Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENDCO) - Part Time
University of Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0QZ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
31 March 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
- Upper Pay Scale
Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENDCO) - Part Time job summary
Teaching at our school is amazing
We strive to be better each day in a spirit of collaboration and challenge.
We believe passionately in every child and do everything possible to include them.
Are you ready to fire up the next part of your career journey?
We are a unique school: the only one of its kind in the UK for primary. We read, we debate, we learn and we work hard.
If you think ‘Yes’ then our school is the place for you.
Title: Special Educational Needs Coordinator
Responsible to: Executive Headteacher
Grade: Upper Pay Scale
Don’t just make your career in Cambridge, live it.
Have a look at our websites www.universityprimaryschool.org.uk and www.unlockingresearch.org
The University of Cambridge Primary School is seeking to appoint inspired educators to be key contributors in the development of our new school, which opened in September 2015. We have over 630 children in 2025 and are a large 3 form primary school.
We are seeking applications from successful Key Stage 1 and 2 teachers who can express a passion for children and education. The applicant may have a National Award in Special Educational Needs Coordination or have the determination to complete this award within three years of the appointment. You will be a confident and passionate primary teacher who has a passionate desire to remove barriers for children who have an educational need. You will love learning yourself. You will be able to demonstrate high expectations, a flexible and resilient attitude to challenge and commitment to providing irresistible learning opportunities for all children. You will have the interpersonal skills to model empathy, respect, trust, courage, and gratitude within a framework in which everyone is ambitious, innovative and inclusive.
Our Diversities Strategy sets our vision for a truly inclusive school community and we warmly welcome all people from all backgrounds to apply for the post.
As a staff member of the University of Cambridge Primary School, you may receive the following benefits:
Child Care Vouchers
Wellbeing Services:
In house wellbeing sessions
Through Health Shield:
A full employee assistance programme
Virtual GP Surgery
Free eye test and optical voucher
Perks – exclusive discounts
Health Cash Plan
All staff are employed by the UTS Cambridge Trust not the University of Cambridge.
Please note if you have not been contacted by Friday 24th April 2025 unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion.
Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply.
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Shortlisting: Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Interviews: W/C 28th April 2025
Start date: September 2025
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 are not accepted.
About University of Cambridge Primary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 668 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- University of Cambridge Primary School website
School location
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