SENDCO – King Edward’s Witley

A school filled with energy, joy and passion.

A warm and welcoming place to work, in a fantastic and beautiful rural setting – “I’m struggling to think of anyone who wouldn’t love this school.”

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and outstanding SENDCO to develop, enhance and lead the School’s caring, kind and thorough provision. The successful candidate will coordinate and manage all aspects of inclusive learning within our overarching ethos, encapsulated in our strapline “United by Diversity since 1553”, and play a leading role in the holistic understanding and support of our diverse pupil body.

In their leadership of the department, the successful candidate will:

1. Possess the rigour and vigour to lead continual development, improvement, learning and renewal.
2. Ensure that pupils’ learning is at the heart of their departmental leadership.
3. Support pupils and colleagues to achieve their fullest potential, providing effective management, leadership and development to ensure a positive and forward-thinking workplace.

All full-time teachers have responsibility for academic tutoring of around 16 pupils. Part of the tutoring responsibility involves a duty evening in one of the Houses. All full-time staff also play a part in the co-curricular and pastoral life of the School according to their skills and aptitude: at King Edward’s a very wide range of sports, arts, community and other activities is offered in the afternoons and on Saturday mornings. Although there are no lessons on Saturday mornings, the weekend programme is a busy one and all teaching staff should expect to participate in one way or another.

King Edward’s School is a co-educational boarding and day 11-18 school for some 475 pupils, around 30% of whom are full boarders. We are an HMC school and proud of our unique heritage and place among British co-educational independent schools.

In return, we offer a rewarding environment, as well as a number of notable benefits such as substantially reduced school fees at King Edward’s, Barrow Hills and Longacre Schools, free school lunches, free on-site parking, use of our schools’ gym and pool facilities, and competitive rates of pay.

To apply, please complete the Application Form or for further details, visit our website www.kesw.org or contact the HR Department on HR@KESW.ORG or telephone 01428 686739.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 21st April 2025. The School reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date, therefore early applications are recommended.

King Edward’s School Witley is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an Enhanced disclosure through the DBS. Please refer to our websites or ask HR for our child protection and rehabilitation of offenders’ policy. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups.

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