SENDCo

The Cooper School, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RS

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026 (Or earlier)

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR/UPR plus TLR 1.1 (currently £10,174 per annum)
• Additional allowances:

  MPR/UPR plus TLR 1.1 (currently £10,174 per annum)

SENDCo job summary

SENDCo

Main/Upper Pay Range + TLR 1 (1) £10,174

Permanent/Full Time

For September 2026

We are seeking an ambitious and values-driven SENDCo to join The Cooper School, part of the Acer Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to lead SEND within a caring and inclusive school community at the heart of Bicester, where high expectations and a commitment to developing the whole child sit at the centre of everything we do.

As SENDCo, you will play a key strategic role in shaping inclusive practice across the school, ensuring every learner can thrive. You will lead SEND provision, support high-quality teaching, and work in partnership with staff, families and external agencies to remove barriers to learning and secure strong outcomes for all.

We are looking for a dynamic and inspiring leader with a strong moral purpose, who believes in the power of inclusion and is ready to make a lasting difference. In return, you will join a collaborative Trust and a school committed to continuous improvement, professional growth and ensuring every student succeeds.

If this opportunity resonates with you, we warmly encourage you to visit us and see for yourself what makes The Cooper School such a special place to learn and work.

  Please apply via My New Term

The closing date is Midday, Monday 20th April 2026

Interviews will be held the week commencing 27th April 2026

The Cooper School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. Wood Green School is an equal opportunities employer.

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 Cooper School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1228 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cooper School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cooper-school-bicester

At The Cooper School, we pride ourselves on being forward thinking in terms of curriculum decisions which support our students; focused on improving learning through the use of new technologies and determined to continuously refine our approaches to teaching and learning. Investing in the Media Suite reflects a small part of our approach to making learning engaging, relevant and active for our students.

Joining us as a member of staff at The Cooper School means being able to see the big picture for the students here. It means that whilst we always strive for academic excellence, we also place great value upon students becoming adaptable, resourceful and enquiring. These are the sort of skills that will enable them to become effective citizens, just as much as their academic results will. As such, we encourage independent learning, enrichment initiatives and House-based teamwork and co-operation.

Working here is an opportunity to flourish as a professional. We ‘grow our own’ leaders. Many new staff have taken on additional responsibilities which is a mark of their quality and commitment to making progress in their own careers as well as their desire to become part of a successful and positive organisation.

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