Junior School SENDCo
Part time, 3 or 4 days per week
Permanent
£47,579 - £52,533 per annum, pro rata
April 2025
The role
South Hampstead High School has an excellent opportunity for an experienced and inclusive teacher to develop their leadership experience as Junior School SENDCo.
As SENDCo, you will lead and manage the provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the Junior School, ensuring the highest standards of support and inclusion in our learning needs provision.
Working closely with the leadership team, teachers, teaching assistants, parents, and external agencies, you will support the progress and well-being of girls with learning needs, providing them with the assistance they need to thrive.
You will also provide support to teaching staff, helping to raise their awareness and understanding of student needs and inclusive approaches to teaching and learning.
This is a part time role for either 3 or 4 days per week. Your salary will be pro-rated to either £28,547 – £31,519 pa (3 days) or £38,063 - £42,026 pa (4 days).
About you
We are looking for a personable and collaborative individual, with excellent organisational, communication and teamwork skills. You will need extensive knowledge of current SEND practices, policies, and interventions, along with experience of supporting pupils with SEND in a primary or junior school setting. Relevant qualifications in Special Educational Needs (e.g., NASENCO) or equivalent experience, will also be essential.
About the School
Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London’s cultural life close at hand, the School is very well served by public transport and there are excellent local amenities nearby.
The School is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9:00am on Monday, 24th February 2025.
Interviews will take place the week commencing 3rd March 2025.
The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.
We recommend that applications are submitted early to avoid disappointment.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
South Hampstead High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.