SENDCo

Gladstone Park Primary School, London, NW10 1LB

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2026

• Closing date

  14 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary dependant on experience (MPS - UPS) with SEND allowance
• Additional allowances:

  Salary dependant on experience (MPS - UPS) with SEND allowance

SENDCo job summary

Join Our Team as SENDCo and potentially have Trust-wide leadership impact - Gladstone Park Primary School

At Gladstone Park Primary, we believe every child deserves to be prepared for a life-long love of learning— and we’re looking for a passionate, proactive SENDCo to help make that happen. You’ll be someone who lives and breathes inclusion, ready to hit the ground running to ensure all our pupils with special educational needs and disabilities receive the very best support and opportunities to succeed.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a vibrant, ambitious school community where teamwork, compassion and high expectations go hand in hand. For the right candidate, there’s also the exciting potential to take on a trust-wide leadership role, supporting inclusive practice across our family of schools.

If you’re ready to make a real difference and lead with heart, we’d love to hear from you.

As part of Anthem Schools Trust, you’ll join a network of schools united by a shared commitment to excellence, collaboration and opportunity for all. Together, we strive to enable every child to achieve their very best — academically, socially and emotionally — and we are looking for a SENDCo who shares that vision and passion.

Inclusion at Anthem

As a trust, we have an ambitious Inclusion Strategy which sets out our vision for Inclusion further. One exciting element of this is our commitment to developing our relational approach across our schools. This year, all our schools are undertaking training with the Thrive Approach which will further embed our practice in trauma-informed, developmentally based provision.

Overall responsibilities

The SENDCo, under the direction of the Headteacher, will:

Determine the strategic development of special educational needs (SEND) policy and provision in the school

Be responsible for day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability (SEND)

Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies

Main duties

Strategic direction and development of SEND provision in the school

With the support of, and working with, the Headteacher / Senior Leadership Team (SLT) the SENCO will:

Contribute to a positive and inclusive whole school ethos that promotes excellent outcomes for pupils with SEND

Ensure the school meets its responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, Children’s Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice 2015

Develop a strategic overview of provision for pupils with SEND across the school, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision

Ensure the Anthem Trust SEND policy is implemented effectively within the school

Develop, implement and monitor strategic SEND plans that are reflected in the Academy Improvement Plan

Support all staff in understanding the needs of SEN pupils

Liaise with staff, parents, external agencies and other schools or settings to co-ordinate their contribution, provide maximum support and ensure continuity of educational provision for pupils with SEND

Evaluate whether funding is being used effectively, and advise the Headteacher on making effective use of resources to ensure value for money

Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of national and local initiatives which may affect the school’s policy and practice

Contribute to school self-evaluation, particularly with respect to provision for pupils with SEND

Provide regular information to SLT and governors on the effectiveness of SEN provision and outcomes

Operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of provision

Support early and accurate identification and assessment of special educational needs

Maintain an accurate SEND register

Work in partnership with parents and families who have a child with SEND

Advise on the graduated approach to SEND support

Ensure the cycle of Assess, Plan Do review is used to inform provision and meet individual needs

Co-ordinate additional provision that meets the pupils’ needs, and monitor its effectiveness

Coordinate the use of a Provision Map (Edukey or equivalent) and ensure it is being used effectively to develop individual learning plans and record, track and monitor the effectiveness of interventions

Support person-centred approaches, involving pupils and parents in all aspects of SEN provision

Be aware of the provision in the Local Authorities local offer

Work with early years/feeder primary providers, other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and other external agencies and be a key point of contact for external agencies

Work in partnership with the pupil, parents and other professionals to ensure the needs of pupils with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans are fully met and meet statutory requirements

Support transition at all stages for pupils with SEN

Ensure records of pupils with SEN are kept up to date

Leading and managing staff

Advise and contribute to all aspects of effective SEND continuing professional development for staff (including leading training and coaching)

Establish opportunities for staff to review the needs, progress and targets of pupils with SEND

Lead and manage teaching assistants working with pupils with SEND

Lead staff appraisals and review staff performance on an ongoing basis

Teaching and learning

Support staff to implement inclusive Quality First Teaching (QFT) for all pupils with SEND

Collect and analyse assessment data on SEND to demonstrate progress and inform practice

Implement intervention groups for pupils with SEND, and evaluate their effectiveness

Support subject leaders to implement a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum in line with Anthem’s curriculum vision for SEND

Promote the pupil’s inclusion in the school community and access to extra-curricular activities

Ensure appropriate Access Arrangements are in place, to support pupil need in public examinations, and all paperwork submitted correctly

Additional responsibilities and general requirements

Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct

Show commitment to the school, promote an inclusive ethos and equal opportunities for all in the school community, opposing strongly any form of discrimination

Attend and participate in relevant training sharing the knowledge and ideas gained with colleagues

Participate in the school’s appraisal and professional development scheme, ensuring that objectives are set and met within the agreed timescale

Undertake any professional duties commensurate with the grade of the post, reasonably delegated to him/her by the Headteacher

Network and share good practice with other Anthem Trust SENCos

This job description will be supported by the school improvement plan which will identify key distinct tasks and responsibilities for this role in the school year. These will be derived from ongoing school self-evaluation and other local/national priorities. The postholder’s duties must be carried out in compliance with the school’s policies and procedures including child protection and safeguarding procedures.

These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exhaustive nor exclusive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grading of the post.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

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

At Gladstone Park Primary School the health, safety and wellbeing of every child is our top priority. We expect all staff, local governors and volunteers to share this commitment to safeguarding our pupils.

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 Gladstone Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 661 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gladstone Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gladstone-park-primary-school

Gladstone Park Primary is an ambitious, friendly school in the heart of Brent, North London.

We are a 3 form entry school who serve a rich and diverse community.

We aim to ensure that all children receive an exciting, relevant curriculum which fosters a life-long love of learning. We whole-heartedly promote a stimulating and positive learning environment where all our children feel happy, safe and valued as individuals.

At Gladstone Park we strive to enable all children to maximise their potential and develop as confident, resilient and emotionally literate individuals, fully prepared for their future life, ready to seize opportunities and able to contribute meaningfully to the wider community.

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