SENCO/Learning Support Co-ordinator
Chigwell School
Chigwell, Essex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- January 2023
- Apply by:
- 16 October 2022
Job overview
Required from January 2023
We are seeking to appoint a SENCO/Learning Support Co-ordinator who will continue the excellent work of the current postholder. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the provision of learning support in the School. Chigwell School offers an excellent learning environment providing a broad and balanced education. The SENCO/Learning Support department is highly significant both pastorally and academically, and it is key to ensuring pupils fulfil their full potential across the Junior and Senior Schools. This position is a full time maternity cover but part time will also be considered.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills further and be part of a school that is not only highly successful academically but also in sport, music, and drama. Chigwell School offers a competitive salary and benefits package and a supportive working environment. There is a well-developed programme of professional development, pupils are enthusiastic, co-operative and able, and colleagues are dedicated and get on well together. There is a strong sense of community.
We are located in the picturesque village of Chigwell just 10 miles from central London and on the Central Line. Close to the edge of Epping Forest, we enjoy over 100 acres of beautiful grounds.
For a job description with further details on this role and an application form please visit our website https://www.chigwell-school.org/vacancies/ . Mrs Natasha Spicer, Learning Support Co-ordinator, will be happy to answer any questions; she can be contacted at the School by e-mail: nspicer@chigwell-school.org
Applicants should complete the application form and sent to the HR Manager: hr@chigwell-school.org.
Closing date: 16th October 2022
Applications will be considered as they are received so early applications are encouraged.
Chigwell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and DBS.
Attached documents
About Chigwell School
Chigwell School is an independent, mixed, Church of England all-through day and boarding school for four to 19-year-olds, located in Chigwell, Essex. The school has just over 1060 pupils.
The school can trace its history back to 1629, when it was founded originally as a boys’ school. It is run as an educational charity, overseen by a board of governors who are also trustees of that charity.
Headmaster
Mr Damian King
Values and vision
Chigwell School’s motto is: “aut viam inveniam aut faciam”, a Latin phrase which means literally, “Either I shall find a way or I will make one". In-keeping with this, the school wants its students to develop a “determined, independent spirit, taking responsibility for themselves, their relationships with others, and the world around us”.
The school defines its mission as aiming to cultivate a learning community that aspires to excellence in all aspects of life, including: spiritual intellectual, moral, cultural, social and emotional aspects.
Chigwell School aims to provide a rounded education in the broadest sense, encouraging pupils to develop and discover talents and interests across and beyond the curriculum in order to help them to play a full part in the life of the school, and go on to make a positive contribution to the world.
The school hopes to be a community in which pupils develop a love of learning and are challenged to think critically, and with creative curiosity, for themselves.
ISI report
“Pupils’ personal development is excellent throughout the school. They are tolerant and appreciate non-material aspects of life. Pupils display maturity and they respect others, regardless of background or personal characteristics. They have highly developed cultural awareness and a developed understanding of British characteristics.”
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