SENDCo

Are you passionate about meeting the needs of children with SEND? Do you have the skills and insight to support children with additional needs so they can truly fulfil their potential? Are you confident in providing high quality guidance to teachers and teaching assistants to ensure that our learners with SEND thrive and succeed?

At Clapgate Primary School, we are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced SENDCo to join our driven, dedicated, and successful senior leadership team. Our school supports a wide range of complex needs, and we are fully committed to delivering the highest standard of SEND provision for every child. We are seeking an experienced teacher who shares our commitment, values, and ambition for inclusive excellence.

This is a non-class based role, enabling the SENDCo to develop a thorough understanding of every child with SEND and to work closely with teachers, teaching assistants, and parents to ensure their needs are effectively met. The role may also include teaching small groups of children with SEND as required.

We also recognise the importance of work–life balance and professional thinking time. As part of this role, you will benefit from the option to work from home one day per week, allowing dedicated time for paperwork completion and submission, strategic planning, and professional reflection without interruption. This flexibility is just one of the many ways we aim to support our leaders to thrive in their roles. The SENDCo is also fully supported by a part-time Assistant SENDCo, providing additional capacity for meetings, paperwork, provision mapping, and day-to-day coordination. This ensures the leadership of SEND is truly collaborative, manageable, and impactful, allowing you to focus on strategic development as well as personalised support for pupils and staff.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• NASENCo qualification (or willingness to complete it).
• Experience working as a SENDCo or in a key SEND leadership role.
• Strong understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and effective SEND provision.
• Successful teaching experience, ideally across primary phases.
• Experience working with external agencies and managing EHCP processes.
• Ability to support, advise, and train staff.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and record‑keeping skills.

We are looking for somebody who is…

• Passionate about inclusion and committed to improving outcomes for children with SEND.
• Warm, approachable, and able to build strong relationships with pupils, staff, and families.
• Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage a varied workload effectively.
• A confident communicator who can offer clear guidance and support to staff.
• Skilled at problem-solving and thinking creatively to meet individual needs.
• Calm, resilient, and able to work under pressure when needed.
• Positive, reflective, and open to ongoing professional development.
• A team player who contributes to a supportive and collaborative school culture.
• Able to provide strong strategic leadership as a key member of the senior leadership team, driving high-quality SEND provision across the school.

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Source: UK Teaching Vacancies Service (teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.