SENCo
| Posting date: | 04 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3QJ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 678c352d-80fb-4993-a84b-2c82496b123c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Essential
• Qualified teacher status
• Degree level qualification
• Evidence of the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination
• Evidence of continuing and recent professional development relevant to the post.
Desirable
• Relevant postgraduate professional qualification
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
• At least 12 months experience working as a school SENCO
• Successful teaching and curriculum experience in primary/secondary education
• Experience of delivery, monitoring and evaluation of phonics
• Knowledge and understanding of the statutory responsibilities regarding the SEN Code of Practice
• Demonstrable experience of improving pupil outcomes
• Experience of working in collaboration other educational bodies and the wider community to develop positive relationships
• Experience of effective management and deployment of people and other resources
• Knowledge and commitment of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
• Ability to use data and ICT effectively to assess performance and raise achievement
• Experience of working with children with significant barriers to learning
Desirable
• Experience in making reasonable adjustments and access arrangements for pupils with SEND.
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing to a range of audiences
• Ability to think creatively to an anticipate and solve problems
• Ability to drive for improvements and challenging underperformance
• Ability to establish and sustain appropriate structures and systems and monitor them
• Ability to motivate, challenge and influence others to attain higher goals
• Committed to the development and maintenance of good relationships with staff, parents, pupils, governors and the community
• Innovative and solution focussed
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and a commitment to making a positive difference for pupils.
• Resilient and flexible. Able to manage a workload with competing deadlines, prioritising appropriately
• Excellent relationships with pupils and colleagues
What the school offers its staff
‘Warm and respectful relationships characterise life at this school. Pupils are happy and safe. Pupils value the support staff give them’ Ofsted, March 2023
Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.
Bartley Green offers its staff benefits including
• a supportive working environment and team ethos,
• continuous professional development opportunities,
• free on site car parking,
• free annual flu jab,
• employee assistance programme,
• easy access to Birmingham city centre and the Worcestershire countryside
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Generous Pension Plan
• Enrichment and extracurricular – able to get involved in a wide range of activities from Music, to Sports, to DoE.
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.
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Essential
• Qualified teacher status
• Degree level qualification
• Evidence of the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination
• Evidence of continuing and recent professional development relevant to the post.
Desirable
• Relevant postgraduate professional qualification
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
• At least 12 months experience working as a school SENCO
• Successful teaching and curriculum experience in primary/secondary education
• Experience of delivery, monitoring and evaluation of phonics
• Knowledge and understanding of the statutory responsibilities regarding the SEN Code of Practice
• Demonstrable experience of improving pupil outcomes
• Experience of working in collaboration other educational bodies and the wider community to develop positive relationships
• Experience of effective management and deployment of people and other resources
• Knowledge and commitment of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
• Ability to use data and ICT effectively to assess performance and raise achievement
• Experience of working with children with significant barriers to learning
Desirable
• Experience in making reasonable adjustments and access arrangements for pupils with SEND.
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing to a range of audiences
• Ability to think creatively to an anticipate and solve problems
• Ability to drive for improvements and challenging underperformance
• Ability to establish and sustain appropriate structures and systems and monitor them
• Ability to motivate, challenge and influence others to attain higher goals
• Committed to the development and maintenance of good relationships with staff, parents, pupils, governors and the community
• Innovative and solution focussed
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and a commitment to making a positive difference for pupils.
• Resilient and flexible. Able to manage a workload with competing deadlines, prioritising appropriately
• Excellent relationships with pupils and colleagues
What the school offers its staff
‘Warm and respectful relationships characterise life at this school. Pupils are happy and safe. Pupils value the support staff give them’ Ofsted, March 2023
Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.
Bartley Green offers its staff benefits including
• a supportive working environment and team ethos,
• continuous professional development opportunities,
• free on site car parking,
• free annual flu jab,
• employee assistance programme,
• easy access to Birmingham city centre and the Worcestershire countryside
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Generous Pension Plan
• Enrichment and extracurricular – able to get involved in a wide range of activities from Music, to Sports, to DoE.
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.