SENDCO

Location: Houghton Conquest Lower School

Salary: MPS/UPS + SEND Allowance

Contract: Part-time / Permanent

Working Pattern: 0.6 days - Designated SENDCO time with a small teaching commitment in the first instance. We can be flexible to suit candidate’s needs.

Houghton Conquest Lower School is a warm and welcoming school at the heart of a historic village. We pride ourselves on creating a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child is encouraged to be the best version of themselves. We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative, and dedicated Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCO) to join our passionate team. This is an incredibly exciting time for Houghton Conquest, we are currently on a transformative journey as we transition from a Lower School to a Primary School from September 2026.

About this Role

Our SENDCO is a valuable and key member of our team, playing a complex and specialist role within our learning community. Passion, drive, and determination are required to make a difference to our pupils. As well as an ability to lead on policy and practice, in conjunction with key stakeholders.

This important role will include overseeing targeted provision for children with additional needs, vulnerabilities, or barriers to learning. It will include the preparation of statutory paperwork, making appropriate referrals, working alongside professionals, supporting parents and families, as well as supporting school staff with quality first teaching and ensuring appropriate adaptations within the classroom are made.

We are a school that is:

• Fully inclusive
• Passionate about meeting the needs of all learners
• Ambitious and aspirational
• Able to make a difference

We are looking for an excellent candidate who will:

• Lead the school’s SEND strategy, ensuring high-quality, inclusive support that enables all pupils to thrive and make strong progress.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
• Ensure statutory compliance with the SEND Code of Practice and Equality Act, maintaining robust policies, EHCP processes, and accurate reporting.
• Champion inclusive teaching and learning by working with staff to embed adaptive, ambitious classroom practice across the curriculum.
• Develop staff expertise through effective professional development.
• Monitor outcomes and inclusion, using data to drive improvement, support smooth transitions, and ensure all SEND pupils access the full life of the school.

We can offer you:

• Highly motivated, curious, and industrious pupils.
• A strong, highly qualified staff team with a family community spirit.
• A commitment to ongoing professional development and staff wellbeing.
• An environment which promotes innovation.

If you have a passion for this role and want to make a real difference in a community focused setting, we would love to hear from you! Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01234 740202 or email hconquest@hcschool.org.uk to arrange a tour.

Houghton Conquest Lower is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. The school operates a ‘safer recruitment process’. In line with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview.