SENDCo and Inclusion Lead

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 5DE

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  29 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £51,773.00 - £55,747.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Pay Range L1-L4. Full-time or part-time applications welcomed (minimum 0.6 FTE)

SENDCo and Inclusion Lead job summary

SENDCo and Inclusion Lead

Leadership Pay Range L1-L4

Full time or part time (minimum 0.6 FTE)

Required: September 2026 or earlier if possible

About Us

Located in Coventry, St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a thriving one-form entry school with approximately 270 pupils. We are proud to serve a diverse and vibrant community where every child is known, valued, and inspired to achieve their very best. As part of Holy Cross Catholic MAC, we are committed to providing an outstanding Catholic education for all our pupils. With Christ at the Centre of all we do, our mission is to inspire every child to be the best person they can be by developing their God-given gifts and talents.

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and committed SENDCo and Inclusion Lead to lead and develop inclusive practice across our Catholic primary school within Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company. The postholder will have strategic responsibility for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and inclusion, working closely with senior leaders, staff, families, and external agencies to ensure every child is supported to achieve their full potential. Grounded in our Catholic ethos, the role plays a key part in promoting dignity, belonging, and high aspirations for all pupils, particularly the most vulnerable.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Is willing to be supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school
• Is passionate for educating children and ensuring the needs of each individual child is met.
• Is able to work as a team, inspiring colleagues and sharing ideas and expertise
• Is positive, proactive and resilient, with a ‘can-do’ approach
• Who seeks out new opportunities, takes ownership and is motivated to grow and develop both professionally and personally
• Who show commitment to follow tasks through to completion
• Who is organised and flexible, with ability to manage workload and wellbeing of self and others
• Who is enthusiastic, energetic and creative
• Who has a professional attitude with high standards of personal integrity and discretion
• Who meets deadlines and works well under pressure
• Who has effective verbal and written communication skills

What We Offer

• A culture of collaboration, support and high expectations
• A warm, respectful and values-driven school community
• Opportunities for professional growth within the MAC
• Access to the competitive Teacher Pension Scheme
• A strong emphasis on employee wellbeing, including free, confidential access to 24/7 helplines, counselling and support services
• Free, annual flu vaccinations
• A flexible and generous approach to family appointments and events

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please submit an application form via MyNewTerm.

We warmly welcome visits to our school - to arrange a visit or discuss the role further, please contact the school office using the details below:

• Stm-admin@hccmac.co.uk
• Tel: 024 7681 9984

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, part of Holy Cross Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including two suitable references, evidence of Right to Work, medical clearance and where applicable a prohibition check and evidence of qualifications. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

An online social media check will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all conditional offers of employment.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Saint Thomas More Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory checks including enhanced DBS clearance.

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 Thomas More Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 287 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Thomas More Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-coventry

The Holy Cross Catholic MAC wish to appoint an outstanding teacher to join our team.

The successful candidate will be:
· Supportive of the school’s distinctive Catholic nature
· A highly-skilled teacher
· Enthusiastic
· Highly organised
· Committed to achieving the highest standards
· Reflective
· Committed to their own professional development

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