27 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    13 April 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    17 March 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

Pay scale

Leadership Pay Scales L1 - L4 £51,773 - £55,747 (qualified) Teacher pay scale 1-9 £32,916-£51,048 plus TLR2a (trainee SENCo)

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will be responsible for the management of all additional support given to pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities within the Academy. This will be a demanding, varied, and highly challenging role that will provide an excellent career opportunity for an exceptional individual. The successful applicant will report directly to the Principal.

The successful applicant will have previous experience working as a SENCO. This will be a challenging role so you will need the drive and ability to demonstrate enthusiasm and a passion for SEN, and understand issues affecting pupils with additional needs and how to support them.

What the school offers its staff

You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:

  • Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)

  • A strong commitment to professional development

  • We strive to be a family-friendly employer

  • Employee counselling service

  • Cycle to work scheme

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
345 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy website
Email address
HR@paradigmtrust.org
Phone number
01473 320413
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Arranging a visit to Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@paradigmtrust.org.

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