Job Description
SENCo – Lewisham - September
A well-regarded secondary school in Lewisham is seeking to appoint a SENCo to lead and develop SEND provision across the school.
This SENCo role is suited to an experienced SEND specialist who is confident working across a whole-school setting, ensuring pupils with additional needs are well supported and able to access a broad and ambitious curriculum.
The School is a large comprehensive school with a mixed sixth form where pupils are well supported, behave well and achieve strongly. The school has a calm and orderly environment, with clear routines and consistent expectations across all year groups.
SENCo – Job Highlights
- SENCo role in a well-established secondary school
- Permanent, full-time position
- £48,952-£57,632
- Leadership responsibility for SEND provision across the school
- Strong pastoral and inclusion systems already in place
- Excellent support from senior leadership team
- Interviews taking place now
The successful SENCo will lead on ensuring pupils with SEND are accurately identified and effectively supported in lessons. Staff know pupils well and work closely to adapt learning, using structured systems such as personalised learning plans to support progress.
You will work closely with teaching staff to strengthen classroom practice, ensuring strategies for SEND are consistently applied across departments. The role also involves working with external agencies and maintaining strong communication with families.
SENCo - Why this school?
- Pupils are calm, respectful and ready to learn
- Strong behaviour systems consistently applied
- Clear focus on inclusion and pupil support
- Well-structured curriculum with strong subject delivery
- Effective safeguarding and pastoral systems
- Wide range of enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities
- Staff report a supportive and well-organised working environment
This is a SENCo role in a school where inclusion is taken seriously, systems are established, and staff work together to support pupils effectively.
SENCo - Lewisham - September - INDTEACH