Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENDCO)
Icknield High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2AH2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary MPS/UPS + TLR1B + SEN2
Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENDCO) job summary
This is a tremendous opportunity to work in a high performing school, with overall outcomes in the top 10% nationally. We are justifiably proud of our excellent results, achieving a Progress 8 score of +0.56 in 2024 and believe that we offer both students and staff a caring environment in which they can succeed. We warmly welcome applications from SENDCOs or aspiring SENDCOs across all teaching subjects.
You will have experience of working directly with children or young people in any setting and be willing to work with others as part of a highly organised strong team, providing excellent communication, superior support to colleagues and learners. There will be a teaching commitment in your specialist subject.
The school have a very strong team of teaching and pastoral staff committed to enabling every student to enjoy learning and achieve their potential, so are looking for an equally strong SENDCO to help build on the provision in this area.
The SENDCO will take responsibility for the day-to-day and strategic operation of the SEND department including the Hearing Support department. You will also work closely with staff, parents/carers and other agencies. The SENDCO also provides professional guidance to staff in order to help ensure high quality teaching and the effective use of resources to secure an inclusive education. The school will support with any statutory training.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience for the above position and are interested in joining our staff team, for further details and an application pack please contact Mrs Tina Freeman-Headteacher’s PA, - telephone 01582 576561 or e-mail tfreeman@icknield.beds.sch.uk Alternatively, please visit our web site www.icknield.beds.sch.uk.
Visits to the school are welcomed.
Closing date: 28 April 2025
Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to
share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks
with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Commitment to safeguarding
Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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 Icknield High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1453 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Icknield High School website
Icknield High School is a highly successful 11-16 mixed Academy with an excellent reputation, situated in pleasant grounds on the northern outskirts of town. We pride ourselves on our excellent GCSE results and offering an enriching educational experience to all of our students. We are justifiably proud of our excellent reputation and believe that we offer both students and staff a caring environment in which they can succeed.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) formerly the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
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