Whole School SENCo

Job description / Role

We are looking for a highly inspirational and motivational SENCo who is committed and passionate about meeting the needs of our students so they can achieve their potential.

• You will promote inclusion of all students and their families within the school community to ensure progress and meaningful access to the curriculum, facilities and enrichment activities.
• You will need to have excellent communication skills.
• You will work closely with our Senior Leadership Team, supporting and liaising with staff, parents and external agencies to ensure identified student’s needs are met.
• The successful candidate will lead the learning support team to ensure high quality in-class support.

The position will require vision, expertise and commitment in the area of SEN. The SENCo will need to have experience in multi-agency working and have a strong awareness of the relevant SEN legislation within the UAE.

Requirements

• Female preferred
• Bachelor Degree in Special Education Needs or related postgraduate qualification
• A minimum of five years’ experience in teaching Special Education Needs, at least three of which have been teaching UAE Nationals and/or GCC nationals and government university graduates

Al Shohub Private School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children. All employees must ensure compliance with the School's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Statement at all times. This appointment will be subject to checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and with past employers.

About the Company

Al Shohub School was founded in 1999, by Her Highness Sheikha Shaikha bint Saif Al Nahyan, in order to ensure the availability of outstanding girls’ education in Abu Dhabi.

At Al Shohub we provide students with the Ministry of Education Arabic Language, Social Studies and Islamic Studies Curriculum for native Arabic speakers, in conjunction with the English National Curriculum, tailored for the UAE, rich in cultural tradition and at the same time abundant with the energy and spirit of the 21st century. Students at Al Shohub enjoy an excellent all-round education and the opportunity to explore their own gifts and talents in order, one day, to make a significant contribution to the future of the UAE. We aim to inspire a love of creative learning and intellectual development in the classroom, whilst also encouraging each girl to achieve her potential outside the classroom through an extensive programme of co-curricular activities.

In all that we do, emphasis is placed on innovation, exploration and discovery in an atmosphere of courtesy and concern for others. Our students are encouraged to take part in activities which challenge them and also to make a contribution, both in their local community and further afield, enabling them to become responsible citizens in their school and the wider world.

Al Shohub is a school which is deeply rooted in the values of the Emirati community, driven by the aspirations of parents and guided by the requirements of our regulatory body, ADEK, to ensure that our students are placed at the centre of all that is achieved.

Above all, Al Shohub is a happy, vibrant place to learn and to grow, secure in the knowledge that all who are part of the Al Shohub community are warmly welcomed and respected on the journey to success.