SENDCo

The Heights Primary School, Reading, RG4 7LB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Pay Scale

SENDCo job summary

‘Pupils enjoy coming to this exceptional school.

It puts pupils’ learning at the centre of everything it does.’

Ofsted, 2024

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a new SENDCo to join our exceptional school to lead on SEND and inclusion. This is an exciting time to join our team and deliver a vision for outstanding provision which will ensure that all pupils with additional needs make accelerated progress in their learning and achieve to the very best of their ability.

The Heights Primary School is a two form entry school, situated in Caversham Heights, Reading. We want the very best for every child in our school and as staff we work hard to ensure our children are happy and safe, so they ‘Learn, Enjoy and Succeed’ every day. Our pupils’ behaviour and welfare is exemplary, our curriculum offer is outstanding and our academic outcomes are consistently well above national average.

We are looking for a SEND Champion who:

• Believes that all children deserve the best regardless of their need/s

• Puts the children and inclusion at the heart of everything they do

• Is looking to learn new skills and knowledge to directly impact upon the lives of children and families

• Is resilient, organised and has a positive ‘can do’ attitude

• Is an excellent communicator and able to work with a wide range of people

• Is adaptable and will be excited by the opportunities for collaboration within a Primary MAT

• Contributes in the wider life of the school and local community

In return for your hard work and dedication we can offer you:

• Support to undertake the National SEND qualification (NASENCO) with a personalised coaching programme

• An opportunity to really make a difference and champion the needs of SEND pupils

• The chance to work with a strong, caring and committed team of staff

• Incredibly enthusiastic, well-behaved and motivated pupils

• An extremely engaged and supportive community

• A warm and contemporary environment to work in, situated in a beautiful setting

Application Procedure
Please telephone 0118 3570123 or email recruitment@theheightsprimary.co.uk to arrange a visit to meet the Senior Leadership Team who will be happy to show you around the school and answer any questions you may have about the post.

Application form link: https://www.theheightsprimary.co.uk/vacancies. Applications will be considered on receipt after which suitable candidates will be invited to interview.

Closing date: Monday 9th June. Interviews to be held: Friday 13th June

The Heights is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome applicants from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Heights Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 351 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Heights Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-heights-primary-school

The Heights is an outstanding school in the Caversham Heights community which opened in September 2014. It currently has approximately 350 children from Reception to Year 6.

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