Director of Inclusion - SENDCo

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2HL

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  26 June 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £58,569.00 - £64,690.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership 6 - 10. Full time, Permanent

Director of Inclusion - SENDCo job summary

Required for a September 2026 start or January 2027 for the right candidate.

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy is seeking to appoint an experienced and passionate Director of Inclusion - SENDCo to lead and develop inclusion and SEND provision across Key Stages 3-5.

This is an extended Leadership Team role offering a rewarding opportunity for an outstanding practitioner to extend their impact whole school. The successful candidate will work closely with Senior Leaders to shape inclusive practice, ensure statutory compliance, and improve outcomes for students with special educational needs and disabilities.

We are proud of our inclusive ethos and are looking for a leader who will champion high expectations, effective support and positive outcomes for all learners. The post is available for a September start though a January stat will be considered for the right candidate.

The successful candidate will:

Be a qualified teacher with strong experience of SEND and inclusion in a secondary setting

Hold the National Award for SEN Coordination or be willing to work towards it

Have experience of leading or coordinating SEND provision

Demonstrate the ability to influence whole-school inclusive practice

Be highly organized with excellent communication skills

We offer:

High-quality professional development

A clearly defined Extended Leadership role with scope to influence provision

A supportive and collaborative leadership structure

Students who are enthusiastic and eager to succeed

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1065 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-edward-vi-handsworth-wood-girls-academy

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy is proud to serve the community of Handsworth and North West Birmingham. We are a non-selective, comprehensive, thriving, diverse and academically successful school for girls aged 11-18. Our Academy is part of the King Edward VI Academy Trust and we are committed to delivering our shared values and resolutely believe that education can:

• Raise aspirations to transform the lives of young people and to enhance the well-being of individuals and the community.
• Give young people the chance to live rich, fulfilled lives and to contribute to society.
• Provide more than the teaching of knowledge and skills.
• Develop curiosity and independence of mind.
• Create a love of learning, which will foster creativity, imagination and the capacity to communicate.
• Provide the chance to participate in sport, music, drama, outdoor pursuits and involvement in the wider community.
• Build character and relationships, along with a sense of morality, care and respect for others.

Regardless of their background or starting points, we expect all our students will achieve the highest academic standards. We also believe if we equip our students with the universal values of scholarship, character and community it will serve them well at university, in training, the workplace and their lives.

We are committed to the value of a broad and balanced curriculum, which is flexible and responsive to the needs of our students and well-matched to their aspirations.

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