SENCO - Federation

Spixworth Infant School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3PX

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025 or ASAP thereafter

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  24 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L1 - L3

SENCO - Federation job summary

The CARE Federation

Sparhawk Infant and Nursery School

Spixworth Infant School

Woodland View Junior School

Tel: 01603 898292

Email: business@carefed.org.uk

Website: www.spixworth.norfolk.sch.uk/federation/

Executive Headteacher: Ms H Jordan

• Salary – L1 – L3 (£49,781 - £52,301 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 0.8 FTE (4 days, flexible)
• Required from September 2025 or ASAP thereafter

We are excited to offer the excellent opportunity for an experienced SENCO to work across the three schools within our Federation, supporting our children and their families, in a newly created post. This is a non-teaching role and you will be part of the SLT working closely with the Heads of School and Executive Head Teacher. The SENCO role also includes being an alternate DSL. Over the course of each week you will have the flexibility to manage your own diary to meet the needs of children at a point in time and work between the three schools. You will work closely with the SEND and Inclusion team, School and Community Team and a wide range of professionals. If you enjoy being part of a team, working closely with children and families and having high aspirations for the learning and progress of every child, we would love to hear from you.

This role is offered on a permanent basis.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a firm commitment to our vision, values and future development
• Have relevant experience and qualifications to support working with pupils with SEN and their families
• Be knowledgeable about the Early Years Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2 curriculum and assessment processes
• Be caring and nurturing in their approach
• Be able to work with, lead, coordinate and support colleagues
• Be able to track and evaluate pupil progress based on a range of information to plan purposeful, creative, ambitious and engaging learning opportunities
• Be an effective communicator with all members of the school community
• Have excellent organisational skills
• Offer flexibility and drive, be able to plan, prioritise and collaborate with families and professionals
• Be a reflective practitioner with a desire and commitment to self-improvement

We will offer you:

• The opportunity to work across our Federation to make a real difference to the educational progress of our children, without a classroom commitment
• The opportunity to complete some work off-site to support your workload
• An approachable and ambitious leadership team
• A team of committed staff in each school who are great to work with
• Positive, spacious environments
• Children with individual strengths and huge potential
• Support for your own continuous development

At The CARE Federation, we live by our values: Community, Adventure, Respect and Excellence.

The Executive Headteacher will warmly welcome questions or an informal conversation. If you think you have the skills and qualities that this role would require we would warmly encourage you to visit our schools in advance of your application. Please contact Michelle Smith, School Business Manager, to arrange an appointment. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

How to apply

A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to - business@carefed.org.uk

Closing date:  7 July 2025, 12 noon

Interview date:  TBA

The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Spixworth Infant School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 118 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spixworth Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spixworth-infant-school

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