Deputy SENCO
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
6 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS £31,650 - £49,607
Additional allowances
TLR1A (£9,782)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a happy, successful and dynamic community. We have a national reputation for academic excellence and are well respected in our local community. We highly value our staff and their well-being and allow a significant amount of professional autonomy.
We are looking to recruit a Deputy SENCO to support our experienced Inclusion Assistant Headteacher/SENCO. We need someone with initiative who is well-organised, resilient, adaptive, caring, good-humoured and enjoys working with young people and families. The successful candidate will work alongside our Inclusion Assistant Head/SENCO and inclusion team to meet the needs of students with SEND, supporting to ensure their attainment and achievement.
Teachers at our school are passionate about their area of expertise and passionate about social justice. We believe that every child, regardless of social background, has the right to an enriching and rigorous academic education. We all share a commitment to ensuring the children in our care are able to feel safe, happy and supported to achieve their full potential. Our senior leaders and post holders have a genuine commitment ethical leadership and if you share these values we would welcome your application.
Informal visits to the school are welcome. If you would like to visit the school, please email school@durhamjohnston.org.uk marked for the attention of Helen Davies (Assistant Headteacher) to book a time.
“Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check”.
Closing Date: 12.00pm on Tuesday 6th May 2025
If you are returning your application by email please use the following address:recruitment@durhamjohnston.org.uk
What the school offers its staff
Commitment to safeguarding
“Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.”
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@durhamjohnston.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1689 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School website
- Email address
- school@durhamjohnston.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01913843887
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a happy, successful and dynamic community and we have retained this spirit during this period. We have a national reputation for academic excellence and are well respected in our local community, something of which we are very proud. Staff often stay at Durham Johnston for a significant period of time as we value staff well-being and allow a significant amount of professional autonomy.
Arranging a visit to Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email school@durhamjohnston.org.uk.
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