SENDCo

The Coombes Church of England Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 9NX

26 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  18 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Pay Grade MPS/UPS plus SEN allowance £2,787 FTE (subject to pay body review)

SENDCo job summary

1.0 or 0.8 FTE SENDCo required

Permanent Role

Required by January or April 2027

Pay grade MPS/UPS plus SEN allowance £2,787 FTE per annum (Subject to pay body review)

Are you an experienced and passionate Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) looking for an inspiring, non-class based leadership role? The Coombes Church of England Primary School is seeking a SENCO to join our dynamic and supportive team.

This is a truly exciting opportunity to lead and develop our inclusive provision in a school that values every child. You will have access to exceptional resources, including nurture rooms, breakout spaces, sensory rooms and a well resourced SEND department that provides high quality support for our children. Our classrooms benefit from full-time teaching assistants, ensuring that your expertise can make a real difference to pupils’ learning and wellbeing.

In this role, you will also enjoy collaboration and networking opportunities across the Keys Academy Trust, providing access to a wide variety of services, advice and peer support. You will lead on SEND strategy, champion inclusion and work alongside our experienced team to ensure every child is empowered to achieve their full potential.

If you are committed to nurturing a culture of excellence, innovation and care, and want to work in a school that genuinely supports its staff and children, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to be part of our forward-looking, caring and inclusive team at The Coombes!

You will: 

be a qualified teacher with a proven record of excellent teaching to meet children's needs, both academically and socially hold the NPQSENCO Qualification/SENDCo qualification (essential)

have experience of conducting training and supporting colleagues

be a champion for children with additional needs and/or in receipt of Pupil Premium

have a sound knowledge of quality first teaching as described within the SEND Code of Practice

demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with pupils, staff, families and other agencies

have a good knowledge of safeguarding policies such as Keeping Children Safe in Education

Be a team player, willing to work as part of a team to ensure every child flourishes

We offer you: 

welcoming, supportive working environments with a friendly team

unique facilities to enable the best quality practice and support for pupils with SEND

a strong commitment to an investment in your continued professional development

options for flexible working

the chance to collaborate and learn from colleagues, as well as other schools

delightful, hard-working and enthusiastic children

families who are keen to work with the schools to support their children

As a member of The Keys Academy Trust, the successful applicant will have access to high quality professional development and career progression within The Trust.

About the School
The Coombes is a two-form-entry primary school set within a truly unique school site. The school provides a truly exceptional educational environment with a range of facilities including a nurture room, swimming pool and sensory spaces. The school works closely in partnership with our Trust partner schools and a range of stakeholders and is committed to provide staff with ongoing professional development.

We welcome and encourage visits to our school. To arrange a visit please email the Operations Manager, Joanna Hardy, on operations@coombes.wokingham.sch.uk. 

The Keys Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, pre-employment checks and DBS checks, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

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 The Coombes Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 338 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Coombes Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-coombes-church-of-england-primary-school

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