11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    14 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    2 May 2025

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

Mainscale/ UPS TLR 1A + SEN allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Context: We require a visionary SENCO to work in collaboration with the Head Teacher and SLT to lead, manage and advise on SEND within the school.

The Special Needs Coordinator will be an experienced professional accountable to the Head Teacher and the Governing Body for leading on all aspects of Special Educational Needs.

The successful candidate will be required to:

- lead, manage and advise on inclusion within the school ensuring our stator duties are fulfilled and students are well supported in line with their EHCP/need profile

- work to identify students with special educational needs working closely with the EAL lead and literacy Lead

- contribute to the development of a curriculum that challenges and meets the needs of all our students

- lead and develop the learning of young people in the school through developing inclusive and informed teaching

- develop and maintain excellent relationships with parents and carers to ensure that students are fully supported and able to enjoy and achieve

- innovate and maintain structures to support the success of students within the curriculum, including the development of individual and small group interventions

- liaise with appropriate bodies inside and outside the school that support students – teachers, primary schools, secondary transfer panel, MAP, etc.

- manage transition points for students from primary school and then onto post 16

- manage the Learning Support staff

- Manage the EHCP application and review process

- Lead the internal assessment processes to identify SEND student

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

  • A positive, inclusive workplace with staff wellbeing at its heart

  • A well-resourced, specialist SEND department with direct SLT backing

  • Outstanding CPD and career development opportunities

  • A vibrant, diverse school community in an oversubscribed school

Commitment to safeguarding

Heartlands High School, part of the SEARCH Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and young people. The successful applicant will therefore be required to complete checks in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education with regard to DBS and other pre-employment checks.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

About Heartlands High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1166 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Heartlands High School, part of the SEARCH Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and young people. The successful applicant will therefore be required to complete checks in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education with regard to DBS and other pre-employment checks.

Arranging a visit to Heartlands High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sophia.butler@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk.

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