Deadline is tomorrow

  • Job start date

    1 January 2026

  • Closing date

    31 October 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    28 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time contract working Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Between £61,534 - £67,898

Pay scale

L08 - L12

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

● Have the ability to lead on all matters pertaining to SEND inclusion through an excellent knowledge & understanding of the National Curriculum, the SEN Code of Practice and other relevant legislation;

● Have the ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and parents;

● Is willing to lead by example, be a team player and go the extra mile for our students;

● Is fully committed to the safeguarding of students;

● Professional, enthusiastic, flexible and with an attention both to detail and the bigger picture.

What the school offers its staff

Tove Learning Trust (TLT) is a highly successful multi-academy Trust with primary, secondary and alternative provision schools across the West Midlands, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. We are a cross phase trust providing a high-quality education for over 11,500 children between the ages of 4 and 18. Within our family of schools we have four primaries, nine secondaries and two alternative provision schools.

As an employer of choice, we recognise every colleague is an individual, we value diversity, and work as a team to remove barriers to equity. We know that when you are ‘the best you’, whatever your role is with the Trust, you will transform students’ lives.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that all children achieve as highly as possible and we work hard to offer stimulating environments that enable every learner to progress and flourish. We have a small central team and a committed Board of Trustees that are focused on delivering outstanding outcomes.

We aim to have academies that are excellent communities of learning where children thrive on success.

You will have access to a team of school improvement directors specialising in Maths, English, Science, Humanities, EYFS and SEND & Inclusion. Our outcomes in the vast majority of our schools exceed national expectations and many of our schools are rated Good or better by OFSTED. Employee

Benefits:

● Teachers' pension scheme

● Continuous Professional development (CPD)

● Training School Alliance

● Networking opportunities

● Specsavers eyecare voucher

● Free Flu vaccine

● Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

● Medicash - Health Cash Plan:

○ 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services

○ Dental treatment

○ Optical care ○ Physiotherapy

○ Skinvision - skin health tracker ○ A range of essential healthcare expenses

○ Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel The Academy is committed to safeguarding children.

The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

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 Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Booklet-Whole-School-SENDCo-October-2025.docx.pdf - 1.02 MB (opens in new tab)

About Lord Grey Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1431 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
Lord Grey Academy website
Email address
hr@lordgrey.org.uk
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Lord Grey Academy is an exciting and vibrant learning community where students enjoy great success in and outside of the classroom. Our Academy motto: Lord Grey Can is important to us as we prepare our students for successful adult lives in an increasingly competitive world.

Lord Grey Academy is popular and is the first choice school locally. We have a strong focus on academic achievement throughout the school and develop our young people to be independent and resilient learners. We are immensely proud of our inclusive ethos and of the positive relationships that we build with parents and the local community. We believe that all students can achieve.

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