SENCO 0.7 FTE (3.5 days per week)
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 4JD8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
3 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Additional SEN Allowance £2787-5497 Pro Rata
SENCO 0.7 FTE (3.5 days per week) job summary
Role Purpose
To provide strategic leadership of SEND provision across the school, ensuring that all pupils with additional needs are supported to achieve their full potential within a Catholic environment
rooted in Gospel values and the teachings of the Church.
Key Responsibilities1. Strategic Leadership of SENDLead the development and implementation of the school's SEND policy.
Ensure SEND provision reflects the mission and values of Catholic education.
Embed inclusive practice across the school ensuring all pupils are nurtured and supported.
Lead the graduated approach (Assess-Plan-Do-Review).
Report on SEND to governors, including the Foundation Governors.
2. Identification and Assessment
Oversee early identification of SEND needs.
Maintain an accurate SEND register.
Coordinate assessments and referrals to external agencies.
Lead on EHCP applications and annual reviews.
3. Provision and InterventionEnsure high-quality interventions are used and evaluated.
Support staff to plan and deliver adaptive teaching rooted in Catholic values of dignity and respect.
Monitor SEND progress and provision.
4. Working With StaffProvide SEND training and coaching to staff.
Support teachers to effectively differentiate their teaching.
Provide an adaptive teaching model and support staff to implement this.
Model nurturing, trauma-informed and relational approaches aligned with Catholic ethos.
5. Working With FamiliesDevelop strong relationships with families rooted in compassion and respect.
Support families in understanding SEND processes and provision.
Ensure families feel welcomed and valued within the school community.
6. Working With External AgenciesLiaise with health, social care and specialist teams.
Coordinate multi-agency meetings.
7. SafeguardingWork closely with the DSL to ensure safeguarding practice protects pupils with SEND.
Understand vulnerabilities associated with SEND and SEMH needs.
8. Management and AdministrationOversee TA deployment linked to SEND needs.
Support SEND budget planning where appropriate.
Ensure statutory deadlines are met.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 230 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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