SENDCo
Icknield Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2JB18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
28 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- MPR & UPR + SEN Allowance + TLR
SENDCo job summary
Are you a dedicated and visionary SENDCo ready to lead, inspire, and drive inclusive excellence across our primary school.
Icknield Primary School is seeking an experienced SENDCo to take a pivotal role in shaping our strategic direction and driving high-quality inclusive practice across our school.
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES CO-ORDINATOR
Believe, Achieve, Succeed
Post Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo)
Pay range Main Pay Scale/ Upper Pay Scale
Allowance SEN Allowance + TLR
Contract Permanent, full time
Please note that we may close the advert sooner if we find the right candidate so we encourage you to submit your application without delay.
About the role
Icknield Primary School is seeking an experienced Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator to lead and co-ordinate provision for our pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
This is a hands-on role. We are looking for someone who will know every child on our SEN register personally, understand their needs in detail, and track their progress closely and not limited to strategic oversight. The successful candidate will be visible across the primary school working alongside teachers and support staff to further develop core inclusive teaching practices.
We are looking for someone who
is a qualified teacher with the drive to improve outcomes for every child with SEND will hold detailed knowledge of each child on the register and their needs is confident managing Education, Health and Care Plans from referral through to annual review can work in partnership with families, the local authority and other agencies will lead, develop and support a skilled team of teaching assistants and specialist staff holds the NPQ for SENCOs or the NASENCO, or is willing to complete the NPQ within three years of appointment
We can offer
- a warm, inclusive school with a strong sense of community
- the opportunity to be part of something unique to Icknield Primary School by working with the only specialist deaf provision in Luton
- a TLR payment and an SEN allowance in addition to the Main Pay Scale
- a committed and experienced support team
- supportive leadership and genuine investment in professional development
Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01582 534000 to arrange one.
SAFEGUARDING
Icknield Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check including a check of the children’s barred list, satisfactory references, online searches on shortlisted candidates and verification of professional qualifications and right to work in the UK. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Icknield Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 612 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Our Vision…
Confident, motivated and resilient learners who flourish into well-educated citizens.
Our Ethos…
As a school family, we strive to ensure that we care, co-operate
and communicate our ethos with all children and adults.
This provides the excellent foundation on which our school is built
and the guide for our development.
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