Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

Hampton Gardens School 

Hartland Avenue, Hampton Gardens, Peterborough, PE7 8HR.  

Hampton Gardens is a new 11-19 free school which will open in September 2017 to an initial intake of 180 Year 7 students. When full the school will accommodate 1200 students in years 7-11 and 300 students in Sixth Form. Hampton Gardens is part of the Hampton Academies Trust who also run the highly successful and popular Hampton College.    

Required for September 2017:   

Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator 

TLR2c (£6,449)  

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) to setup and lead the SEN-D department in our brand new purpose built school. This role provides an exciting and unique opportunity to help shape the SEN-D provision in the opening year of Hampton Gardens and leading the department as the school grows.   We are seeking to appoint an outstanding SENCo to: 

• Lead the Achievement Support Department to support students with special educational needs, and those will mobility issues 

• Be committed to improving standards of learning and achievement of SEND students 

• Be an outstanding teacher with a passion for learning 

• Reporting directly to the Head of School (Year 1) 

• Manage a small team of Teaching Assistants  

• Be an inspirational teacher with a proven track record of leading students to achieve outstanding results 

• Embrace creativity and innovation and will always be looking for the very best practice in teaching  

The role would be attractive for an experienced SENCo who would like to take on the challenge of setting up a department in a new school and leading the department as the school grows. Equally the role would suit someone with some SEN-D experience who is looking for their first step into leading a SEN-D department.   

Applications to arrive no later than 12.00 noon on Wednesday 1 February 2017.    I

nterviews will take place week commencing 6 February 2017.  

For further details and a Recruitment Pack visit the school website www.hamptongardens.org.uk  

  Hampton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).