SENCO

James Watt Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0RE

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 Annually (FTE) SEN Allowance

SENCO job summary

The Governing Body of James Watt Primary School wish to appoint to the post of SENCO

Applications are invited from experienced SENCO’s who wish to join our team. We are a two form Primary School providing education for children aged 3 to 11 (Nursery to Year 6) situated in the heart of Handsworth and are OFSTED rated Good.

The SENCO, under the direction of the headteacher, will:

determine the strategic development of special educational needs (SEN) policy and provision in the school

be responsible for day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability

provide professional guidance and effectively liaise with colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other external agencies

The SENCO will be expected to fulfil the responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the STPCD. While the SENCO will have responsibility for the oversight of provision for pupils with SEN or a disability, class teachers will hold responsibility for the day-to-day education and support of pupils within their classroom.

Duties & responsibilities;

strategic development of SEN policy and provision

operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of provision

support for pupils with SEN or a disability

leadership and management Safeguarding

Further information about our school is available on our school website including our Ofsted report.

Informal visits are encouraged – please contact Mrs S Manik on 0121 464 4736

Please see job description and person specification and apply online

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

The application form, guidance and monitoring form are available on the school website https://www.jameswattp.bham.sch.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=72 should be completed and returned by email to recruitment@jameswattp.bham.sch.uk

Closing Date: 12.00noon, Friday, 16th May 2025

Interview will take place week commencing: Monday, 19th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) covers this post and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

No Agencies / CV’s

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 James Watt Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 443 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: James Watt Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/james-watt-primary-school

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