Faringdon, Oxfordshire

Contract Type Permanent full time

Salary £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Main Pay Scale to Upper Pay Scale Plus TLR 2.2 (£5,643) 1.0 FTE

Closing Date 12:00pm, 25th Jun 2025

Start Date September 2025

Interview Date(s) Interview dates to be confirmed

A popular Community College is seeking to appoint a passionate, proactive SENCO to champion their children and lead SEND provision in their inclusive, forward thinking community school. If you have the moral purpose, skills and commitment to make a difference in the lives of young people then we look forward to hearing from you.

SEND at the School

The department is well staffed, well-resourced and located in the heart of school. The SEND department, benefits from a number of teaching and intervention spaces to support a range of learners and needs. Their caring, committed and skilled team consists of two Inclusion Managers and a SEND administrator, as well as a counsellor, EBBSA provision, ELSA, three Literacy intervention TAs, one Numeracy intervention TA and 8 FTE Grade 4 TAs. The SENCo will also have the support of the Assistant Headteacher Inclusion Champion as line manager.

Why is this College for you? 

This is a popular 11 to 19 mixed comprehensive school located on the edge of Faringdon, a picturesque market town in Oxfordshire. The school is situated on a large, attractively landscaped site with an excellent range of specialist classrooms and facilities. A number of exciting building projects are planned to increase capacity and further improve the facilities for our students and staff.

The recently developed ‘FCC Promise’ encapsulates the school’s vision and ethos, with some key elements highlighted below:

At this college we thrive through our core values of ‘belong, believe, aspire, achieve.  They nurture belonging, empathy and respect as a happy, caring and inclusive school. We believe that every member of the FCC community can achieve great things. Together we build belief and optimism so that everyone has the courage and confidence to develop as learners and leaders. Our high aspirations cover all aspects of the school experience. We want everyone to be ambitious, developing determination and resilience through a rich range of opportunities and mutual support. This underpins everyone’s personal achievement and our achievement as a school. We want everyone to flourish at FCC, in lessons, clubs and activities, in examinations and beyond.

At the college, everyone matters and makes a difference. We celebrate individuality and diversity alongside the values we have in common as a community. We are proud to be a school for the whole of the wider community, embracing the special qualities as an international school through our links to local military establishments. At you will understand the importance of being an ally and advocate, playing an active part in making your community and the world a better place, at and for life.

Here you will know that you are part of something special and that you are special too. You will enjoy the sense of pride that comes with knowing you have achieved your best. You will enjoy the benefits of belonging, inspiring the belief and aspiration to achieve great things each day and on the way to your very bright future.