PT Family SENCo - Worksop Family of Schools
St Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary School, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8PW39 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
14 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Permanent Part Time (0.8FTE)or (0.6 FTE) - flexibility around days. Secondment opportunity would be considered.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- UPS (pro rota)
Additional allowances
TLR2b (£3527 pro rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential Requirements
- National Award for SEN Coordination / National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Coordinators (or working towards)
- Proven experience as a SENCo
- Strong understanding of SEND Code of Practice and current legislation
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple settings
- Strong time management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively across multiple settings
- Comprehensive knowledge of evidence-based SEN interventions and strategies for different areas of need
- Experience in supporting schools to implement and evaluate the impact of SEND interventions
What the school offers its staff
- Support from the East Midlands Education Support Service and Induction.
- Access to termly network meetings and professional development
- The opportunity to shape SEND provision across multiple schools
- Typical time commitment: 3 or 4 days per week.
Further information about the job
PT Family SENCo - Worksop Family of Schools
Salary: UPS + TLR2b (£3527 pro rata)
Teacher Pension
Job type: Permanent Part Time (0.8FTE)or (0.6 FTE) - flexibility around days. Secondment opportunity would be considered.
Start date: September 2026 * (KIT days may be possible before this date as transitional support)
Closing date.: Tuesday 14th April 2026 Noon
Are you passionate about ensuring every child with special educational needs receives the support they deserve? The Worksop Family of Schools is seeking an experienced and dedicated SENCo to take up the ‘role’ of Family Senco and join our collaborative network of schools.
About the Role
The Family SENCo serves as the key liaison between individual schools and the Local Authority, coordinatingresources,sharing expertiseand ensuring consistent high-quality SEND provision across ourlargefamily of schools –18 primary and 2 secondaryschools
Schools covered by this post:
Gateford Park Primary School, Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy, St Anne's C of E(Aided) Primary School, St John’s Primary Academy, Norbridge Academy, Redlands Primary School, Haggonfields Primary School, Whipman Woods Academy, St Lukes C of E Primary School, Ramsden Primary School, Kingston Park Primary School, Langold Dyscarr Academy, Sparken Hill Academy Prospect Infant School, Prospect Junior School, Sir Edmund Hilary Academy, St Augustines Academy, Outwood Academy (Portland) and Outwood Academy (Valley)
Applicants must complete an application form, which should include a supporting statement of their philosophy and include any details which may be relevant to this post.
This role, recognised as good practice by theDfE, offers the unique opportunity to influence SEND provision across multiple settings whilst being supported by Nottinghamshire’s robust Family of Schools structure. The post will be ‘hosted’ by St Luke’s School and the successful applicant will be able to work from any school dependent on their workload priorities each week.
Essential Responsibilities
- Act as the point of contact between the Local Authority and our Family of Schools
- Co-ordinate family-wide moderation to ensure fair allocation of AFN (Additional Family Needs) funding
- Oversee HLN (High Level Needs) panel requests and emergency applications
- Organise and lead termly Family SENCo meetings
- Attend District SENCo Network events and springboard meetings
- Support schools in maintaining compliant SEND policies and annual information reports
- Represent SENCo andHeadteacherviews at district level
- Contribute to district moderation events and provide data to inform strategic decisions
- Ensure that the LAis providedwith FAM data
- Visit schools to monitor the use of AFN resources, and to provide support toSENCos.
- Coordinate SEND training needs and delivery
- Visit schools to share best practice and monitor resource use
- Ensure all schools remain informed of legislative changes, Local Authority updates, and emerging SEND developments
Desirable Activities (by agreement)
- Mentor and support new SENCos joining the family
- Provide guidance on complex casework
- Contribute to county-wide SEND development initiatives
- Advise on and support the implementation of evidence-based SEN interventions across the family of schools
- Monitor the effectiveness of interventions and provide guidance on adapting provision to meet individual pupil needs
What We Offer
- Support from the East Midlands Education Support Service and Induction.
- Access to termly network meetings and professional development
- The opportunity to shape SEND provision across multiple schools
- Typical time commitment: 3 or 4 days per week.
Essential Requirements
- National Award for SEN Coordination / National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Coordinators (or working towards)
- Proven experience as a SENCo
- Strong understanding of SEND Code of Practice and current legislation
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple settings
- Strong time management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively across multiple settings
- Comprehensive knowledge of evidence-based SEN interventions and strategies for different areas of need
- Experience in supporting schools to implement and evaluate the impact of SEND interventions
This is a readvertisement but we have increased the ‘days’ for the role. We really want to hear from you and are open to existing Senco’s applying for a secondment. If you have any questions about the role then we encourage you to have an informal discussion with our retiring Family Senco - contact Karen Slater worksopsenco@st-annes.notts.sch.uk
Closing Date:14th April 2026 (12.00pm)
Shortlisting: 16th April 2026
Interview Date:21st April 2026
To apply, please submit your application to: officemanager@st-annes.notts.sch.uk
The Worksop Family of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS disclosure, and online searches
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 180 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary School website
- Email address
- officemanager@st-annes.notts.sch.uk
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