applicants theopportunity to visit our school and will be happy to work with you to undertakethis in a covidsafe way.
Please telephone the school office to make anappointment.
Please apply by completing the Kent Online applicationform.
The school is committed to childprotection/safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we expect allstaff and volunteers to share this duty of care.
Offers of employment aresubject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure and Barring Service and otheremployment checks.
The school is committed to Equality and Diversity inemployment practice and delivery.
References will be requested for allcandidates shortlisted and prior to interview.
For further details, please email LorraineWindsor, Business Manager at St.
Mary’s CofE Aided Primary School
Closing Date
14/01/2022 at 09
00 Interviews
Thursday, 20th January 2022 Information about the school St Mary’s C of E Aided Primary School is avibrant learning hub, sitting just below the iconic Dover Castle, in the heartof Dover.
We have been linked with St Mary’s Church since the school opened in1789.
Pupils regularly visit the church and our very strongly held school ethosreflects this link and the Christian nature of the school The school is housed within a very well maintainedtwo storey building.
Inside the building there is a wide variety of learningareas with traditional classrooms as well as smaller work spaces and study areas,a large school hall, a wellstocked library and rooms setup to deliverprogrammes which support social emotional needs.
Our school has an unusualmultitiered site which has been developed creatively to provide outdoorlearning opportunities including spaces to play, to relax, to garden as well asour extensive Forest School complete with fabric canopy in the tree tops.
Thereare upper and lower playgrounds for infants and juniors with adventure playareas on both.
The school also benefits from a separate playing field just ahalf minute walk from the main school site on Maison Dieu Road.
We are ideally placed to be able to make use of anumber of local amenities.
Every class has a tailor made programme of work tobe undertaken at Dover Castle each year and being within walking distance isideal.
We also walk to Church, to the town, Dover Museum and Library and, ofcourse, the sea front.
Currently there are just under 200 pupils on roleorganised into 7 classes.
Staff and governors are proud of our inclusive andmulticultural school and currently pupils at St Mary’s speak 24 differentlanguages.
We also have pupils with a range of Special Educational Needs andstaff who are well placed to meet these needs.
We work hard to forge effective linkswith our families.
We have a large and happy staff, including a highproportion of support staff who all work positively together towards our motto’Learning for Life with God as our Guide’.
We have excellent teachers, a strongteam of support staff and an effective leadership team made up of our ExecutiveHeadteacher, Head of School, SENCo and governors.
We are pleased to be anactive member of the Samphire Learning Hub, a collaboration of other localschools.
Staff at all levels within school benefit from the opportunity tonetwork with colleagues in other schools.
We all work to achieve the very bestoutcomes for the children.
St Mary’s C of E Aided Primary School hascollaborated with St.
Margaret’satCliffe Primary School for four years with ashared Executive Headteacher and School Business Manager.
Our school Vision Through the loving example ofJesus Christ we strive to provide opportunities for all members of our diverseschool community to flourish within a caring, aspirational, spiritual andinclusive environment.
We aim to create successful learners, confidentindividuals and responsible citizens ready to take the next steps in life.
Our Christian Narrative is taken from the book ofMatthew in the Bible, Chapter 5 verses 14 to 16
‘You are the light of theworld.
A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Neither do people light a lampand put it under a bowl.
Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives lightto everyone in the house.
In the same way, let your light shine before others,that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
‘Our core Christian Values of peace, trust,perseverance, friendship, and respect underpin all aspects of school life.
Our school rules provide the framework for everyoneto teach and learn safely, happily and successfully at St Mary’s.
They are
Be kind Be safe Be ready to learn We are committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of all our students.
You are advised that this post is subject to theRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Exceptions Order 1975 AmendmentEngland and Wales Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to anEnhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service DBS.
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