SENDCO

Balmoral Learning Trust, Sunderland, SR3 3PR

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 May 2025

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: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £51,027.00 - £52,301.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Scale 2 – 3

SENDCO job summary

Balmoral Learning Trust is an ambitious Trust, currently made up of Hetton Lyons Primary School and East Herrington Primary Academy. Our shared vision is simple and powerful; to create opportunity through collaboration, unlocking the potential in our communities through a commitment to learning and excellence for all.

We are delighted to offer two new exciting SENDCO posts, one in each of our schools. This is a fantastic development opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children.

We are seeking experienced and committed teaching professionals who are passionate about inclusion and dedicated to securing the best possible outcomes for all children. The successful candidates will be confident, compassionate, and skilled in building strong relationships with families, professionals, and colleagues. They will be accountable for SEND and work collaboratively as part of a wider team. Overall responsibility for SEND will rest with a member of the Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidates will play a key role in shaping high-quality SEND provision across the school and supporting staff in delivering inclusive, effective teaching. We are looking for someone who:

• Holds the SENDCO qualification or is willing to work towards it.
• Has a strong understanding of the full EHCP process and can manage and complete the process effectively from referral through to implementation and review.
• Demonstrates excellent time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines consistently in a busy school environment.
• Strong leadership ability, with a proven capacity to support, motivate, and inspire colleagues through leading by example.
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage confidently and empathetically with parents and carers.
• Is able to build and maintain positive relationships with external professionals and stakeholders, working collaboratively to support children’s needs.
• Can work with subject leaders and class teachers to make informed, appropriate curriculum adaptations that enable access for all learners.
• Shows strong emotional intelligence, resilience, and the ability to manage sensitive situations with care and professionalism.
• Has a solution-focused mindset, using initiative and creativity to remove barriers to learning.

In return we can offer:

• Continued Professional Development
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Family Friendly Policies and Procedure
• Generous Holiday Entitlement
• A team of friendly staff
• A collaborative Multi-Academy Trust.

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 Balmoral Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Balmoral Learning Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/balmoral-learning-trust

Balmoral Learning Trust is a collaboration of schools striving to achieve learning and excellence for all, through providing opportunities for children to experience their own learning achievements, building a community where challenge and accountability help us to succeed.

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