SENDCo with Teaching Responsibility

Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2BQ

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP after interview

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 8:50am

• Date listed

  28 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,458 - £22,676

SENDCo with Teaching Responsibility job summary

We are currently looking to welcome an experienced and passionate SENDCo to join our team and take the lead in ensuring children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities receive the very best support. This role combines strategic leadership of SEND provision with direct teaching responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the school’s provision for pupils with SEND in line with the SEND Code of Practice.
• Work closely with staff, parents, and external agencies to ensure inclusive, high-quality education for all learners.
• Oversee the identification, assessment, and monitoring of pupils with SEND.
• Deliver engaging and inclusive teaching to a small class or groups, contributing to high standards of learning across the school.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of interventions, ensuring effective support is in place.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to whole-school improvement planning.

We are looking for someone who:

• Holds the National Award for SENDCo (or is willing to work towards it).
• Has proven experience in supporting children with a wide range of needs, ideally in a primary setting.
• Is a strong communicator and relationship-builder with children, families, and colleagues.
• Demonstrates excellent teaching skills and a commitment to inclusive practice.
• Can inspire, motivate, and support staff to meet the needs of all learners.

In return, we offer:

• A supportive and collaborative staff team.
• Children who are enthusiastic, caring, and eager to learn.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• A school culture that values wellbeing, inclusion, and high aspirations.

Visits to the school are welcomed

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

The L.E.A.D. Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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 Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 222 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bishop-alexander-l-e-a-d-academy

L.E.A.D. Academy Trust was established in 2011 with a clear aim: to deliver outstanding school leadership to release every pupil’s full potential. Recognised by Ofsted as a leading academy sponsor, the Trust currently comprises 25 schools across Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Lincoln and Sheffield.

Join us and you can expect an excellent benefits package including salary sacrifice schemes, access to counselling and support provisions through the Employee Assistant Programme and a very generous local authority pension scheme.

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