SENDCO
| Posting date: | 17 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 1FD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 81697056-437e-428b-92b4-3c94c2a405bc |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a SENDCO to lead the continued development of provision, support andteaching of students with additional needs. The successful candidate will demonstrate a drive,resilience and enthusiasm to ensure that students progress and succeed. Ideally, you will havehad experience of working directly with young people requiring additional support and, if youhaven’t already completed the National Award in Special Educational Needs Co-ordination(NASENCO) you must be willing to start the NASENCO on the earliest cohort intake and completeit within 3 years of appointment or enrol on the national professional qualification (NPQ)You will lead the strategic direction for SEND support in the school and, along with an assistantSENDCO, Teaching Assistant team, and admin support you will ensure the school meets ourstatutory duties in SEND.
Working with senior colleagues you will be able to influence the curriculum teaching, and supportyoung people across the school, whilst participating in wider Minerva Learning Trust networks.
A full job description and person specification is available below, but in short you must:
• Have experience of working with students with SEN
• Have experience of teaching phonics
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Have high expectations of young people regarding learning, independence and behaviour
• Be able to forge positive links and relationships with young people, parents and colleagues
• Be familiar with the legal requirements linked to the SENDCO role.
• The ability to converse at ease with families and external agencies and provide accurate
and clear advice
What the school offers its staff
Please see attached recruitment information pack.
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.
We are looking to appoint a SENDCO to lead the continued development of provision, support andteaching of students with additional needs. The successful candidate will demonstrate a drive,resilience and enthusiasm to ensure that students progress and succeed. Ideally, you will havehad experience of working directly with young people requiring additional support and, if youhaven’t already completed the National Award in Special Educational Needs Co-ordination(NASENCO) you must be willing to start the NASENCO on the earliest cohort intake and completeit within 3 years of appointment or enrol on the national professional qualification (NPQ)You will lead the strategic direction for SEND support in the school and, along with an assistantSENDCO, Teaching Assistant team, and admin support you will ensure the school meets ourstatutory duties in SEND.
Working with senior colleagues you will be able to influence the curriculum teaching, and supportyoung people across the school, whilst participating in wider Minerva Learning Trust networks.
A full job description and person specification is available below, but in short you must:
• Have experience of working with students with SEN
• Have experience of teaching phonics
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Have high expectations of young people regarding learning, independence and behaviour
• Be able to forge positive links and relationships with young people, parents and colleagues
• Be familiar with the legal requirements linked to the SENDCO role.
• The ability to converse at ease with families and external agencies and provide accurate
and clear advice
What the school offers its staff
Please see attached recruitment information pack.
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.