SENDCo
The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BN10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
6 May 2025 at 11am
Date listed
25 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075.00 - £50,471.00 Annually (Actual) MPS1-UPS3 £33,075 - £50,471 with TLR 1.3 £14,186
SENDCo job summary
Are you looking to develop your career in SEND leadership in a school that recognises the importance of inclusivity and high expectations for all students with SEND? If so, then we would love to hear from you.
Around 20% of our students at The Misbourne are on the SEND register and over 50 of our students have EHCPs. We also have an Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) with 12 places for students with ASD. As a result our SEND provision is a fully embedded feature of the school, with strong collaboration between teaching and learning, pastoral care and SEND teams. All of our staff recognise the importance of inclusivity and this is prioritised by senior leaders, ensuring SEND provision is strongly advocated and informs all decision making.
Our current postholder has made superb progress in developing the provision in recent years and our overall offer includes:
Specialist SEND teaching and intervention spaces, including three classrooms, a gym, a sensory room and multiple office and meeting spaces
Deputy SENDCo
Two Teachers of SEND
SEND Administrator
Specialist EBSNA provision with a Lead TA for EBSNA
Access Arrangements Coordinator
Large TA team with opportunities for further specialism
A trainee counsellor specialising in supporting students with SEND
Regular visits from a therapy dog!
SEND provision and inclusive practice is a top priority for us and our investment reflects this:
We have two dedicated working days per year for all staff to create specific time for APDR meetings with families for all students with SEND, with these meetings primarily led by form tutors.
Allocated time on INSET days for form tutors to track progress and provide mid-year updates
We use the Provision Map platform to reduce SENDCo and staff workload by managing and tracking plans and support provisions, enabling faster and more effective evaluation
We ensure teachers have quick and easy access to students’ SEN plans, passports and provision information from their seating plans in ClassCharts - all pulling directly from Provision Map so there is no duplication of workload for the SEND team.
We place inclusion at the heart of our teaching and learning strategy and CPD offer, through bespoke training for staff as well as prioritising inclusivity and support for students with SEND as a central feature of our whole-school T&L framework.
We offer remote working opportunities for our SENDCo to ensure adequate time and focus on key tasks, including consultations, liaison with the local authority and routine SENDCo paperwork.
This role is critical to the ongoing success of our students and staff and as such would be best suited to a colleague with experience of leading SEND provision. We do, however, also encourage applications from high calibre candidates with experience at middle or senior leadership level who wish to develop their expertise in SEND.
If you think this could be the role for you, we encourage you to come and visit or arrange an informal conversation by contacting recruitment@themisbourne.co.uk or telephoning 01494 862 869.
About The Misbourne:
The Misbourne is an 11-18 mixed school single-academy trust in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have over 1100 students on roll, including a successful and growing Sixth Form. We are proudly non-selective and inclusive, ensuring that we live and breathe our values: we are a community that values learning, promotes kindness and strives for excellence in all we do. We are the Lead School for Careers in Buckinghamshire.
Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally. As our greatest asset, we place great emphasis on staff wellbeing evidenced in our Wellbeing Charter.
Excerpts from our successful 2022 Ofsted inspection include:
Pupils told inspectors that the clear and fair behaviour system helps them to behave well.
Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.
Pupils’ conduct around the school is orderly and calm.
Pastoral care puts the child at the heart of everything the school does
We can offer you:
An academy that puts wellbeing at the top of their priorities, evidenced by our Wellbeing Charter
Students who are a pleasure to work with
Great training and development opportunities
An experienced, friendly, and collaborative team of staff
Opportunities for remote working where appropriate
A fortnightly ‘Flexi-PPA’ with a late start (10.10am) or early finish (1.30pm) and annual personal ‘Headspace Day’
A two-week October half-term
A centralised behaviour system with visible and supportive leadership
Free access to our own fully-fitted gym (subject to opening hours)
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free on-site parking
We are not just offering a job, we are offering a career adventure.
We would be delighted to invite prospective applicants to visit our school and experience first-hand what makes The Misbourne such a great place to work.
To book your school visit please email recruitment@themisbourne.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
The Misbourne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance
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.
About The Misbourne School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1095 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Misbourne School website
We are an 11-18 Academy in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have nearly 1100 students on roll including a successful and growing Sixth Form. Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally.
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