SENDCo

Career Teachers UK; Croydon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Teachers UK seeks an enthusiastic SENCO to lead and develop high-quality provision for students with SEND in a South London secondary setting. Immediate start with potential for a permanent contract.

You will work with staff, parents, and external agencies to help SEND students reach their academic, social, and emotional potential. The role may include teaching or be non-teaching depending on school structure.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree Level; QTS is not essential but advantageous.
• Previous SENCO experience essential.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and willingness to engage in CPD.
• Must be resident in the United Kingdom to apply.

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership of SEND provision in a mainstream secondary setting.
• Identify, assess and monitor students with SEND.
• Coordinate interventions and track impact on progress.
• Support teachers with inclusive classroom practice and adapt learning.
• Contribute to EHCP reviews and statutory SEND processes.
• Liaise with parents/carers and external professionals.
• Provide guidance and training to staff on SEND matters.
• Oversee teaching assistants and deliver targeted interventions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree level

QTS advantageous

Job description

SENDCo Required

Secondary School based in South London

Full-Time (Long term supply to start asap)

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed SENCO who will be leading and developing high-quality provision for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Based within Mainstream Secondary setting. Immediate start with potential of permanent contract.

Working closely with teaching staff, support staff, parents/carers and external agencies, you will help ensure that all students with SEND achieve their full academic, social and emotional potential. The role may include a teaching commitment or be non-teaching, depending on the school’s structure.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership and management of SEND provision.
• Identifying, assessing and monitoring students with SEND.
• Coordinate interventions and evaluate their impact on student progress.
• Support teachers in adapting learning and implementing inclusive classroom practice.
• Contribute to EHCP annual reviews and statutory SEND processes.
• Liaise effectively with parents/carers and external professionals.
• Provide guidance and training to staff on SEND-related matters.
• Support the management and deployment of teaching assistants.
• Deliver targeted small-group and 1:1 interventions where appropriate.

The ideal candidate will:

• Educated to Degree Level, QTS not essential but an advantage
• Previous relevant experience essential
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Willingness to understand all relevant CPD
• Must be resident in the United Kingdom to apply

Career Teachers is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing an inclusive and professional service for all. All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.

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