Deputy SENDCO
Rainhill High School, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 6NY13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
30 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, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hrs per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 to £49,084
Pay scale
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3
Additional allowances
TLR2C £7,898 pa pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
11-18 Mixed Comprehensive 1820 on roll
Inspire & Excel at Rainhill High
Are you passionate about inclusion with a dedicated drive and commitment to ensure all students can progress and thrive in a positive and nurturing environment that inspires a passion for learning?
Rainhill High School is seeking to appoint for September 2025, a dynamic, ambitious and exceptional Deputy SENDCO who has experience working with children with Special Educational Needs in a high school and is dedicated and keen to join our hard working, approachable and supportive SEND and Inclusion team.
You will have the skills and ability to improve the quality of SEND provision in the school, working with all stakeholders to secure positive outcomes. Be passionate about ensuring students with additional needs, vulnerabilities or barriers to learning, receive the support they need to learn, progress successfully and maximise their potential.
Why Join Us?
- Permanent, full-time role
- ‘Good’ Ofsted-rated school (2023) – Part of Stephenson MAT
- Supportive environment – Reduced workload, tech investment & career development
- Excellent partnerships – Hope University, Ambition Institute, Rainbow Teaching School Hub and more
Key Dates:
Apply by: 9am, Wednesday 14th May 2025
Interviews: Monday 19th May 2025
Apply now: Email your completed application to jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk and contribute to the strategic development of SEND policy and provision for our students.
Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion; where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosing & Barring Certificate and online searches as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.
What the school offers its staff
Our school has a long and strong record of academic success, the highest of which was in 2022. The destinations that our students move onto are strong. Our continued focus is on raising the aspirations, achievements and confidence of all our students to ensure they have the best life chances; that all of our students leave us ready to take on the world with conviction and self-assurance. We make no apologies for having the highest expectations of all our students.
Our curriculum is ambitious. Students are expected to work hard, and this is complemented by our excellent pastoral care, support and guidance. You will find the staff here are determined to support academic achievement but also provide a wide range of enrichment and extra-curricular activities both within and beyond the classroom, ranging from trips to New York to football teams in school; all of which are important in building the confidence, resilience and experiences of every child.
Our school’s mission is ‘In Pursuit of Excellence’ in everything that we do and our core values; Learn, Think, Contribute, Care, embody our determination to ensure that all our students receive a first-class education that enables them to take their place in society with confidence.
We are a popular and high achieving school on the edge of Merseyside with a very strong reputation locally and significantly oversubscribed.
Further details about the role
Qualified Teacher Status/QTLS
Degree in related area
National Award for SEND Co-ordination, or a willingness to complete it within 3 years of appointment
Recent Participation in Relevant In-Service Training
Leadership & Management
Experience of a middle leadership role
Experience of carrying out quality assurance (QA)
Experience of leading CPD
The capacity for sustained hard work and resilience
The ability to motivate and inspire others
The ability to work with a range of stakeholders
Professional knowledge and understanding
Subject National Curriculum – All Key Stages
Assessment
Teaching and Learning Strategies
Ability to Teach Subject to GCSE
Willingness to assist in delivery of extracurricular activities
An awareness of safeguarding children issues
Personal Skills and Attributes
Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to equality and diversity
High Level of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Personal Motivation
Ability to Motivate Students
Excellent Organisation and Administration Skills
Excellent ICT Skills
Work as Part of a Team
Commitment to safeguarding
Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion; where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosing & Barring Certificate and online searches as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Rainhill High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1852 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Rainhill High School website
- Email address
- jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01744677205
11-18 Mixed Comprehensive 1820 on roll
Rainhill High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form centre located in Rainhill, Merseyside, England.
The school converted to an academy under Rainhill Learning Village in March 2017.
More recently, the school has become part of the Stephenson MAT and was graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2023. The Academy is working hard to make a difference to staff workloads by investing time, technology, and support to make Rainhill High School and Rainhill Sixth an attractive place to work.
Our vision is one of excellence for everyone, pupils and staff. We believe that by working together we can make a positive difference to children’s lives.
Stephenson Trust is currently a single school in a multi academy trust. We have several external partners, including Hope University, Ambition Institute, The Fowler Education Faculty, SSAT, Rainbow teaching school hub and the educational endowment fund. We are now seeking to expand in the next couple of years with those who share our desire to provide an excellent education
Arranging a visit to Rainhill High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk.
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