SENDCo

SENDCo 

Location: Rockshaw Road, Chaldon, Surrey 
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent 
Salary: £33,075 - £47,031 (M1 – UPS1 Fringe) 
Hours: 40 hours per week   

Closing Date: 5pm 17th July 

Aurora Chaldon School  

As part of our growth strategy, The Aurora Group are really pleased to be opening a brand new SEND Secondary School in September 2025 in Chaldon, Surrey for young people aged 11-16 who require support with social communication, emotional regulation and sensory processing, typically associated with Autism. All our students have access to a broad and exciting curriculum, allied to the national curriculum, personalised to meet their needs, interests and passions. With a model of small classes, high levels of classroom support and a supernumerary multi-disciplinary intervention team we are able to give students “every opportunity to achieve”  

Key to the success of this new school will be the appointment of a highly effective SENDCo to join us on this exciting project!  

This is an exciting opportunity to join the school at the start of their journey.  Working with the Head of School in all aspects of leadership and management and to take responsibility for managing and developing learning and teaching, curriculum, careers & work experience, assessment and enrichment throughout the designated phases of the school. You will be based at Aurora Chaldon school with a requirement to work out of our satellite site Caterham when required.  

To learn more about this amazing school, please follow this link – Chaldon School .

If you would like the chance to visit the school and meet the Principal to hear about the roles that we currently have please book a space on our open evening - 15th July 4pm - 6pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1447261681649?aff=oddtdtcreator

Key Duties: 

• Promote best practice and contribute to the aims and ethos of the school through inset and CPD for new teachers.  
• To work with the Head of School to ensure that the school offers a high quality, exciting, engaging, well resourced, differentiated and well matched curriculum for all children.  
• To act as Deputy Exam Officer for the site, working with the AHT/Exam Officer, subject teachers to ensure examinations and accreditation processes are in place and that JCQ requirements are met.   
• To lead the successful identification of meaningful post16 destinations   
• To implement successful transition plans to secure Post16 destinations, liaising with destination colleges around school link courses, visits and specific pupil needs.   
• Lead Y9 transition reviews, ensuring student voice is captured and that outcomes align with Pathways for Adulthood.  
• To identify and enable access arrangements for exams and other accreditation.    
• To oversee high quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance and work with the wider school team to deliver a Careers Framework that supports KS3-4 pupils on their pathway to adulthood.   
• Ensure that the school carries out its statutory responsibilities in accordance with each pupil EHCP and their defined SEND assessment.  
• In relation to each pupil’s EHCP and defined SEND assessment, coordinate and deploy the school’s provision with regard to its policies, staffing and resources.  
• Communicate with parents/carers, school employees, other agencies, and local authorities on the progress of pupils and the effectiveness of intervention and support strategies.  
• Ensure that there is an integrated approach to schools SEN provision generally and for specific pupils, incorporating the deployment of staff, including therapist, resources, strategies and the types of support and intervention.  
• Exercise a key role in advising and assisting the Head of School with the strategic development of SEN policy and provision, including reviewing, and formulating policies.  
• Prepare information and carry out annual statutory reviews or specific case conferences.  
• To develop positive relationships within the school, within the Surrey Schools and the wider Aurora Team and externally, which support the running and developing of the school towards and sustaining outstanding.  

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the school when required, please see the link below for our full job description: 

Job Description – SENDCo 

Essential Qualifications  

• QTS or QTLS is essential.  

Desirable Qualifications  

• Accredited training in specific areas of special education, e.g. Autism, Dyslexia etc.  
• Management/leadership qualification  
• NPQSL/H/SENDCo or willingness to achieve within 2 years  

Essential Experience  

• Proven track record of excellent creative and structured teaching within relevant key stages and/or special needs environment.   
• Experience of holding responsibility for and turning policy into effective and successful practice.  
• Leadership of a significant area or phase or inclusion, including responsibility for raising standards across the whole school.   
• Effective team management and working collaboratively and effectively with others.   
• Communicating effectively to a wide range of different audiences though a range of different mediums.  
• Successful management of complex scenarios and conflict resolution  
• Effective relationships working successfully with a range of external agencies   

You will also benefit from a generous package that includes: 

• Life assurance 
• Competitive Pension 
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts 
• Employee assistance programme 
• Car lease scheme 
• Fully funded training and qualifications 
• Bike to work scheme 
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more. 

How to Apply:  

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.  If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Liz in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at liz.hudson@theauroragroup.co.uk  

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. 

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. 

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.  

This advert could be paused or taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled or we receive a sufficient number of applications. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.