SENDCo

Mendip Green Primary School, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 6EX

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  8 April 2026

• Closing date

  21 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 April 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: £19,749.60 - £30,628.20 + £3,202.80 (SEN 2)

SENDCo job summary

Are you an experienced SENDCO (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Coordinator) with a passion for inclusive education and removing barriers to learning?

Mendip Green Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic, highly skilled and committed SENDCO to lead the strategic development of SEND provision across our school.

Location: Mendip Green Primary School, Greenwood Road, Worle, Weston‑super‑Mare, North Somerset, BS22 6EX

Contract: 0.6 FTE

Salary: TMS/UPS + SEN 2 allowance

Interview date: 28 April 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated professional who is passionate about inclusion, safeguarding and pupil achievement, ensuring that all children, including those with SEND, SEMH and EAL needs receive the support they need to thrive.

About Mendip Green Primary School

Mendip Green Primary School is a large school for 4-11 year-olds in the Worle area of Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset. We work to be at the forefront of education, giving our pupils a spectacular education and creating well-rounded people who are willing and capable of making a positive contribution to their community. To achieve this we are looking for inspiring staff to be a champion for all children, with a passion to see every child become the best that they can be. We are an inclusive school and can offer you the opportunity to work with children from different backgrounds and with a range of needs.

The Role

As SENDCO at Mendip Green Primary School, you will play a vital leadership role in shaping and delivering high‑quality SEND provision. Working closely with the Headteacher, senior leaders, staff, families and external professionals, you will ensure that inclusive practice is embedded across the school and that pupils with additional needs make strong progress.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership of SEND.
• Lead, develop and evaluate the school’s SEND policy, provision and strategic direction.
• Analyse assessment and progress data to identify patterns, needs and effective interventions.
• Teaching, learning and inclusion.
• Work collaboratively with class teachers to embed SEND needs into curriculum planning.
• Promote inclusive practice for pupils with SEND, EAL and SEMH.
• Support and implement behaviour strategies for pupils with additional emotional or behavioural needs.
• Provide professional guidance, coaching and CPD for teachers and support staff
• Monitor the quality and impact of SEND provision and interventions.
• Build strong, positive relationships with parents and carers.
• Liaise effectively with external agencies and professionals.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date SEND record.
• Champion safeguarding and child protection.

What we offer:

• a supportive and collaborative environment where all staff are valued and empowered to achieve their best and always be proud of who they are and what they do
• a central team with education specialists in school improvement, innovation and development, SEND and education welfare
• a diverse and inclusive group of academies where every child is valued and celebrated
• the opportunity to learn new things or develop existing skills with quality, ongoing professional development and a series of career pathways to help you grow and excel in your teaching career

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

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 Mendip Green Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 628 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mendip Green Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mendip-green-primary-school

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