SENDCo

Hillside Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8NU

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  17 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPS-£32,916-£45,352, UPS-£47,472-£51,048

SENDCo job summary

JOIN US!Are you ready to make a real difference? Hillside Primary School is seeking a passionate and dedicated SENDCo to join our team. This role comes with a SEN allowance and provides the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our pupils with additional needs.

Job title: SENDCo

Location: Hillside Primary School

Contract: Permanent, Full-time, Monday to Friday

Salary: £32,916-£51,048 plus SEN allowance

Closing Date: Midday, Monday 13th October 2025

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Determine the strategic development of special educational needs (SEN) policy and provision in the academy

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

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

Our People-First Philosophy

At Active Learning Trust, we invest deeply in our staff so that they can deliver the very best outcomes for our pupils. We pair that investment with bold innovation, open collaboration and a spirit of professional generosity-sharing our expertise to lift the wider education sector, as well as each of our schools.

Why Join Our Trust?

Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.

Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.

Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and local government pension scheme.

Contact

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more info, please contact Lucy Wass, Headteacher, at: l.wass@hillsideprimary.co.uk

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Hillside Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 421 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hillside Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillside-primary-school-ipswich

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