Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENCO) and Inclusion Manager
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0HD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 13623315-267f-49c1-aaac-62ed490cbd9f |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Strong knowledge of legislation and guidance on SEN and disability.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils, staff, and parents.
• Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies for SEN pupils - understanding of what makes ‘quality first’ teaching, and of effective intervention strategies
• Ability to plan and evaluate interventions
• Data analysis skills, and the ability to use data to inform provision planning
• Good record-keeping skills
• Successful experience in a similar role.
• Experience of leading developments across a school
• Involvement in self-evaluation and development planning
• Experience of conducting training/leading INSET
• Experience of working with pupils with a range of special educational needs.
What the school offers its staff
We are a large four-form entry junior school. Each year group works as a team with a year leader who provides support for both curriculum and pastoral issues. Teamwork is a strength of the school at both year and subject level. We also have a fantastic inclusion and intervention team. The team, which includes a child and family worker, a learning support manager, a mentor/nurture assistant, behaviour lead and an intervention assistant targets support at special needs, underachievement and vulnerable children and offers a range of support to class teachers in meeting individual needs. We also have play leaders who support vulnerable children during the lunchtime period
We are committed to raising standards at an academic level and we are also committed to raising standards in children’s personal development – hence our vision statement. We want to be a successful happy school for children, staff, parents and governors. Initiatives to develop parent partnerships led by our deputy headteacher and assistant head, are having an impact on school improvement. We regularly ask parents for their opinions about various aspects of the school and act on their feedback.
We are a member of the Prosper Together MAT, and work together to promote school improvement and provide a range of extended services for pupils. Together we employ several staff and commission other services to provide additional opportunities for our pupils and further CPD for staff. Each school maintains its individual identity and control.
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.
• Strong knowledge of legislation and guidance on SEN and disability.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils, staff, and parents.
• Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies for SEN pupils - understanding of what makes ‘quality first’ teaching, and of effective intervention strategies
• Ability to plan and evaluate interventions
• Data analysis skills, and the ability to use data to inform provision planning
• Good record-keeping skills
• Successful experience in a similar role.
• Experience of leading developments across a school
• Involvement in self-evaluation and development planning
• Experience of conducting training/leading INSET
• Experience of working with pupils with a range of special educational needs.
What the school offers its staff
We are a large four-form entry junior school. Each year group works as a team with a year leader who provides support for both curriculum and pastoral issues. Teamwork is a strength of the school at both year and subject level. We also have a fantastic inclusion and intervention team. The team, which includes a child and family worker, a learning support manager, a mentor/nurture assistant, behaviour lead and an intervention assistant targets support at special needs, underachievement and vulnerable children and offers a range of support to class teachers in meeting individual needs. We also have play leaders who support vulnerable children during the lunchtime period
We are committed to raising standards at an academic level and we are also committed to raising standards in children’s personal development – hence our vision statement. We want to be a successful happy school for children, staff, parents and governors. Initiatives to develop parent partnerships led by our deputy headteacher and assistant head, are having an impact on school improvement. We regularly ask parents for their opinions about various aspects of the school and act on their feedback.
We are a member of the Prosper Together MAT, and work together to promote school improvement and provide a range of extended services for pupils. Together we employ several staff and commission other services to provide additional opportunities for our pupils and further CPD for staff. Each school maintains its individual identity and control.
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.