20 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 April 2027

  • Closing date

    30 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    10 November 2026

Job details

Job role

  • SENCO (special educational needs coordinator)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 27.5 hours Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS £32,916 to £45,352 - UPS £47,472 to £51,048

Additional allowances

SEN 1

What skills and experience we're looking for

To be responsible for the SEND strategy and lead strategic oversight of provision across High Well School, including any satellite provision.

Primarily this role is non-teaching, with the understanding that flexibility is required as needed.

Identify and adopt the most effective teaching approaches for pupils with SEND

Monitor teaching and learning activities to meet the needs of pupils with SEND

Identify and teach study skills that will develop pupils' ability to work independently

Liaise with other schools to ensure continuity of support and learning when transferring pupils with SEND

Set targets for raising achievement among pupils with SEND

Collect and interpret specialist assessment data – eg Boxall Profiles

Set up systems for identifying, assessing and reviewing SEND

Update the Headteacher and governing body on the effectiveness of provision for pupils with SEND

Develop understanding of learning needs and the importance of raising achievement among pupils

Attend consultation events and keep parents informed about their child's progress

Encourage all members of staff to recognise and fulfil their statutory responsibilities to pupils with SEND

Provide training opportunities for learning support assistants and other teachers to learn about SEND

Disseminate good practice in SEND across the school

Identify resources needed to meet the needs of pupils with SEND and advise the Headteacher of priorities for expenditure


We are looking for Someone Who

Has a NASENCo qualification, or similar

Has strong knowledge of SEMH needs and trauma informed approaches

Builds positive, trusting relationships with pupils who may have experienced adversity

Has experience supporting pupils with SEND, ideally within a specialist or SEMH context


What the school offers its staff

  • A supportive, skilled, and friendly staff team
  • Small class sizes and a high staff-to-pupil ratio
  • Ongoing CPD, including SEMH and trauma-informed practice
  • Opportunities to shape and develop the curriculum
  • A workplace where creativity is genuinely valued
  • The chance to make a life-changing difference every day

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

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.

SENCO JD FINAL 20261110.docx - 60.3 KB (opens in new tab)

About High Well School

Organisation type
Special school, ages 9 to 16
Size
104 pupils enrolled
Age range
9 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
High Well School website
Email address
hayleybrown@highwell.org.uk
Phone number
01924 572100
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High Well School is a Special School which caters for a minimum of seventy 9-16 year olds with an Education Health & Care Plan for severe and profound social, emotional and mental health needs as well as other learning difficulties. The School meets the needs of some of Wakefield’s most complex and vulnerable young people.

High Well endeavours to provide a nurturing environment with personalised support and specialist teaching to enable our pupils to re-engage in learning, develop their social and emotional skills and leave with not only appropriate qualifications but the skills required to succeed in life after school. This is reflected in our vision of ‘Preparing for Positive Futures’.

Arranging a visit to High Well School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hayleybrown@highwell.org.uk.

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