SENDCo

Salary: M1 (£32,916)- UPS3 (£51,048) + SEND TLR + well-being cash plan + pension scheme + additional Lift Schools School: Lift Hazelwood, Stokesay Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8DR Hours: Full time Contract type: Permanent Start date: September 2026

Please note we will interview candidates as soon as we have suitable applications.

Your new school Lift Hazelwood is part of Lift Schools, a MAT of 59 schools which allows you access to the best training programmes available as well as more internal opportunities. Lift Hazelwood is a popular one-form entry primary school with an attached nursery, situated in West Swindon, located just off J16 of the M4. Pupils, and staff, benefit from a modern, purpose built school building with extensive grounds. This welcoming school is over subscribed and is characterised by an ambitious, caring and inclusive environment where pupils feel a genuine sense of belonging. We are excited to be recruiting for a SENDCo, a perfect mix of teaching and SEND focus, ideal for an existing SENDCo or somebody with a passion and commitment to SEND.

Your new role This role will be half teaching and half SENDCo, the SENDCo responsibilities are; - Establishing a strategic overview and work collaboratively with stakeholders to coordinate the provision for Children and Young People(CYP) with SEND across the school. - Ensuring SEND provision is fully integrated with the whole school approach to both teaching and curriculum, and monitor the effectiveness of this. - Providing professional guidance to colleagues and work with staff, parents, and other agencies to ensure pupils with SEND receive effective support and high quality teaching. - Identifying, plan for and review the needs of CYP with SEND and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve agreed outcomes. - Ensuring the school keeps the records of all pupils with SEND fully maintained and up to date. - Gathering, collating, critically analysing, interpreting and evaluating qualitative and quantitative data. Use this to inform SEND practice and processes to ensure best outcomes for CYP with SEND. - Managing systems to implement and maintain the school's adherence to SEND statutory regulations e.g. production of SEND Information Report, co-production of Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) for CYPs with SEND and annual reviews. - Ensuring that all SEND funding streams and resources are appropriately identified, maximised and utilised effectively in order to meet the needs of CYP with SEND. - Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of national and local legislation, guidance, and initiatives which may affect the schools practice relating to SEND.

Who is Lift Schools? Lift Schools is made up of 59 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

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