Deputy SENCO

Uxbridge High School, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 2PR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  27 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: UHS APR 29 -34, Actual salary £41,235 – £47,340 per annum (36 hours per week, 43 weeks per annum).

Deputy SENCO job summary

Our School

Uxbridge High School is a vibrant, forward-thinking school that celebrates the academic, social, and emotional growth of each student. We take pride in our diverse, committed student body, supportive staff, and strong relationships with the wider community. As a truly comprehensive and multicultural school, we embody the spirit of modern Britain, valuing every child's unique journey and success.

At Uxbridge High School, our PROUD values, Positive, Respectful, Open-minded, Unique and Determined, guide everything we do.

Uxbridge High School Academy Trust believes in creating an environment that allows employees to be at their best. This is known by the community as our gold standard. Our commitment to our people, how we value and treat staff is set in our People Strategy.

The Department

The SEND department is dedicated, collaborative, and inclusive. Our SEND team celebrates each pupil’s individuality and works with determination to remove barriers to learning. With strong communication, clearly defined roles, and a shared commitment to providing high-quality, inclusive support, the team ensures pupils with SEND can fully access the curriculum, feel valued, and achieve their full potential.

The Position

The Deputy SENCo plays a crucial role within the Inclusion Team, supporting the SENCO in the strategic, statutory, and operational management of SEND provision across the school. The post-holder ensures that pupils with SEND, SEMH needs, and other barriers to learning receive high‑quality, inclusive support that enables strong academic, social, and emotional progress.

This role supports the delivery of the school’s SEND strategy, overseeing statutory compliance, coordinating assessments and provision, and ensuring the effective implementation of the Graduated Approach. The Deputy SENCO contributes to staff training, quality assurance, and the development of adaptive, inclusive classroom practice. They also support the day‑to‑day operation of the Flexible Learning Centre, ensuring personalised interventions, reintegration planning, and robust monitoring of pupil progress.

A key part of the role includes building strong partnerships with families, external professionals, and colleagues across the school. The post-holder line‑manages inclusion support staff, collaborates with curriculum leaders, and works closely with safeguarding teams to support the welfare of vulnerable learners. Through strong leadership, effective communication, and a commitment to inclusive education, the Deputy SENCO helps create an environment where every learner is valued, supported, and able to thrive.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Uxbridge High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1345 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Uxbridge High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/uxbridge-high-school-uxbridge

Uxbridge High School is an ambitious and dynamic converter academy with over 1,200 students aged 11 -18.
We have much to celebrate at Uxbridge High School including a committed and focused staff, outstanding facilities, strong relationships with the community and school partners, supportive Governors and a thriving Sixth Form.

We are delighted to be recognised by Alps in the top 20% of UK schools, celebrating outstanding Sixth Form student progress at A-level. We value the successes of every child, whatever their starting point. All of this takes place within a truly comprehensive and multicultural school that reflects life in modern Britain.

Our school values have been developed by students and staff, and form the basis of our ethos and culture.

All members of our school community subscribe and work towards always being: Positive, Respectful, Open-Minded, Unique, Determined: PROUD to Make Success Happen.

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