SENDCO

Whitegate Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 9JQ

59 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  24 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENCO (special educational needs coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 (M1 - UPS3 plus TLR)

SENDCO job summary

Teacher with SEND responsibilities

Required from 4th January 2027

Full time

Permanent

Grade and Salary

                                              M1-UPS3 plus TLR

Whitegate Primary and Nursery school is seeking to appoint an excellent teaching practitioner who has high expectations of pupil with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)

About the role:

To lead the strategic development of the school's Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) provision and oversight of the day-to-day operation of that policy with the aim of raising SEN pupil achievement.

To be a champion for our children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and ensure their full participation in all aspects of school life.

To undertake the teaching of general subjects, in accordance with the School Teachers Professional Standards, to a KS1 or KS2 class on a job-share basis as well as pastoral and administrative duties in respect of pupils in this class and responsibilities in the school.

The postholder is responsible for the supervision of the work of the Pastoral Lead and teaching assistants.

To interact on a professional level with colleagues and seeks to establish and maintain productive relationships with them in order to promote mutual understanding of SEND inclusion practices.

We warmly welcome applications from those who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children and thrives on challenging themselves and others to keep on improving. Our working relationships are positive, supportive and forward looking. 

You will:

Put provision in place to ensure that progress of pupils with SEN improves relative to those without SEN. 

Ensure that the school carries out its statutory responsibilities regarding all students with a Statement of Special Educational Needs. 

Support all staff in understanding the needs of SEN pupils. 

Support phase/key stage developments of SEN provision. 

Monitor progress towards targets for pupils with SEN.

Analyse and interpret relevant school, local and national data. 

Liaise with staff, parents, external agencies and other schools to co-ordinate their contribution, provide maximum support and ensure continuity of provision.

Dedicated leadership time to fulfil all aspects of the SENDCo role.

You will be the class teacher responsible for our enhanced provision, including leading on planning and resourcing, delivering high-quality teaching, and supporting the wider team to meet the needs of pupils with SEND.

In return we offer:

A collaborative and supportive team of talented professionals.

A commitment to professional development opportunities in order to enhance your ability to develop and improve provision.

The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children.

Motivated, friendly and hardworking children.

A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven

towards continuously raising standards.

Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

Calm and purposeful learning environments

Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Or Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust

Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Andrew Forshaw at Whitegate Primary and Nursery School, Middlefell Way, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 9JW Email: admin@whitegate.nottingham.sch.uk Telephone:01159152944

Closing date for applications : Monday 21st September 2026 - Noon

Interviews will be held on: 30th September 2026

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9510 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

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

Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and pre-employment background checks, including satisfactory references, medical, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list clearance, online and social media checks and completion of relevant safeguarding training including Safeguarding Children in Education
All school roles are classed as regulated activity and as such, it is an offence to apply to for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children

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 Whitegate Primary and Nursery School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 424 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Whitegate Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whitegate-primary-and-nursery-school

At Whitegate we are proud to be an inclusive school providing a high quality, creative and challenging education. Every child experiences a sense of enjoyment and achieves their full potential within a secure, caring and happy environment.

In short, every child that attends Whitegate will...
Enjoy, Achieve, Excel

Our Aims
The following 3 statements underpin everything that the school does:

A relentless focus on high standards.
There are NO BARRIERS or EXCUSES to great learning or achievement.
The street stops at the gate.

The driving force behind all that happens at Whitegate Primary and Nursery School is the shared aim of every child enjoying access to a stimulating and engaging education, developing both academically and socially and leaving us as life long, independent learners, who are prepared to play a positive role in society.

Whitegate Primary and Nursery School has a culture of high aspiration and expectation for each and every child, which enables our children to acquire knowledge, understanding and develop learning throughout the school. We are a school that strives to work in partnership with parents and families. We are open and transparent and we share information. We strive to create a learning community that extends beyond the perimeter of our site. We do everything we can to support families for the benefit of their children.

We aim to fully develop any interests or talents that our children have, through the provision of a broad curriculum which values all subjects, the Arts and Sports. We will aim to provide as many enrichment activities and activity clubs for pupils as we can.

We recognise that bullying can happen in any setting and have a zero tolerance approach to this. We have a clear Positive Relationships and Behaviour Policy that includes Anti-Bullying to which all staff and pupils sign up. Targets of bullying will be listened to and the behaviour of the bully will be addressed.

We maintain a Values Education Policy to underpin the above.

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