SENDCo

St Mark's Church of England Academy, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 1SF

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  25 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,316.00 - £62,495.00 Annually (Actual) Teachers Inner London Main/Upper Pay Scale, plus TLR2c (£8,610)

SENDCo job summary

This could not be a more exciting time to lead within the St Mark's family. Following our full graded Ofsted inspection in May 2024, St Mark’s CoE Academy achieved an Outstanding judgment in all areas of the framework. During the inspection, “pupils said the school’s values of Love, Hope and Trust are ‘not just words’ but are demonstrated by all members of the community.” Inspectors also reported that “working relationships between staff and pupils are warm, caring and respectful. This means that pupils behave exceptionally well and are very happy and safe.”

Do you have the highest expectations for every member of the school community and believe in transformational education for all, irrespective of starting points and background?

Are you able to win hearts and minds with your inspirational vision for school improvement, underpinned by the school’s inclusive Christian ethos and values, Love, Hope and Trust?

Are you passionate about high-quality teaching and learning and a life changing quality of education in schools?

If you can answer yes to these three questions, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking to recruit an experienced and values driven SENDCo to join our transformational Academy and make a lasting impact on the lives of our community. The candidate will hold full SENDCo qualification (NASENCo/NPQSENDCo) and demonstrate experience in managing a varied case load of EHCP’s and SEND provision, within a diverse and community driven academy. This is an instrumental and role in supporting the academies key priority of inclusive practice and will involve the delivery of training and CPD to colleagues, to ensure all teachers are highly skilled teachers of SEND, as part of their standard practice.

The successful candidate will have the ability to further build on the incredible foundations already in place with external stakeholders and our parental community, in order to ensure every child can reach their God-given potential.

This in an exciting opportunity for an experienced teacher or middle leader who may wish to progress their career in SEND leadership.

In return St Mark’s can offer colleagues;

Competitive Support Staff salaries on London Pay Range

Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)

CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees, including the Step Lab Powerful Coaching programme

In depth well-being programme, including 'Cake Wednesday', weekly Pilates classes, 'HR Surgery', fruit Friday's.

An inspirational and collaborative culture, where Leadership actively promote staff voice

Trust wider curricular collaboration and development opportunities

Continual opportunities for succession and progression, including secondment opportunities to Middle and Senior leadership

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing well-being and confidential advice services

Cycle to Work scheme

Health Shield Scheme

On site staff car park

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 St Mark's Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 944 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mark's Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mark-s-church-of-england-academy

St Mark’s Church of England Academy is a 11-18 Academy based in the South London borough of Merton. The Academy is rapidly improving as demonstrated by its rapid increase in GCSE headline figures. The Academy is a community founded on our key values of Trust, Hope and Love and these values permeate our school community.

The Academy is located on the outskirts of London and is well served by Mitcham Eastfields train station which runs regular services towards Central London and Sutton and Wimbledon.

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