SENCo

Drapers’ Academy is looking for a committed and ambitious teacher to join lead our SEND team as SENCo. If you are passionate about effective inclusion and its power to transform lives; if you are able to both challenge others and respond positively to challenge, then Drapers’ Academy will offer you the opportunity to make a real difference to some of our most vulnerable young people’s lives.

Applicants will have significant and relevant middle leader experience and a proven track record of working to support and challenge pupils with SEND. The SENCo will: 

• Lead, develop and line manage the SEND Faculty, through a skilled approach that supports and challenges the team.
• Monitor, evaluate and continually improve the quality of planning, teaching and support of all members of the SEND team.
• Model outstanding teaching and lead collaborative planning and development, including the sharing of resources and best practice within the Faculty.
• Be responsible for ensuring all pupils with an EHC plan and those on the SEND register are supported and challenged to achieve their best and are able to access their curriculum effectively.
• Ensure you are up to date with the latest information around statutory obligations as well as best practice as it relates to young people with SEND.
• Liaise with the LA to ensure statutory obligations are met and appropriate support for pupils is accessed swiftly.

Drapers’ Academy has much to offer:

• Summer 2024: Best ever GCSE and A Level results.
• Nationally recognised GCSE progress.
• March 2020: Ofsted Good for all aspects including the Sixth Form.
• A clear vision to deliver high standards of education and serve our community.
• State-of-the-art campus surrounded by acres of countryside.
• Committed, generous sponsors: The Drapers Company and Queen Mary University.
• Fully subscribed through the school.
• An environment that promotes innovation.
• Class size averaging 25.
• Opportunities to teach across KS3, 4 and 5.
• Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme offering individual support, information and advice.
• Centralised detention model.
• Committed and supportive Senior Leadership Team.
• Proactive staff led Wellbeing Team.
• Our own 6th Form area dedicated to A Level teaching.
• Membership of the Havering Teacher Training Partnership and the Ambition Institute to support ECT induction, teacher training and CPD of staff at all levels.
• An employer who invests in the development of staff with a commitment to ongoing professional development through Instructional Coaching.
• Staff access to our gym.
• Close proximity to the M25 (Junction 28, Brentwood) and the A12 for ease of access from London, Kent, Essex or Hertfordshire and ample secure on-site parking.
• Short bus journey from Harold Wood train station and Elizabeth line tube station.

It is our practice to recruit staff to permanent positions via direct application rather than agency placement.

We welcome staff who wish to visit the school in advance of application. To arrange this, please contact slucey@drapersacademy.com

If you are interested in a September start, please email: admin@drapersacademy.com and one of our team will be in contact this week.

Applications should be made online via the Quick apply button. Full details of the post can be found at www.drapers-schools.com/44/current-vacancies

Closing date: 9.00am on Friday 20th June 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early upon appointment of a successful candidate.

Drapers’ Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance, an online check, and other relevant employment checks.