SENDCo
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5EZ16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
2 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS & SEND Allowance - depending on qualification, pending qualification or experience
SENDCo job summary
Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in the SENDCo position at Hillborough Infant and Nursery School.
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a passionate, driven and dedicated SENDCo to join our school community. We are open to also those who this would be the next step in their journey and/or have started their SEND qualification. This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to take our SEND offer and provision from good to outstanding – and beyond.
The successful candidate will:
- Strive to meet and exceed our vision and values for the school and our children with SEND
- Have a genuine passion for supporting the whole family, not just the child
- Be dedicated to making a real, lasting difference for children with SEND
- Ensure that our children receive the right support, at the right time, with the right people, the right resources and in the right place.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a proven record of accomplishment of working with children with special educational needs and disabilities.
- Who has started their professional qualification for SEND and this would be their next step
- Can demonstrate a clear understanding of best practice in SEND provision
- Is committed to collaborative working with parents, carers and outside agencies
- Is proactive in raising standards and driving improvements for our SEND provision
- Shares our belief that every child deserves an excellent, inclusive education
About Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
We are a maintained primary school, and our team is committed to providing the highest quality education for all our pupils, including those with SEND. We are a three-form entry school with a large number of children attending our nursery. We have a dedicated and committed team who support all those identified as having SEND and those who have higher-level needs SEND.
Next Steps
If you are excited by this opportunity and feel, you have the skills and passion required, please:
- Complete the application, via My New Term, or via the link on our website.
- Submit your application by the stated deadline
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange interviews. If you have any questions or would like an informal discussion about the post or visit, please contact the school office to arrange a visit.
Thank you again for your interest in joining our school. We look forward to receiving your application.
Visits to the school are encouraged and do call the school office on 01582 725 764 to book a visit to the school.
Please note that a prospective candidate who visits the school and holds a QTS will automatically be shortlisted if they submit an application.
If you are unable to visit our School, please view the attached tour of our School.
We look forward to receiving your completed application by the 2nd July 2025 or by the 17th September 2025.
Those candidates that are shortlisted will receive further information to enable them to prepare for the next stage.
All application must be made through MyNewTerm
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification and only apply if you can demonstrate that you meet ALL of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification, including qualifications.
Closing date: 2nd July 2025 or 17th September 2025
Initial shortlisting: 3rd July 2025 or 18th September 2025
Interviews will take place: w/c 7th July 2025 or w/c 22nd September 2025
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.
About Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 312 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School website
School location
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