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Specialist Base Teacher / SENCo

Croxteth Community Primary School, Liverpool, L11 0BP

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• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade M1 – UP3
• Additional allowances:

  SEN & SENco allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

We welcome applications from candidates who:

• Holds the National Award for Special Educational Needs

• Deliver Excellence: Provide engaging, inclusive, and high-quality teaching tailored to the specific needs and challenges of learners.

• Expert Teacher: Has a deep understanding of the ASC profile and a toolkit of strategies (e.g., TEACCH, PECS, Intensive Interaction, or Attention Autism).

• Are Resilient Team Players: Thrive in a collaborative environment and contribute positively to our unique school culture.

• Build Strong Foundations: Create relationships based on trust, kindness, and respect with pupils, parents, and colleagues.

• Hold High Expectations: Believe unreservedly in the potential of all children to succeed academically and personally.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer

• A warm and welcoming school culture built on mutual respect and shared values.

• Pupils who are eager to learn, kind, and full of potential.

• A collaborative, supportive staff team with a clear and helpful leadership structure.

• Access to bespoke professional development opportunities across the Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust.

• An environment where every team member is valued, supported, and encouraged to excel.

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.

Are you a visionary practitioner with a passion for Autism (ASC) and early communication? We are partnering with the Local Authority to open a brand-new specialist base this September, and we need a founding teacher to help turn the blueprint into a reality for our EYFS and Year 1 learners.

You will be the specialist lead for this provision. You will oversee the creation and review of EHCPs, coordinate with external agencies (Speech & Language, OT, and Educational Psychologists), and ensure that our provision meets every statutory requirement with excellence.

• The Launch: Work alongside the Senior Leadership Team and Local Authority partners to prepare the environment and curriculum for a September start.

• The Practice: Deliver high-quality, specialised EYFS/KS1 teaching that prioritises communication, sensory regulation, and social emotional development.

• The Advocacy: Act as a specialist lead within the school, modeling best practices for ASC and supporting the wider staff team.

• The Partnership: Build deep, trusting relationships with parents and external professionals (Speech & Language, OT) to ensure a holistic "team around the child" approach.

Because this is a brand-new provision, we are working on an accelerated timeline to be ready for our September pioneers. As the physical setting is currently being transformed into a specialist hub, we are unable to offer site visits at this stage. However, we don't want that to stop you from getting a feel for our vision! We highly encourage prospective candidates to contact the school office to arrange an informal phone call or meeting with our Headteacher, Lottie Harriman. This is a great opportunity to discuss the roadmap for the base and how you might fit into our founding team. School Office: 0151 546 3140.

Commitment to safeguarding

Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children's welfare and expects all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment and maintain a vigilant and safe environment. This post is subject to all the relevant pre-employment checks set out in 'Keeping Children Safe in Education’, including an enhanced DBS certificate with a barred - list check and online searches.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Rainbow Education MAT Equal Opportunities Form.docx - 40.2 KB (opens in new tab)

_Advert - Specialist Base Teacher _ SENCo.pdf - 161 KB (opens in new tab)

Croxteth SENCo_ SEND Base Class Teacher Sept 2026_JD and PS.pdf - 159 KB (opens in new tab)

About Croxteth Community Primary School

• School type: Academies, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 312 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: vacancies@remat.org.uk
• Phone number: 0151 546 3140
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/croxteth-community-primary-school

Croxteth Community Primary School is a one and a half form entry school situated in North Liverpool, who joined the Rainbow Multi Academy Trust in January 2019.

At Croxteth, we are determined to ensure that each and every one of our children has high aspirations for who and what they can become in the future. We strive to ensure that the children at our school experience a broad and balanced curriculum that is knowledge rich, exciting and engaging.

Our strong inclusive approach ensures that each and every child reaches their potential through personalised support, interventions and quality first teaching.

We set high standards for our staff and promote this through a range of high quality CPD opportunities.

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