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Deputy SENDCO
Lift Kingsley, Hounslow, TW3 1AX14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
30 September 2026 at 11:24am
Date listed
16 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £33841 - £34745 per annum
Deputy SENDCO job summary
Are you a dedicated and experienced professional committed to ensuring all students, particularly those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), receive an excellent education?
Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and have a strong commitment to inclusion and improving outcomes for young people?
If so, Lift Kingsley is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and skilled Deputy SENDCO to join our dedicated team and work closely with the SENDCO to ensure our students receive high-quality, effective and inclusive support.
Key Responsibilities (in collaboration with the SENDCO):
Support the SEND team in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating appropriate provision for students with SEND.
Contribute to the writing, implementation, monitoring and review of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
Support the identification of individual needs and explore opportunities to ensure provision is tailored to the needs of each student.
Work collaboratively with teachers and other professionals to identify and implement appropriate strategies and interventions.
Monitor the progress and outcomes of students with SEND, supporting the SENDCO to ensure students make excellent progress.
Build positive and effective relationships with students, parents/carers, colleagues and external professionals.
Help create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive SEND Department environment.
Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of SEND provision across the school.
Support the SENDCO in ensuring that SEND policies, procedures and statutory requirements are effectively implemented.
We are looking for:
Essential experience of working within a SEND department and a good understanding of SEND provision.
A proven track record of achieving excellent progress and outcomes for young people, regardless of their prior attainment, needs or background.
A strong commitment to inclusion and ensuring that every student has the opportunity to achieve their potential.
The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, families and external professionals.
Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
A proactive and solution-focused approach, with a commitment to continually improving provision for students with SEND.
QTS is desirable but not essential.
About Lift Kingsley
We're incredibly proud of our students' achievements and the rapid progress our school has made. Our warm, supportive environment, excellent teaching, and strong relationships help students achieve well above national averages. We foster kindness, courage, and curiosity, enabling every student to grow in character and excel academically.
Rated Good in all areas (Ofsted 2025), Lift Kingsley is a transformed, ambitious school at the heart of its community. We prepare students for university and beyond through high expectations and a culture of aspiration.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
How we support you
We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work.
Discover how we'll support you to thrive, develop and grow your career in the way that's right for you: How we support you
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Lift Kingsley
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 971 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Lift Kingsley website
Lift Kingsley is a thriving 11–18 secondary school rooted in the local community, focused on developing knowledge, ambition, and kindness. Staff at Kingsley are collaborative, well-supported, and deeply invested in our shared vision for student success.
Lift Kingsley is rated 'Good' by Ofsted in all areas and is proudly part of Lift Schools. Since 2019, the academy has made rapid and impressive progress, reflected in significant academic improvements and growing student numbers across all year groups. With a culture of high expectations and no excuses, we are unapologetically ambitious for every student.
Our mission is to deliver academic excellence through a broad, balanced and aspirational curriculum that prepares students for success—whether that’s at top universities like Oxford and King’s College, or in high-quality careers supported by our strong employer partnerships. Beyond the classroom, students benefit from a rich extra-curricular offer designed to build skills, confidence and ambition.
Our Culture
We are committed to disruption-free classrooms, where teachers can teach and students can learn without compromise. At the heart of our school is our ‘DNA’, a set of shared values that guide all we do:
Walk the Talk – We model the standards we expect
High Expectations – We never lower the bar for anyone
No Excuses – We believe every student can succeed
Outstanding Learning – Excellent teaching is our core purpose
WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
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