39 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st September 2026

  • Closing date

    1 May 2026 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    23 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS/UPS and SEND Allowance

Additional allowances

MPS/UPS and SEND Allowance

SENDCO job summary

Location: Houghton Conquest Lower School

Salary: MPS/UPS + SEND Allowance

Contract: Part-time / Permanent

Working Pattern: 0.6 days - Designated SENDCO time with a small teaching commitment in the first instance. We can be flexible to suit candidate’s needs.

Houghton Conquest Lower School is a warm and welcoming school at the heart of a historic village. We pride ourselves on creating a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child is encouraged to be the best version of themselves. We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative, and dedicated Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCO) to join our passionate team. This is an incredibly exciting time for Houghton Conquest, we are currently on a transformative journey as we transition from a Lower School to a Primary School from September 2026.

About this Role

Our SENDCO is a valuable and key member of our team, playing a complex and specialist role within our learning community. Passion, drive, and determination are required to make a difference to our pupils. As well as an ability to lead on policy and practice, in conjunction with key stakeholders.

This important role will include overseeing targeted provision for children with additional needs, vulnerabilities, or barriers to learning. It will include the preparation of statutory paperwork, making appropriate referrals, working alongside professionals, supporting parents and families, as well as supporting school staff with quality first teaching and ensuring appropriate adaptations within the classroom are made.

We are a school that is:

  • Fully inclusive
  • Passionate about meeting the needs of all learners
  • Ambitious and aspirational
  • Able to make a difference

We are looking for an excellent candidate who will:

  • Lead the school’s SEND strategy, ensuring high-quality, inclusive support that enables all pupils to thrive and make strong progress.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
  • Ensure statutory compliance with the SEND Code of Practice and Equality Act, maintaining robust policies, EHCP processes, and accurate reporting.
  • Champion inclusive teaching and learning by working with staff to embed adaptive, ambitious classroom practice across the curriculum.
  • Develop staff expertise through effective professional development.
  • Monitor outcomes and inclusion, using data to drive improvement, support smooth transitions, and ensure all SEND pupils access the full life of the school.

We can offer you:

  • Highly motivated, curious, and industrious pupils.
  • A strong, highly qualified staff team with a family community spirit.
  • A commitment to ongoing professional development and staff wellbeing.
  • An environment which promotes innovation.
How to Apply

If you have a passion for this role and want to make a real difference in a community focused setting, we would love to hear from you! Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01234 740202 or email hconquest@hcschool.org.uk to arrange a tour.

Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities

Houghton Conquest Lower is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. The school operates a ‘safer recruitment process’. In line with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview.

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 Houghton Conquest Lower School, we believe that a caring school promotes the welfare, health, safety and guidance of every child. We recognise our statutory duty and pastoral duty to ensure the safety and well-being of our pupils.

“The school’s safeguarding arrangements are well organised, securely maintained and fit for purpose.” Ofsted 2019

“The pupils I spoke to informally around the school told me that they feel safe and happy at the school.” Ofsted 2019

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.

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About Houghton Conquest Lower School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 9
Education phase
Primary school
School size
142 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 9
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School website
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Houghton Conquest Lower School has been at the centre of its village community for over 100 years and we continue to strive to be the best place for every child to start their learning journey. Our motto ‘Growing Together’ promotes our ethos of learning not just academically but for all children to achieve their full potential in a caring yet challenging environment. We offer support and encouragement through all aspects of school life. We want to develop confident, honest and responsible young people, capable of making a positive contribution to their community. We help pupils to understand their role by leading by example and because of our values-led foundation to our school.

Please come and visit us as this will more vibrantly convey the energy and enthusiasm of the staff and pupils. Members of staff work together with professionalism and commitment. We make every effort to work in partnership with our pupils’ parents encouraging good communication and shared understanding.

We are justly proud of our school and its heritage and we welcome you to be part of its continued success.

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