Deputy SENDCo

Stopsley High School; Luton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction programme

CPD opportunities

Staff wellbeing

SCITT training

Promotion pathways

Excellent transport links

Job summary

Stopsley High School is seeking an ambitious and experienced teacher or leader to fill the role of Deputy SENCO, with a strong track record of supporting pupils with SEND and their families. You will join a large, vibrant SEND team led by an experienced SENDCO, focusing on adaptive teaching and delivering an outstanding academic experience for students with SEND.

The school joined Middlesex Learning Trust in 2021 and offers extensive CPD, a supportive staff culture, and clear pathways for

Job description

Required for an Easter 2026 start

Stopsley High School is seeking to appoint an ambitious and experienced teacher or leader to the role of Deputy SENCO. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate who has a strong track record of working with pupils with SEND and their families, and will be ready to take on the challenges and rewards of this leadership role within our dedicated and forward-thinking SEND team.

The successful candidate will play a key role in our large, vibrant, and forward-looking SEND team, led by an experienced and dynamic SENDCO. Our team is passionate about adaptive teaching and committed to delivering an outstanding academic experience for students with SEND.

Stopsley High School has been on a rapid improvement journey, becoming an academy in September 2021 and joining the Middlesex Learning Trust. Our school has benefited from collaborative networking across the Trust, opportunities to share best practice, and access to innovative training. This hard work was recognised in our Ofsted inspection in September 2022, where we were graded “Good” in all five areas.

There are a multitude of benefits to working at Stopsley High School, with Middlesex Learning Trust to support. Benefits include but is not limited to:

• Access to fantastic facilities at Stopsley High School in our state of the art school built in 2016, including access to our fitness suite which is free for staff.

• A comprehensive New Staff Induction programme including a range of personalised CPD opportunities.

• A supportive staff body who enjoy working collaboratively.

• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing.

• Access to excellent teacher training provision via the SCITT within the Trust, based at The Compton School. SCITT has been graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in June 2022.

• Career pathways and a strong history of promotion across the Trust.

• Access to national CPD programmes such as Ambition Institute NPQs to develop leadership expertise and specialisms.

• Opportunity to take part in our Talent Management Programme which has well-developed tiers to develop the skills of staff and prepare them for promotion within the Trust.

• Excellent public transport and road links to the rest of the UK and Europe.

Who are we?

Stopsley High School is part of Middlesex Learning Trust (MLT) - a Multi-Academy Trust consisting of 3 large secondary schools. The key purpose of MLT is to deliver the best possible education for our students, to enable them to maximise their progress, academically, socially and emotionally, ready to take their place in society as positive and successful adults. We are a modern, aspirational school that believes in the importance of unlocking each student’s potential. We achieve this by ensuring every student has the opportunity to grow and develop both inside and outside of the classroom.