SENCO

Oxford Outcomes Limited; Newbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a SENCO to manage Special Education Needs effectively for students. This permanent role at New Barn School in Newbury offers a competitive salary and the chance to work within a team dedicated to improving student outcomes, including participation in the innovative 4-Day Working Week trial.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Access to mental health support services

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent.
• To have completed the SENCo qualification or working towards.
• Qualification in special educational needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective management of Special Education Needs provision.
• Monitor the quality of SEN support and implement effective tracking systems.
• Liaise with multi-agency professionals and lead EHCP reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

SENCo qualification

Qualification in special educational needs

Job description

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Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title: SENCO

Salary: Up to £53.000.00 per annum (not pro rata)

Location: New Barn School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8HZ

Contract: Permanent; Term Time only

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Start: September 2025

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth in service, we are looking for a SENC0 to join our amazing team at New Barn School in Newbury, Berkshire.

About The Role

The SENDCO will ensure that Special Education Needs provision is effective and efficiently managed and that all legal and statutory requirements are met for students needing SEN.

The SENDCO will take on the day-to-day responsibility in the Education Team to provide professional guidance of SEN to teaching staff in order to maintain and increase a high-quality standard of teaching, to make good use of resources to improve standards and achieve positive outcomes for the students.

Review, attend and lead EHCP reviews for pupils. Liaise with class teachers in advance of meetings to ensure up to date information is collected and collated. Liaise with multi-agency professionals, Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher to ensure that all outcomes are updated, outcomes are shared with class teams and other key staff as well as external professionals.

Essential Experience:

• Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent
• To have completed the SENCo qualification or working towards
• Qualification in special educational needs
  
  

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the day-to-day responsibilities of the Education Team are met to a high standard in relation to SEN role.
• Use all opportunities to maximise learning for all students.
• Monitor the quality of SEN support by implementing effective systems to measure and identify the needs of the students.
• Work collaboratively with the therapy team to ensure delivery of learning is supporting their SEN.
• Regularly evaluate the needs of the students and implement SEN systems to achieve positive outcomes if needed with the support from other professionals.
• To participate in, and complete reports for statutory reviews and meetings concerning the students.
• Implement and maintain the SEN policy in line with current and changing regulations and standards.
• Oversee and monitor the quality of EHCPs/IEPs and other support plans and maintain details for use in meetings.
• Use Provision Mapping as a tool to track and map provisions for each young person.
• To participate in, and complete reports for PEP and LAC reviews.
• To take on a small teaching role within the school supporting a range of classes.
  
  

About Us

New Barn School offers a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to boys and girls, aged 6–19 years who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health complexities.

New Barn School takes full advantage of its beautiful settings and fosters a love for using the outdoor curriculum including forest school, farm experiences and horse riding. The School is within a commutable distance of Swindon, Oxford, Andover, Basingstoke and Reading and other surrounding towns and villages.

Our services offer a stable, secure and supportive environment, in which the pupils and young people we care for can develop the skills and confidence necessary to help them fulfil their potential.

Acorn Care and Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
  
  

And a Market-leading Benefit Offering Through Our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, Enables You To Choose The Package That’s Right For You, Including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
  
  

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

• You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
  
  

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