SENDCO

Drake Primary School, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1JW

28 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 July 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  18 June 2025

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: MPS / UPS
• Additional allowances:

  SEN allowance

SENDCO job summary

Part of the Halcyon Federation

Tel: 01842 762055

Email: headspa@drake.norfolk.sch.uk 

Website: www.drake.norfolk.sch.uk

• Salary – MPS / UPS plus SEN allowance
• Permanent
• Full Time

Drake Primary School has a unique opportunity for an excellent practitioner to work alongside our leadership as a full-time non-class based Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo). This role includes leadership of our Pastoral Team who strategically coordinate and monitor provision for Attendance, Parent Support, Safeguarding, SEND and any disadvantaged groups across school. 

You will be joining an innovative, trail-blazing primary school and playing a role in its success and the ongoing development of SEND offer. 

In addition to working with colleagues, you will work closely with families, building positive trusting relationships with them and their children. You will also collaborate with external professionals and agencies, to ensure the best outcomes for our pupils. 

How to apply

A job description and person specification are available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – headspa@drake.norfolk.sch.uk 

Closing date:  18 July 2025

Interview date:  on a rolling basis

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 Drake Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 417 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Drake Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/drake-primary-school

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