SENDCo
Bushey Meads School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 4PA25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
21 April 2026 at 10am
Date listed
27 March 2026
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
- £58,573.00 - £64,500.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Pay Spine L5 - L9
SENDCo job summary
Do you have significant experience of leading and managing within a SEND environment?
Do you believe that there are no limits to student achievement?
We would like to appoint an outstanding and inspirational person as SENDCo to lead, develop and support effective practice for students with identified barriers to their learning. As an Associate Leader in the school you will work closely with the senior leadership teams within and across the Trust. Bushey Meads School provides education for the full ability range of students, including 112 students with an EHCP and 20 identified students with social communication difficulties, including
autism who access our Special Resource Provision. In this crucial leadership position, you will use a dynamic skill set as you support the staff to ensure learners' progress, working closely with families as we strive to ensure that individual student needs, interests and abilities are recognised and met and all are encouraged to be independent, resilient and able to make positive life choices.
What we are looking for:
A professional who is confident with using data to evaluate the impact of support and intervention needed
A successful teacher who believes in bringing out the best in every student and who believes in the potential of all
Someone with excellent numeracy and communication skills both written and oral
An individual who has worked in a SEND environment within a secondary school is preferable
A qualified SENDCo who is knowledgeable with the legal requirements of SEND
Why choose our school?
We offer excellent opportunities for professional development and a bespoke programme of support and training based on individual needs
Strong links with local primary schools have been established and good practice and ideas are shared
Transport links are excellent with the M1, M25, A1 and A41 being close by
Heavily subsidised childcare at our Little Gems Nursery
Free gym membership to all employees across the Bushey St James Trust
Employee Assistance Programme for support and guidance on health, legal and personal matters
Eye Care Voucher Scheme
Bike2work scheme
If you would like to discuss the role please contact Rosie Dean, HR and Recruitment Administrator on 020 8955 8833.
To apply for this full-time post please send in a completed application form along with a covering letter, addressed to Mr J Turner, Executive Principal. Your completed application form and letter should be returned to the school by post or by email to: recruitment@busheymeads.org.uk by the deadline. Please note that CVs and late applications will not be accepted and you must have the right to work in the UK.
Closing Date for applications: Tuesday 21st April 2026 (9am)
Interviews: TBC
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early application is advised.
Bushey St James Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to a number of pe-employment checks including ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory written references, occupational health check and a successful Enhanced DBS check.
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.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Bushey Meads School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1236 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bushey Meads School website
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