SENCO

The Meadows Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2SW

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  4 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  22 September 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
• Full-time equivalent salary: £57,137.00 - £63,070.00 Annually (FTE) L5 - L9

SENCO job summary

The Meadows Primary School is seeking to appoint an experienced SENCO. Duties will include:

Determine the strategic development of SEND policy and provision in the school, including our resource base for children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Be responsible for day-to-day operation of the SEND policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEND

Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies

Support and further develop our staff’s understanding of the needs of SEND pupils to enable all staff to be confident teachers of SEND

Consult with staff, parents, external agencies, and other schools to co-ordinate their contribution, provide maximum support and ensure continuity of provision

Being an initiative-taking member of our school’s leadership team.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Meadows Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 600 pupils
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Meadows Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-meadows-primary-school-b31-2sw

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