SENDCo

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1JJ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027 (or earlier for the right candidate)

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENCO (special educational needs coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £35,602.00 - £48,479.00 Annually (FTE) SEN Allowance

SENDCo job summary

Working Hours: Two days per week (days to be confirmed)

Contract Type: Ongoing

Start Date: January 2027 (or earlier for the right candidate)

Pay scale: MPS plus SEN allowance

Responsible to: Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team (SLT)

Responsible for: SEND provision

Closing Date: Monday 19th October 2026

Interview Date: Wednesday 21st October 2026

We are currently recruiting for a SENDCo for two days a week working as part of our amazing SEND team. You will be working alongside our experienced SENDCo, contributing to whole school Inclusion and planning for and supporting our new internal alternative provision, the ‘Anchor’ room.

Our school vision and ethos means that we believe that happy staff equal happy, engaged children.

Main purpose

The SENDCo, under liaison with and the direction of the headteacher, will:

• Determine the strategic development of special educational needs (SEND) policy and provision in the school

• Be responsible for day-to-day operation of the SEND policy and coordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEND or a disability, particularly our children in attendance at the Anchor room.

• Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies

• The SENDCO will also be expected to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document

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 Watford St John's Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Free School, Church of England/Christian, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 401 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Watford St John's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watford-st-john-s-church-of-england-primary-school

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