Director of the SEND Faculty (SENCO)
St James' Catholic High School, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 6PZ10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR1B
What skills and experience we're looking for
Purpose
To lead the development of teaching and learning for SEND students across the school
To have overall responsibility for determining the strategic vision and development of SEND provision across the school • To have day-to-day responsibility for the coordination of SEND provision to support individual pupils
Monitor, evaluate and review the curriculum delivered to pupils ensuring it meets their needs, deepens their learning and leads to outstanding outcomes
To inspire and engage staff and pupils in the vision for the school
Leading Achievement
Be accountable for outcomes for SEND students across the school
Line manage teaching assistants holding them to account for effectiveness by providing challenge and support • Ensure effective strategies are in place to enable all pupils to make good progress
Track SEND student achievement regularly across the school, transforming data into action
Lead on intervention for SEND students ensuring all groups of pupils make good progress
Leading Curriculum
Quality assure the curriculum offer for SEND students ensuring it is fit for purpose
Ensure best practice is researched and shared in relation to highly effective SEND curricula
Leading Teaching and Learning
To articulate and secure high expectations for yourself and all staff for quality teaching and learning for SEND students • To role model effective practices with regard to planning to meet the needs of all learners, delivery of engaging lessons, frequent and accurate assessment and feedback, and intervention
To line manage and appraise all members of the SEND team to ensure that the quality ofprovision is routinely monitored by various means
Leading School Ethos and Culture
Ensure that the school’s vision is clearly and effectively articulated, shared and acted upon by all members who teach SEND students
Promote the school’s ethos and culture to the broader community
Developing self and working with others
Treat pupils, staff and parents fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect to create and maintain a positive school culture
Celebrate the achievements of individuals and the SEND faculty
Manage own workload and that of others to allow an appropriate work/life balance
Regularly review own practice, set personal targets and take responsibilities for own personal development
Engage in research around current educational initiatives including government policies in areas commensurate with the post
Securing Accountability
Develop a faculty ethos which enables everyone to work collaboratively, share knowledge and understanding, celebrate success and accept responsibility for outcomes
Ensure individual staff accountabilities are clearly defined, understood, agreed and are subject to rigorous review and evaluation
Provide the Headteacher and Governing Board with key information required as part of a line management process • Make a significant contribution to faculty self-evaluation and the completion of the faculty improvement plan
What the school offers its staff
We are a good oversubscribed school (OFSTED 2022) located in Stockport, South of Manchester. Our school is made up of 825 students and 100 staff. St James’ Catholic High School is a thriving Catholic community that places children at the centre of everything we do. The Diocese of Shrewsbury judged our school to be a “Good” Catholic school.
St James’ is a highly academic performing school:
- Impressive positive progress 8 scores for the previous three years
- In 2024, 77% of students attained a Grade 4 or above in both English & Mathematics (the equivalent to the old Grade C) with 59% achieving a Grade 5 or above in both English & Mathematics
- 87 grade 9s and 128 grade 8s were awarded to our students in 2024, demonstrating exceptional attainment across a wide range of subjects
- Exceptional results in open, Maths and English subjects placing us in the top 20% of similar schools nationally
Our school is at the cutting edge of teaching and learning and thrives on providing outstanding opportunities for the young people we serve. All our staff work to provide our young people with the skills, knowledge and understanding in order to achieve their full potential.
Inspired by the example of St James, the purpose of our school is ‘To educate and develop global Catholic citizens’.
Our three school values of Family, Faith and Excellence are lived out every single day by staff, students and all stakeholders.
The reputation of our school is exceptional within Stockport and across the Shrewsbury Diocese for academic excellence, impeccable pupil conduct and for providing outstanding additional opportunities for our young people. The result is that our young people develop into global Catholic citizens who are proud to profess their faith and who make a positive contribution to society.
Commitment to safeguarding
St James’ Catholic High School is an equal opportunity employer which is “Positive about Disabled People”. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, who meet the person specification for the post
St James’ Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to headteacherpa@stjamescheadle.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St James' Catholic High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 823 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St James' Catholic High School website
- Email address
- headteacherpa@stjamescheadle.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 482 6900
The St James’ Catholic High School Mission:
To ensure everyone within our school family achieves their full potential, to encourage learning and development through faith, and to strive for excellence.
Applications are welcome regardless of the personal faith of the applicant, providing they are supportive of the school’s Catholic ethos.
St James’ Catholic High School is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 mixed comprehensive Catholic High School which was judged by OFSTED to be a “Good school in April 2022, with “Outstanding” Outcomes for Pupils.
The Diocese of Shrewsbury judged our school to be an “Good” Catholic school.
Arranging a visit to St James' Catholic High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacherpa@stjamescheadle.co.uk.
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