SENDCo

Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  15 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 1A
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS + TLR 1A

SENDCo job summary

Colne Valley High School
SENDCO
Permanent full time role
Salary - MPS/UPS + TLR 1A
To start - September 2026

Colne Valley High School are looking to recruit a SENDCO to join our dedicated team. As an SENDCO, you will play a crucial role in the effective coordination and provision of special educational needs and disabilities support across the school. You will work collaboratively with teaching staff, parents/carers, and external agencies to ensure that the individual needs of students with SEND are identified, understood, and met effectively.

We are looking for someone with relevant SEN experience gained by working in secondary schools or a similar role. The successful candidate must have sound knowledge and understanding of SEND legislation, policies, and best practices with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team. Experience in supporting students with a wide range of SEN is highly advantageous.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents/carers. Flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of students and the school environment is imperative. This is a role that requires the ability to prioritise tasks and remain confident under pressure with a problem-solving attitude to work.

If you’re excited by the opportunity to inspire young minds and contribute to a culture of excellence, we want to hear from you. Join us at Colne Valley High School and help shape a brighter future for our students!

Apply now and start your journey with us by visiting our Trust site vacancy page at https://ghat.org.uk/join-our-trust/vacancies/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert.

To view our recent Ofsted report please click here Ofsted inspection

We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: Monday 27th April 2026, 9am

Interviews: Friday 1st May 2026

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.

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

The Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the Academy. Consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff. The Academy encourages parents and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect their wellbeing. All concerns are referred to the members of staff who are our trained designated Safeguarding Officers working as the school's Safeguarding Team.

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 Colne Valley High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1440 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colne Valley High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colne-valley-high-school

Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England; founded in 1956 and is located in the Colne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty in the east flank of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire.
Easily accessible from Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.
With over 1350 students from September 2020, and an over-subscribed Year 7 & 8 cohort, we are a bustling, popular school with a real community feel.
In September 2019, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all four categories. This judgement reflects the significant progress and incredible journey by the school since the previous inspection in June 2017.
‘Teachers challenge pupils to increase their knowledge across a full range of subjects.’
‘Teachers have clear expectations. They are fair and consistent in dealing with pupils’ behaviour’.
‘Teachers have good subject knowledge, which they share with pupils enthusiastically.’

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