11 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    13 July 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    1 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 19.5 hours

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Teachers Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Range

What skills and experience we're looking for

Working pattern: 3 days per week (days flexible)

SEN Allowance: £2,679 per annum

Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

Are you a qualified and experienced SENDCO?

The Churchwood Academy are seeking an experienced SENDCO to provide outstanding teaching practice with regards to SEND pupils and vulnerable learners. The successful candidate will ensure that there is a culture of high expectations for SEND pupils, and that their needs are met to enable them to meet their full potential through high quality provision.

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has a drive for excellence and a desire to be outstanding
  • Who has a passion for supporting students with special educational needs and disability
  • Is highly organised, motivated and driven to succeed
  • Is a qualified SENCO and committed to the progress of ALL students
  • Is a team member who will collaborate with colleagues to ensure the progress of students
  • Has enthusiasm, presence and authority who can deliver consistently

Please refer to the JD for further details.

What the school offers its staff

We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

  • Automatic annual pay increments: Pay progression is not linked to performance and all our staff benefit from automatic pay progression (subject to the maximum salary for the role). Cost of living awards are also reviewed annually.
  • Generous Pension: Safeguard your future with financial security throughout your retirement. Employer contribution rate of 28.68%.
  • Health and Wellbeing: A strong commitment to your health and wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors and an annual day devoted to your health and wellbeing. This day provides the opportunity to spend valuable time catching up with colleagues, as well as some ‘Time for You’ to do whatever most enhances your wellbeing.
  • Personal Development Day: One day annually dedicated to your personal development which could include volunteering, training or a seminar (self-funded).
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to free and confidential counselling services, providing support for both work and personal issues.
  • Cycle to Work: Build exercise into your commute, with our cycle-to-work programme, offering a £2K loan to purchase a bicycle.
  • Retail Discount: Savings with hundreds of retailers including gym, private medical, dental and online GP service, as well as eligibility for the Blue Light Discount Scheme.

Commitment to safeguarding

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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Upload additional documents

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Chruchwood - SENDCO JD and PS .pdf - 262 KB (opens in new tab)
CW_CPAndSafeguardingPolicy_0924 (11).pdf - 934 KB (opens in new tab)
CW_CPAndSafeguardingPolicy_0924 (11).pdf - 934 KB (opens in new tab)

About Churchwood Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
262 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Churchwood Primary Academy website
Email address
office@churchwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/churchwood-primary-academy

Churchwood Primary Academy

Churchwood Primary Academy is a one-form entry school situated in the picturesque setting of Church Wood in Hastings.

We pride ourselves on creating confident, independent, ambitious children. We do this through high-quality teaching and a firm belief in the benefits of Forest School, which encourages creative problem-solving and a bond with the natural world. We support and guide every child to achieve their very best.

We are committed to working in partnership with parents, working tirelessly to ensure high aims and high achievement. The academy has a published admissions number of 30 and a total capacity of 218 pupils; this includes a special educational needs facility for eight Key Stage 2 pupils with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder combined with speech and language communication difficulties. The academy also hosts a nursery for children aged from 2 years. 

Arranging a visit to Churchwood Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@churchwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk.

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