SENDCo & Pupil Premium Lead
Hassocks Infant School, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8EY13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
26 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 19.5 hours per week. Tuesday to Thursday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M5 - UPS3
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance 1
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will be:
✩ a proven excellent teacher
✩ committed to raising pupil attainment
✩ enthusiastic, highly motivated and enjoy working with children
✩ forward thinking, creative and able to make learning fun
✩ able to inspire trust and instill confidence
✩ able to work effectively in partnership with our school community
determined to ensure that every pupil is well supported and achieves their very best
What the school offers its staff
Hassocks Infant School is seeking to appoint an excellent SENCO who has experience working in Early Years and KS1 and is passionate about children's learning. The post will be permanent starting in September 2025.
The role is offered as a part-time role for 3 days per week, working Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The role can be made full-time by including a 2 day teaching commitment. This would involve providing PPA cover in classes throughout the school. We do ask candidates to state whether they wish to apply for this role on a part-time or full-time basis in their supporting letter.
We are hoping that the successful candidate will be able to start in September 2025 or January 2026.
We are absolutely committed to providing the very best education for our children and we are seeking to appoint a strong candidate to the role who has the right skill set, values and attributes.
Our school has a strong inclusive culture and we are keen to find somebody who can help us build on this. We are now looking for the right person to join us on the next stage of our journey and to build on the excellent foundations provided by our current SENCO and staff team.
Visits are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01273 842549 or office@hassocksis.com to arrange a visit or a phone call to find out more about this exciting opportunity.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply in writing, submitting an application form, personal statement, addressed to Adrian Bates-Holland, Head Teacher. Supporting statements should be no longer than 2 pages and clearly demonstrate how the criteria in the person specification is met.
The closing date is Thursday, 26th June 2025 at 12pm. Interviews will be held on Thursday, 3rd July 2025.
Further details about the role
Our school has a strong inclusive culture and we are keen to find somebody who can help us build on this. We are now looking for the right person to join us on the next stage of our journey and to build on the excellent foundations provided by our current SENCO and staff team.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply in writing, submitting an application form, personal statement, addressed to Adrian Bates-Holland, Head Teacher. Supporting statements should be no longer than 2 pages and clearly demonstrate how the criteria in the person specification is met.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hassocks Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory references, health checks and DBS clearance.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@hassocksis.com
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hassocks Infant School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 266 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hassocks Infant School website
- Email address
- office@hassocksis.com
- Phone number
- 01273 842549
Arranging a visit to Hassocks Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@hassocksis.com.
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