SENDCO

Leigh Beck Junior School, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 7TD

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• 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: £34,398.00 - £46,839.00 Annually (FTE) Expected Salary Range - M1 - M6 plus SEN allowance

SENDCO job summary

Leigh Beck Junior School is looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic and committed SENDCO. We are a warm, friendly school and team, with wonderful children and supportive parents. Children are motivated to learn, are exceptionally well behaved and deserve the best that we can give them. Teachers are all supported on their ongoing CPD through quality support from the Lion Academy Trust team.

This is an exciting opportunity to implement the Trust agreed provision for SEND and gifted and talented children and interventions, working as a member of the leadership team.

Under the direction of the head Teacher, you will determine the strategic development of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEND. You will need to line manage LSA teams and support the SEND interventions across the schools, working closely with the Deputy Head Teacher. The successful candidate will have experience with Essex SEND procedures and will be familiar with documentation for applying for EHCPs and annual reviews.

The successful candidate would be employed as a teacher under the STPCD and will hold specific duties in the role of SENDCo.

We are inviting applications from qualified teachers who hold the SENDCo qualification.

The ideal candidate will need to be

• highly professional

• a good team player

• resilient

• an effective communicator with all stakeholders and multi-agencies

• responsive and adaptable and able to follow through on all tasks

• pro-active

• organised

• emotionally intelligent

• Able to develop positive relationships with children and adults

We can offer you:

• career progression and leadership opportunities

• unlimited access to CPD and career development through providers such as The National College and The Key.

• a dynamic, dedicated team of teachers and support staff who want the best for their children

• enthusiastic, friendly and aspirational children who are determined to make the most of their schooling

• a vibrant and rapidly improving school with rewards and opportunities for motivated and committed individuals

• Lion Pathways Curriculum

• Employee Assistance programme for you and your immediate family

• Perks at Work discounts

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, the successful applicant must provide satisfactory references and will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure, along with all relevant safeguarding checks.

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

The Trust/School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and people, and the successful applicant must provide satisfactory references and will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure, along with all relevant safeguarding checks.

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 Leigh Beck Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 325 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Leigh Beck Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leigh-beck-junior-school

Leigh Beck Junior School is rated as a 'Good School' by Ofsted.

We are a three-form entry junior school in the heart of Canvey Island community. We are a large, vibrant junior school with an explicit emphasis on developing the whole child as a person and as a learner.

Our dedicated staff team are committed to ensuring children have a wide array of learning experiences and equip children with the knowledge, skills and values that will enable them to progress in life becoming confident and responsible local, national and global citizens, ready for the next stage of their learning and for their life.

We are a warm friendly school and team, with wonderful children and supportive parents. Children are motivated to learn, are exceptionally well behaved and deserve the best that we can give them.

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