Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo)

Wheatfields Junior Mixed School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9NT

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  5 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS plus SEN allowance (dependent on experience) - FTE 0.6 min
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS plus SEN allowance (dependent on experience) - FTE 0.6 min

Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) job summary

Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo)

Required: April 2026

Salary - MPS / UPS plus SEN allowance (dependent on experience)

Full time/ part time considered for a suitable candidate (0.6 FTE minimum required)

Permanent

We are seeking a talented and innovative qualified teacher to join our school as the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo). You will be committed to ensuring high standards of achievement and progress for all children in our school, regardless of starting point, background, SEND status or other barriers to learning and/or wellbeing. The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) will hold specific responsibility for the leadership of all aspects of SEND within the school, working with Senior Leaders, teachers, support staff, families, Governors and Trustees to ensure high standards and best practice.

The successful candidate will have:

• Qualified teacher status

• Experience of teaching children with additional needs in a classroom setting

• Commitment to ongoing professional development

• Good understanding of SEND Code of Practice

• Good understanding of a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

• Commitment to inclusion and belief in the potential of every child

In return we offer the successful candidate:

• A positive and caring working environment

• A friendly, dedicated and supportive staff team

• Pupils who are a pleasure to work with

• A well-resourced working environment

• Access to high quality CPD opportunities

A letter of application, of no more than 2 sides, should be sent to hr@aetrust.uk

Closing Date for applications: 9am Thursday 5 February 2026

Interview Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026

Wheatfields Junior School is an equal opportunities employer. The school is part of Ambition Education Trust and is at an exciting phase of working in partnership with other schools in the Trust.

AET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post with AET is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Our aim is to build on our proven track records of maintaining exceptional standards and driving continuous school improvement. We are building a collaborative partnership of schools which will provide an exceptional educational experience, both within and outside the classroom, by promoting excellence and stretching challenge.

We are committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.

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 Wheatfields Junior Mixed School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 360 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wheatfields Junior Mixed School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wheatfields-junior-mixed-school

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