Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)

Westfield School, Sheffield, S20 1HQ

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) M1 to UPS3 & TLR 2b & SEN Allowance

Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) job summary

We are seeking to appoint a qualified, experienced individual with excellent leadership and communication skills who will improve inclusion within our school. A background of working with SEN students is essential, as well as being a qualified SENCO.

Responsibilities will encompass all aspects of our SEND provision throughout Westfield School including managing the work of a dedicated and committed team that comprises of a deputy SENCO, Learning Support Coordinator, SEND administrator, HLTA and Teaching Assistants. You will be responsible for building and maintaining effective working relationships with our students and their families, as well as working closely with all support and teaching staff, and external agencies.

The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations; their teaching will be a combination of small groups of students with SEN and mainstream classes in their subject specialism. They will work closely with our deputy SENCO and the wider staff team to ensure we are meeting the needs of our SEN students across all aspects of school.

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

At Chorus Trust we are committed to the Safeguarding of all our pupils, please visit our website to access our Safeguarding & Child Protection policy https://www.chorustrust.org/policies

The Trust will also conduct an online search of the successful candidate in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education advice.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a 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 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 Westfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-school-sheffield

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