SENDCo - Fixed Term - Keep Hatch Primary School
Keep Hatch Primary School, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1PG23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
17 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 19.5 hours per week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed Term Temporary until 31.08.26 with possible extension
Actual salary
- £28,883.40
Pay scale
- MPS + SEN allowance
Additional allowances
SEN allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
You must be able to:
- Understand the graduated approach and inclusive classroom strategies
- Interpret EHCPs and translate them into effective provision
- Understand the current SEND legislation and best practices
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, families, and professionals
- Be skilled in having difficult conversations with empathy and professionalism
- Build trust with vulnerable pupils and their families
Have strong written communication for record-keeping, reports, and EHCP contributions.
- Teaching experience in a Primary School setting
- Collaborative working with parents, colleagues, governors and outside agencies
- Working with challenging behaviours
- Understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and Equality Act
- Current developments and best practice in SEND legislation and all aspects of inclusion
- Effective management of provision for SEND
- Range of types of SEND needs, and interventions available
- Use of assessment and attainment information to improve practice and raise standards
- Knowledge of effective classroom strategies to support pupils with SEND across the curriculum.
- Expectations within the new EYFS and National Curriculum
Child protection procedures and safeguarding children
- Clear vision for SEND provision
- Analyse and interpret relevant school, and national data
- Lead, manage and motivate colleagues
- Plan, delegate, support and evaluate work undertaken by teams and individuals
- Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines
- Promote learning ethos of the school
- Create and maintain an inclusive environment which promotes good behaviour and celebrates success
- Effective interpersonal, communication and presentation skills; both written and oral
- A commitment to inclusive education and a willingness to respond to the needs of all learners
- Ambition, energy, enthusiasm, determination resilience and drive to develop your role
- Reliability, professionalism and integrity
- A commitment to equality and diversity
- A commitment to Safeguarding
What the school offers its staff
As part of a thriving Multi Academy Trust, our school offers a collaborative and supportive environment where SENDCos work closely with colleagues across the Trust, including experienced SEND leads and professionals. You’ll benefit from a strong network of expertise, effective CPD opportunities, and shared best practices that enhance provision for all learners. Staff wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do - for both children and adults - with access to a 24-hour confidential wellbeing service, an open-door policy, and a culture of care and respect. We are committed to professional growth and personal support, ensuring you feel valued and empowered in your role.
Further information about the job
Main responsibilities
Strategic Leadership of SEND
- Develop, implement, monitor and maintain SEND policies and practice which reflect the school’s commitment to high achievement and within statutory requirements.
- Plan and evaluate work carried out by staff to meet the needs of targeted children and ensure a consistent approach across the school and disseminate outstanding practise.
- Analyse and interpret relevant school, local and national data and use outcomes to inform future developments.
- Undertake SEND evaluation, contributing to continuous improvement in practice and the School Development Plan.
- Ensure that planning and provision for pupils with additional needs is inclusive and enables access to the full curriculum, particularly for the lowest 20% of learners.
Monitoring & Reporting
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of pupil needs, interventions, and progress.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and support strategies, adapting provision based on pupil progress and need.
- Lead EHCP reviews, provision mapping, and SEND audits.
- Use pupil progress and inclusion data to inform strategic decisions, including evaluating the impact of SEND and wellbeing initiatives. This includes producing the annual SEND report and reporting to governors on progress, outcomes, and areas for development.
Operation of the SEND policy and co-ordination of provision
- Maintain an accurate SEND register and provision map
- Ensure children with SEND are provided with the appropriate level of support.
- Oversee the day to day operation of the school’s SEND policy and understand and use provision from the local offer.
- Manage SEND budget and resources.
- Deliver or broker guidance, support and training to all staff.
- Manage intervention and development of alternative teaching strategies and individual programmes where necessary.
- Track progress of pupils using all available data.
- Monitor progress made in achieving plans and target, and evaluate the impact on the teaching and learning.
- Support the transition of SEND pupils to and from the school
Support for Pupils with SEN or a disability
- Coordinate provision for children with SEND and additional needs.
- Manage development of and teach intervention and alternative teaching strategies and individual programmes where necessary
- Initiate and carry out assessments.
- Prepare referrals and attend meeting with outside agencies.
- Prepare and manage statutory assessment paperwork.
- Liaise with parents, carers and outside agencies.
- Contribute to and prepare ECHP’s.
- Administer, organise, attend and chair annual reviews.
Line Management
- To coordinate staff supporting the SEND function
Professional Development
- To keep up to date with current educational issues, regulations pertaining to SEND.
- Take part in training in order to further one’s own professional development.
- Take part in the school’s appraisal process and where appropriate to take part in the appraisal and professional development of others.
Staff Support
- Provide advice, expertise, and coaching to teachers and support staff on inclusive strategies and behaviour management.
- Work collaboratively with staff to develop their confidence and capacity in supporting pupils with additional needs and managing challenging behaviours.
- Support teachers in identifying and implementing effective strategies that promote engagement, regulation, and progress for all learners.
General
- Lead and participate in regular meetings
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
- Contribute to the overall ethos / work aims of the school.
- Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other professionals
- Be prepared to undertake any other duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of the post, decided by the Headteacher in accordance with the changing needs of the school.
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
Please complete the online application.
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About Keep Hatch Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 396 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Keep Hatch Primary School website
- Email address
- kmedhurst@keephatch.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01189784859
Keep Hatch Primary is a two form entry school which is situated to the east of the centre of Wokingham.
The school has been working closely with the Trust over the last two years building strong links.
Keep Hatch is not a faith school and serves families of all faiths and none. The school has spacious grounds, a large Sports Hall, a dedicated Music Suite and accommodation for additional group activities and meetings within the school itself.
Arranging a visit to Keep Hatch Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kmedhurst@keephatch.wokingham.sch.uk.
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