SENDCo
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 3JB32 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
16 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
11 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week - Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale 7 - 11
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a SENDCO, you'll be an experienced teacher with a passion for supporting pupils with special educational needs. Working closely with staff, parents and other appropriate professionals, the main purpose of the role is to apply your leadership skills to guide other teachers with delivering a provision to raise education achievements for special educational needs (SEN) pupils.
Your responsibilities will include devising the school strategy to help ensure that every child who is classified as SEN is supported to help them reach their full educational potential. You may also have teaching responsibilities and will be required to design and deliver interventions within and outside the classroom.
As the Head of SEND Faculty, you will lead and manage a team of dedicated professionals, ensuring that high-quality teaching and learning is delivered across the school.
Please see the job description and person specification for full details of what is required for this role.
What the school offers its staff
- Access to the Teacher’s Pension Scheme
- A very supportive team with a passion for continuous improvement
- A commitment to professional development
- A collaborative working environment
- Comprehensive wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme
- Free on-site parking
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
William Farr School is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
William Farr School is committed to the safeguarding of children, and all posts within school are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to reveal information concerning all convictions, including those which would otherwise be considered as ‘spent’. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1479 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- William Farr CofE Comprehensive School website
- Email address
- hr@williamfarr.lincs.sch.uk
William Farr is a large, successful, Church of England comprehensive school in Lincoln. The school gained academy status in 2011 and has approximately 1,450 students on roll, including 240 in the sixth form. The school was graded as GOOD by Ofsted in all categories in October 2022.
Arranging a visit to William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@williamfarr.lincs.sch.uk.
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