Start Date: Friday 25th April 2025
Closing Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025
Interviews: Thursday 22nd May 2025
Salary: UPS and SEND Allowance (£2,679 - £5,285) dependant on experience
Contract Type: Full Time - Permanent

Job Title: SENCO - (non teaching)

Salary: UPS and SEND Allowance (£2,679 - £5,285) dependant on experience

Responsible to: Deputy Headteacher - Personal Development

Required for September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our successful and over-subscribed school, following the retirement of the current post holder, we are seeking to appoint an inspirational SENCO with a proven track record in SEND needs, to play a key role in contributing to the continued success of our school. The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting and improving the wellbeing, attendance, behaviour and progress of students with additional needs. To include transition from KS2 to KS3 for vulnerable groups. This will be a non-teaching role. Applications are welcome from colleagues from Primary, Secondary and Specialist Provision.

Thomas Gainsborough School is part of the Unity Schools Partnership. We are an excellent school with clear values and expectations for our staff and students. We are committed to providing ‘Excellence: for each, for all’. We are a co-educational school on the Suffolk / Essex border for students aged 11 to 18.

You will be:

  • an outstanding qualified teacher who has high expectations of themselves and others, with a minimum of 5 years experience, and a SENCo qualification.
  •  an innovative leader 
  • a good communicator 
  • committed to delivering the best possible outcomes for all students 
  • be knowledgeable, enthusiastic, determined and rigorous about improving further the achievement of all students 
  • a team player who can inspire, enthuse and motivate students and staff 
  • someone with an excellent sense of humour

In return, we offer:

● the opportunity to work with the most wonderful students anywhere in the country

● an enthusiastic and willing staff

● high quality professional development  

Further information and a link to the application form is also available on our website, tgschool.net

Closing date: Wednesday 14th May 2025

Interviews: Thursday 22nd May 2025