Stowmarket High School has an exciting future.  We have seen a year-on-year improvement in GCSE results, but this forms just one piece of the jigsaw, and we strive to provide the best all-round education for our young people.  Our enriching curriculum seeks to give our students every access to knowledge, skills and experiences to help them prepare for the future and encourage them to be independent, creative, confident and socially responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.  We are proud to be the town school and work to improve the life chances and opportunities for all our students.  

We are looking to appoint a caring SEN practitioner to take responsibility for coordinating interventions for SEN students.  The role will support students whose needs prevent them from consistently accessing mainstream lessons, ensuring the correct interventions are delivered.  Hours for this role are 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus 1 week), intially fixed-term to 31st August 2027.

For a more comprehensive list of duties, please read the job description.

The successful candidate will: 

• Have a keen interest in promoting students’ wellbeing and resilience
• Have an understanding of behaviour management strategies
• Have experience of delivering interventions
• Have good communications skills, both oral and written
• Be able to remain calm under pressure
• Be able to manage their own workload effectively and have good prioritisation skills
• Be wholly dedicated to safeguarding pupils. 

We can offer: 

• A welcoming and caring staff team 
• A supportive team of professionals within the school and as part of the trust   
• A range of dedicated staff wellbeing support 

Kingfisher Schools Trust offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
• Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
• Pension scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
• Shopping and leisure discounts
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

 Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.