SENCO
| Posting date: | 11 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 March 2026 |
| Location: | Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9NX |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e75e4316-2d86-4cfe-bf53-7ee6c9873fe6 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
• A good honours degree
• Qualified teacher (QTS)/PGCE
• National Award for SEN Co-ordination, or a willingness to complete the new NPQ for SENCOs within 3 years of appointment
Experience
• Teaching experience
• Evidence of adding value to current students
• Knowledge of current educational issues
• Experience of conducting training/leading INSET
• Good understanding of how students learn and how to raise standards of achievement
• Evidence of active involvement in own professional development
• Experience of using data systems such as SISRA/4Matrix
• Experience of working at a whole-school level
Skills and Knowledge
• Sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
• Understanding of what makes ‘quality first’ teaching, and of effective intervention strategies
• Data analysis skills and the ability to use data to inform provision planning
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Good record-keeping skills
Personal Qualities
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Commitment to getting the best outcomes for students and promoting the ethos and values of the school
• Commitment to equal opportunities and securing good outcomes for students with SEN or a disability
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• The ability to motivate others
• Positive attitude
• Self-motivated and hardworking
• Creative
• Sense of humour
What the school offers its staff
There are many other benefits on offer at Presdales School. We want to help support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Health and Wellbeing (gym, swimming pool, free flu immunisations, cycle to work scheme, free yoga, free CrossFit)
• Rewards, recognition and fun (staff fund for wellbeing events, long service awards, social events, weekly staff quiz, staff conference)
• Life made easier (tea and coffee, deliveries, leave period 6 if you do not have lessons and are not needed for cover, one paid occasional day per year, staff laptop)
• Professional Development (NPQ support, regular inset, low stakes learning triangles, Aspiring Middle, Pastoral and Senior leader programs)
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Qualifications
• A good honours degree
• Qualified teacher (QTS)/PGCE
• National Award for SEN Co-ordination, or a willingness to complete the new NPQ for SENCOs within 3 years of appointment
Experience
• Teaching experience
• Evidence of adding value to current students
• Knowledge of current educational issues
• Experience of conducting training/leading INSET
• Good understanding of how students learn and how to raise standards of achievement
• Evidence of active involvement in own professional development
• Experience of using data systems such as SISRA/4Matrix
• Experience of working at a whole-school level
Skills and Knowledge
• Sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
• Understanding of what makes ‘quality first’ teaching, and of effective intervention strategies
• Data analysis skills and the ability to use data to inform provision planning
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Good record-keeping skills
Personal Qualities
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Commitment to getting the best outcomes for students and promoting the ethos and values of the school
• Commitment to equal opportunities and securing good outcomes for students with SEN or a disability
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• The ability to motivate others
• Positive attitude
• Self-motivated and hardworking
• Creative
• Sense of humour
What the school offers its staff
There are many other benefits on offer at Presdales School. We want to help support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Health and Wellbeing (gym, swimming pool, free flu immunisations, cycle to work scheme, free yoga, free CrossFit)
• Rewards, recognition and fun (staff fund for wellbeing events, long service awards, social events, weekly staff quiz, staff conference)
• Life made easier (tea and coffee, deliveries, leave period 6 if you do not have lessons and are not needed for cover, one paid occasional day per year, staff laptop)
• Professional Development (NPQ support, regular inset, low stakes learning triangles, Aspiring Middle, Pastoral and Senior leader programs)
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.