SENDCo

St Thomas More Catholic School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter 2026

• Closing date

  16 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS-UPS3 (Commensurate with experience) plus SENDCo allowance

SENDCo job summary

The Directors of this successful Catholic Secondary School wish to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and forward thinking SENDCo to inspire and lead our students. In return, we can offer a supportive and caring work environment.

The core purpose of the SENDCo is to take responsibility for the day-to-day provision made by the school for pupils with SEND and to provide professional guidance in the area of SEND in order to secure high quality teaching and the effective use of resources to bring about improved standards of achievement for all pupils. The SENDCo’s fundamental task is to support the Head Teacher in ensuring that all staff recognise the importance of planning their lessons in ways that will encourage the participation and learning of all pupils.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.

St Thomas More is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment and selection process in line with this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust is a large Catholic Multi Academy Trust situated in the northern half of the Catholic Diocese of Northampton formed by the merger of three former Catholic Trusts in February 2020. The Trust currently leads and manages ten Catholic primary schools located across the geographical area of Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire and, two Catholic secondary schools - St Thomas More in Bedford and Thomas Becket in Northampton.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

St Thomas More is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment and selection process in line with this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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 St Thomas More Catholic School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 929 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Thomas More Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-school-bedford

St Thomas More Secondary School is a successful, oversubscribed 11-18 Catholic school, which is part of the Bedford group of OLICAT Schools (Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust). St Thomas More is a specialist school in humanities and leadership and also a teaching school. Our last Ofsted inspection, in January 2011, judged St Thomas More to be an outstanding school. Our highly motivated, professional and friendly staff continue to secure higher levels of learning and examination success. 

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