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SENCO - Primary

Eastbrook School

England

  • £28,343 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
UQT/MPS/UPS plus SEN Allowance
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
05 January 2026
Apply by:
12 December 2025

Job overview

Full Time, Permanent

Start date: As Soon As Possible
Salary scale: UQT/MPS/UPS plus SEN Allowance
We are looking for an outstanding and inspirational SEN leader to join us on our continued journey towards excellence.

The successful candidate will have the vision, creativity and experience to lead SEN across the Primary phase, with the support of a wonderful and dedicated team of colleagues. You must have a clear understanding and experience of effective teaching and learning as well as raising and sustaining achievement especially within ASC provision. You must be a strong communicator and team player and be able to engage effectively with all our children, their families and staff.

Eastbrook school is an all through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The school has served the local community since the 1930s but transferred into a new, state of the art building in 2017. In December 2021. Eastbrook School was graded as ‘good’ by OFSTED noting that ‘leaders and staff have embedded a culture of high expectations’ and that ‘pupils feel safe and supported’.

The successful candidate must:

•Lead a team of teachers and support staff.
•Oversee the teaching, learning and assessment of our autistic pupils.
•Liaise with specialist staff and external professionals to coordinate their input to improve practice.
•Demonstrate optimism about children and expect the highest possible standards.
•Be able to demonstrate excellent teaching and have an excellent record of practice with autistic children.
•Have the ability to communicate effectively with parents, including leading annual review meetings.
•Have a track record of successfully raising standards and ensuring all pupil groups make good progress.
•Have the drive, determination and enthusiasm to enhance the high level of learning in our school.
•Possess excellent organisational and communication skills and have the ability to motivate and support colleagues.
•Think strategically and act practically to promote school improvement.
•Have a commitment to working in partnership with all school stakeholders, and the local community.

In return we offer:

•A Good school with a welcoming and supportive community.
•A student-centred, progress focused ethos.
•The opportunity to work with passionate, hardworking and supportive staff.
•A supportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body.
•A commitment to develop your skills through continued professional development.
•Purpose built specialist learning environment with industry level resources.
•A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management.

Eastbrook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Eastbrook is an all through school. Whilst staff may be primarily based in secondary or primary, there is an expectation that staff contribute to and work across all key stages. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.







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About Eastbrook School

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+44 203 780 3609

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Eastbrook School is an Ofsted rated Good, all-through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and is part of the Barking Abbey family. Founded in 1933, Eastbrook has a well-established history of serving the local community, with many generations of families attending as students and even joining as staff. The primary school opened in 2016 and is growing in size year on year. The secondary school transferred into new, state of the art buildings in 2017, benefitting from purpose-built specialist learning environments with industry level resources.

Leadership:

Executive Headteacher: Mr Tony Roe

Headteacher Primary: Mr Evan Hollows

Headteacher Secondary: Mr Jamie Gibson

Values and Vision:

Our curriculum is built around our Primary Virtues: Curiosity, Perseverance, Teamwork, Gratitude, Kindness and our Secondary PROUD habits: Principled, Resilient, Open, Understanding and Disciplined. We are a School of Character, which allows students to build and demonstrate these habits through a full and rounded educational experience.

Eastbrook School promotes a student-centred, progress focused ethos within a welcoming and supportive community. At Eastbrook, we believe that a truly outstanding school is one that enables all students to achieve their best. One where academic attainment is high and the academic progress of individuals is maximised. It is a place where all students acquire the character habits that lead to success in school and university, in work and life beyond.

Staff deliver an inclusive and challenging curriculum, with regular and robust assessment, and outstanding pastoral care.

Further Information:

The proportion of students who speak English as an additional language or come from minority ethnic groups is high. The proportion of children who are eligible for the Pupil Premium is well above average. The Pupil Premium is additional funding given to schools for children in specific groups, including those in the care of the local authority and those known to be eligible for free school meals.

The school is a dynamic and exciting place to work, with passionate, hardworking and supportive staff. The school is led by a supportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body, who understands the importance of staff well-being, high-quality continued professional development and workload management.

Contact Us:

Eastbrook School

Dagenham Road

Dagenham, Essex RM10 7UR

Tel: 020 3780 3609

Email: office@eastbrookschool.org

Getting Here:

Ample onsite parking is available.

The nearest tube station is Dagenham East on the District Line.

Bus routes 174 stopping outside and 103 nearby.

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