Required from April 2024 or September 2024

Do you have the passion and skills to be part of our school team, creating an inspiring and nurturing environment for our children? This is an exciting opportunity for a Class Teacher to be part of something incredibly special.

Do you have a thirst to contribute significantly to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school's priorities?

'Ready to learn, Inspired to achieve, Prepared for life'

West Hill Primary is a one form entry school situated in the centre of Wandsworth, London with excellent transport links.

We are proud to be a caring, inclusive community school. Our pupils represent the full diversity of this vibrant part of London with over 50% coming from ethnic minority backgrounds and a large proportion of pupils with EAL and SEN. We celebrate our diversity; it is what makes our school strong, as it provides a wide enrichment of life for our pupils and an understanding and respect for our differences.

This is a class-based role for a talented practitioner with a commitment to inclusion and the skills to enable statemented pupils and pupils with additional education needs to achieve their potential.

Our ideal candidate must have:

• Excellent knowledge of the role of SENDco in a primary school (including a secure knowledge of Special Educational Needs/Inclusion/Equality issues)

• Confidence in use of data to analyse and evaluate performance, presenting outcomes to a variety of audiences

• Ability to lead and manage a team of support staff to ensure provision matches the needs of all pupils with special or additional educational need

• High levels of written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent communication, organisation, and teamwork skills

• Effective working in partnerships with outside agencies

• Ability to deal effectively with child protection issues

• Excellent understanding and application of SEND programmes and resources to best meet the needs of our children

• Ability and skills needed to ensure continued inclusion provision improvement through coaching and feedback

• Ability to ensure strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers.

What we offer you:

• A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school

• A welcoming environment with happy and enthusiastic well-behaved pupils

• A dedicated and skilled Governing Body who work hard to support our school community

• The opportunity to work with a school, which strives to make a real difference in pupil's lives

Visits to West Hill Primary are welcomed and encouraged for anyone considering applying for this post.

Viewings will be held on Tuesday 16th January 2024. To book in a visit please contact

To apply please download an application pack from the Wandsworth Council website which can be found via the 'visit website' button at the top of this page.

Completed applications should be returned to the School Business Manager by email:

Closing Date: Monday 29th January 2024 (at 9.00am)

Interviews and selection tasks will be held week commencing 5th February 2024

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to safer recruitment checks including an online search and enhanced DBS check.

West Hill Primary School

5 Merton Road

Wandsworth

London

SW18 5ST

Email:

Headteacher: Mr Richard Milsom