SENco

Permanent, Part-time 0.5 FTE or 0.6 FTE (working days flexible/negotiable)

Start date: 1st September 2025 or negotiable if earlier

Are you a passionate and experienced teacher with SEND lead experience, looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact for an ever-growing priority in our in our school? Do you have the passion, skills, and drive to make a difference for our most vulnerable pupils and those with the highest level of need? Are you driven by the desire to have inclusion and success at the heart your core work?

If you are committed to making a difference in the lives of children with SEND and want to be part of a supportive, inclusive and forward-thinking team - we’d love to hear from you!

As a single academy trust, with its roots firmly in its community, you’ll have the passion and commitment to lead and inspire the provision within and across our school for our pupils with SEND and beyond.

Key Responsibilities:

Jointly lead SEND Provision: Champion inclusive education, ensuring high-quality SEND support for all students. You will work alongside a SENDco partner – a deputy head already in post – but form a joint leadership team with parallel seniority within SEND in order to create a SEND team approach at leadership level. Your partner will be contributing approximately 0.5 to 0.6 FTE to the SEND leadership partnership.
Responsibility: Take responsibility for the lower or upper phase of SEND provision in our school (Years 3 and 4 or 5 and 6) so that you drive improvement in that phase but work with your partner SENDco to join up whole school provision and provide whole school cover and training as required for SENDco areas of responsibility.
Uphold Our Ethos: Foster positive relationships with parents, staff, and governors
Track & Monitor Progress: Utilise data-driven approaches to assess pupil progress and tailor support effectively so that we constantly remove barriers, push boundaries and see our pupils flourishing.
Secure Resources & Funding: Collaborate with the Local Authority (LA) to obtain necessary funding and resources. Be active in looking at support offers beyond this where possible.
EHCP Management: Oversee and ensure timely completion of the annual review process in line with statutory requirements and take on the core responsibility for this work in the lower or upper school – sharing the EHCP workload with your partner.
Personalised Learning: Design creative, individualised learning packages and facilitate smooth transitions for students.
Partnership & Collaboration: Build strong relationships with parents, external agencies, and other schools to enhance student support.
Staff Development: Provide professional training, guidance, and support to promote inclusive teaching practices across the school but with a clear emphasis in your phase.
Strategic Leadership: Contribute to the school's vision and improvement plan, ensuring SEND provision aligns with strategic goals. Work with your partner to create a cohesive plan, vision and strategy for SEND across the school.

We are looking for:

Proven experience in delivering high quality provision for children with SEND leadership within a school setting. Ideally this will include special school experience.
Proven experience of leading school improvement across a whole school setting or driving improvements for SEND pupils with complex needs and/or supporting colleague in developing their expertise.
Strong understanding of SEND legislation and EHCP processes.
QTS and a minimum of an undergraduate degree.
National Award SENCO Qualification and, ideally, special school experience and/or outreach work supporting colleagues.
Ability to lead, inspire, and support staff in inclusive and adaptive teaching practices.
A commitment to upholding the school’s values and ethos.

In return, we offer:

A Warm & Welcoming School Community – Be part of a friendly, inclusive environment where everyone is valued.
Inspiring Students – Our children are creative, independent learners who love to explore and grow.
A Supportive Staff Team – Work alongside dedicated colleagues who communicate well and uplift one another.
Commitment to Professional Development – We invest in personalised CPD to help you flourish in your career.
A Community That Celebrates Success – Experience a school that takes pride in every achievement, big or small.

Salary & Benefits

Salary from £31,650 to £43,606 per year (MPS, UPS plus SEND allowance)

Location

Ludlow Junior School
Peveril Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO19 2DW

Supporting Information and Application Form

SENDco Job Description & Person Specification

Application Form

Deadline and how to apply

School visits

Informal visits are strongly encouraged from prospective candidates - please contact Mrs Noades, Business Support Officer via recruitment@ludlowjunior.org.uk

Closing Date: Tuesday 18th March 2025 at midday

Interview Date: Tuesday 25th March 2025

Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@ludlowjunior.org.uk

Safeguarding

Ludlow Junior School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. As part of the selection process, we will consider any transferable risks as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education including an online social media check. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Job reference: SEN2025