SENDCo
Ash Green School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 9AHThis job expired on 5 January 2026
Start date details
February half term
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L3 - L7 (54,391.65 - £60,143)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Ash Green School is seeking an experienced and passionate SENDCo to lead our inclusive provision. You’ll ensure high-quality support for students with special educational needs, working closely with staff, families, and external partners to help every learner succeed. If you’re committed to making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Our Ideal candidate will have:
- Qualified teacher status.
- A proven track record of achieving strong progress outcomes for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
- The ability to remain emotionally resilient when managing challenging behaviours, while demonstrating a constructive approach to authority and maintaining discipline.
What the school offers its staff
About The SEND Team:
At Ash Green School, our SEND Team is central to student wellbeing. We work creatively and compassionately to remove barriers to learning, providing tailored support that helps every child succeed. If you’re passionate about making a genuine impact and want to join a collaborative, caring team that works closely with staff and external specialists, this is your chance to change lives every day.
As SENDCo, you’ll play a vital role within this team, partnering with pastoral staff, Heads of Year, and external agencies to ensure students with additional needs receive exceptional support. This is an opportunity to make a lasting difference while building a rewarding career in a supportive, dynamic environment.
AboutAsh Green School:
At Ash Green School, our G.R.A.C.E values,Global citizenship, Resilience, Aspiration, Creativity, and Excellence,are at the core of everything we do. These values shape not only our ambitious curriculum andhigh expectationsfor students, but also the way we work together as a staff team. We are proud of ourstrong senseof community, where staff, students, and families support one another and celebrate achievements together.
Teamwork and support are central to life at Ash Green. From your first day, you’ll be welcomed into a friendly team where open dialogue and collaboration are encouraged. Staff benefit from a strong network of coaching, mentoring, and trust-wide development opportunities. Our comprehensive curriculum resources and excellent facilities allow you to focus on what matters most, making a difference for our students.
We are looking for positive, professional, and child-centred colleagues who share our values and are committed to helping every child thrive. If you want to be part of a school where you are supported, challenged, and truly valued, we would love to hear from you. To find out more please visitourwebsite.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010,we’veworked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.
We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.
We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.VisitourTrust websiteto explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, reach out to Kirsty in school and she willbe delighted toassistyou - Kirsty.Melton@ashgreenschool.org.uk. Want to stay connected?Join our Talent Pool hereand be the first to hear about future opportunities.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and whereappropriate aProhibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.CET is committed to developing,maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Further information about the job
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.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ash Green School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 912 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ash Green School website
- Email address
- kirsty.melton@ashgreenschool.org.uk
Ash Green School where our G.R.A.C.E values – global citizenship, resilience, aspiration, creativity, and excellence – form the foundation of our students’ educational journey. Our goal is to prepare each student for success in their first choice of further education and training by the time they graduate.
As our Academy sponsor, the Creative Education Trust is focused on the quality of the educational experience it provides for students. At Ash Green School we pride ourselves on delivering an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum, enabling every student to be successful, responsible, resilient, confident and skilled young people. We are passionate about enriching the lives of our students, which is not just academic, but social and emotional.
Our highly qualified teachers and effective support staff are committed to ensuring that our students achieve excellence and develop to be leaders both now and in the future. We always aim for disruption free learning, allowing our teachers to do what they do best.
Arranging a visit to Ash Green School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kirsty.melton@ashgreenschool.org.uk.
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