SENCO - Immediate Start
Gulf British Academy
Kuwait
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01 October 2025
- Apply by:
- 6 October 2025
Job overview
- Leadership and Management: Lead and manage the school's Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision, ensuring effective support for students with diverse learning needs.
- Policy Development: Develop, implement, and review SEN policies and procedures in line with current educational standards and best practices.
- Staff Training: Provide training and professional development for staff on SEN-related topics to enhance their understanding and teaching strategies.
- Student Assessment: Oversee the identification and assessment of students with SEN, ensuring appropriate interventions and support plans are in place.
- Parental Engagement: Maintain effective communication with parents and guardians regarding their child's progress and support needs.
- Collaboration: Work closely with external agencies and specialists to provide comprehensive support for students with SEN.
- Educational Background: A recognized teaching qualification and a postgraduate qualification in Special Educational Needs or a related field.
- Experience: Proven experience in a SENCO role within an international or British curriculum school setting.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team.
- Fluent in spoken and written English.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills to foster good behaviour and build good relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively.
- A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or police check.
- High level of IT skills with experience in using Google Workspace, Zoom, Gmail, shared drives, etc as well as IT tools to record observations and assessment.
- Knowledge: In-depth understanding of SEN legislation, policies, and best practices. Familiarity with the British curriculum is advantageous.
- A generous tax-free salary
- Annual flight allowance to and from your home country
- Furnished air-conditioned accommodation or housing allowance
- End-of-service indemnity
- Applications are considered upon receipt.
- We reserve the right to interview at any point during the recruitment process so early applications are positively encouraged.
- Interviews will be conducted by Google Meet or in person if you are already based in Kuwait.
- If you do not hear back from us after 5 working days, you should presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
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About Gulf British Academy
Motto
To be a school with oracy at its heart, where learners think critically, speak confidently, and write meaningfully.
About Us
Established in 2005, Gulf British Academy is an independent, co‑educational school accredited by BSO and BSME .
In August 2020, we opened the doors to our brand‑new premises. GBA currently caters for pupils from Pre‑KG to Year 12.
Here you will find our current opportunities to join our passionate team. We pride ourselves on welcoming new ideas and value the contributions of all staff as part of our journey of continuous improvement.
Our Vision
To cultivate a learning community where oracy is central: learners think critically, speak confidently, and write meaningfully, empowering them to engage with and shape the world around them.
Our Commitment
At Gulf British Academy, we believe in nurturing articulate, thoughtful learners through a rich culture of communication, critical thinking and purposeful learning across all areas of the curriculum.
Key Pillars
1 - Critical Thinking Through Talk
- Through approaches such as Philosophy for Children (P4C), students engage in meaningful conversations, explore big ideas, question assumptions and develop deeper understanding.
2- Confident Communicators
- Learners are supported to articulate ideas clearly and persuasively, using structured oracy practices that build vocabulary, clarity of thought and active listening.
3 - Purposeful Writing
- We connect spoken discourse to written expression, enabling students to craft meaningful, audience‑aware texts that reflect depth and creativity.
4 - Inclusive Oracy Practices
- Debates, presentations, structured talk routines and peer feedback honour diverse voices and foster mutual respect.
5 - Critical and Creative Thinking
- Through dialogic teaching and enquiry‑based learning, including P4C, students learn to reason logically, challenge respectfully and appreciate multiple perspectives.
Facilities
Our modern school building offers a dynamic learning environment, including:
- Spacious classrooms
- Swimming pool
- Large theatre
- Cinema
- Indoor and outdoor sports facilities
- Science laboratories
- ICT rooms
- Play areas - including a soft play and sand and water room
Location
Kuwait is a small and welcoming country, home to a large expat community and offering many opportunities for new experiences. With sunshine year‑round and plenty of beaches, it provides an ideal base for exploring the region.
Staff Benefits
We offer an excellent package for overseas, qualified employees, including:
- Generous tax‑free salary
- Annual flight allowance to/from home country
- Furnished accommodation or housing allowance
- No monthly utilities
- End‑of‑service indemnity
- As a BSO accredited school we can offer ECT induction.
Curriculum
We follow the National Curriculum for England, delivering creative and interactive programmes that develop our academic curriculum, pastoral care and extra‑curricular provision. Our approach includes:
- A house system
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- Extensive ECA programme
- Extensive after school sport provision.
- We also embrace Islamic culture and values through Arabic Language, Islamic Studies and Quran lessons, following the guidelines of the Kuwait Ministry of Education.
British Values
All staff are expected to uphold and promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
Key Qualities of a GBA Teacher
- Ability to create a caring and collaborative classroom environment underpinned by strong positive relationships with learners.
- Demonstrates continuous commitment to the school’s vision in their planning, teaching and the expectations they have for their learners.
- Be a positive presence in school, remain flexible in their approach to work and resilient in the face of challenges.
- Understands the fundamentals of effective teaching and learning and how to apply this to their practice.
- A reflective practitioner who thinks critically about their teaching and takes ownership of their professional development.
Join Us!
If you are passionate about helping pupils succeed, share our values and meet our requirements, we would love to hear from you.
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