SENDCo

Sylvester Primary Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 0UX

55 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  7 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916 - £51,048 + SEN Allowance of £5,497 FTE. Actual salary: £19,769.60 - £30,628.80 + £3,298.20

SENDCo job summary

We seek to appoint an inspirational and dedicated SENDCo from January 2026. This is a leadership role and is non-class-based. We are looking for a driven and committed SENDCo to help shape the future of our provision for pupils with special educational needs.

You will play a key role in influencing the growth of our school community, embedding inclusive practices from the ground up and ensuring that every pupil receives the support they need to thrive.

You will be an experienced teacher with a passion for supporting pupils with special educational needs. Working closely with staff, parents and other appropriate professionals, you will apply your leadership skills to guide other teachers with delivering a provision to raise achievements and improve progress for pupils with special educational needs. Your responsibilities will include leading and managing the school strategy to help ensure that every pupil is supported to help them reach their full educational potential. You will be required to design, deliver and evaluate interventions across the four broad areas of need.

The successful candidate will be:

• dedicated to supporting SEND pupils to access a broad curriculum
• organised with excellent interpersonal skills
• resilient, proactive and forward thinking with a ‘can do’ attitude
• a team player, with a sense of humour and willingness to make a positive contribution to whole school life
• an accredited SENDCo or willing to undergo the training

 

The Wade Deacon Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory medical clearance.

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

Sylvester Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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 Sylvester Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 289 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sylvester Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sylvester-primary-academy

Sylvester Primary Academy is a one form entry school with 256 pupils on roll, including a Nursery. In the most recent Ofsted report (October 2019), the school was judged to be a ‘Good’ school. We have a reputation for providing an excellent education, helping each child to achieve their full potential.

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