SENDCo | Independent School | Slough

CORE PURPOSE

We require an ambitious, strategically minded SENDCo to lead and elevate our independent school's learning support provision. The role involves managing the operational and strategic direction of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support, ensuring that high-potential pupils with diverse learning profiles overcome educational barriers and achieve absolute academic excellence.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Strategic Provision Mapping: Design, implement, and audit comprehensive individual education plans (IEPs) and learning support maps, ensuring targeted, evidence-based adjustments are seamlessly integrated into standard classroom teaching.

• Specialist Assessment & Diagnostics: Conduct internal screening and diagnostic assessments for learning differences (such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, and ADHD), translating clinical findings into actionable teaching strategies for academic staff.

• Access Arrangements Oversight: Collaborate with the examinations officer to coordinate and secure formal access arrangements for external assessments, ensuring strict compliance with Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations.

• Faculty Collaboration & Coaching: Deliver internal professional development sessions to classroom teachers, upskilling academic staff on adaptive teaching methodologies, neurodiversity inclusion, and high-impact differentiation.

• Multi-Agency Stakeholder Relations: Act as the primary liaison between the school, parents, educational psychologists, and healthcare professionals, fostering transparent, highly collaborative partnerships to support pupil wellbeing and academic growth.

ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE

• Independent School Framework: Operating within an independent preparatory and senior school setting, our institution benefits from excellent resources, small class sizes, and a highly supportive, close-knit academic community dedicated to holistic pupil development and bespoke educational pathways.

• Behaviour Systems: The campus implements highly consistent, school-wide behaviour routines that maintain a quiet, respectful, and orderly atmosphere, ensuring learning spaces remain entirely calm, predictable, and focused on scholarly achievement.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) paired with the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination (NASENCO) or the equivalent updated national SEND leadership qualification. A relevant post-graduate qualification in specialist assessment (e.g., APC or Level 7 certificate in educational testing) is highly desirable.

• Leadership Experience: A proven track record of managing learning support departments, coordinating access arrangements, and successfully steering statutory assessment processes within a secondary or all-through school setting.

• Expertise in Inclusivity: Deep knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and an ability to translate legislative updates into practical, everyday institutional frameworks.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• Multinational Business & Tech Hub: Based in Slough, the school operates within a major Berkshire commercial center that hosts the highest concentration of UK headquarters for global enterprises and technology corporations outside of London, offering a prosperous and dynamic regional environment.

• Connectivity: The location offers premier transport infrastructure, providing exceptionally efficient commuting options via the M4, M25, and M40 motorway corridors, alongside rapid rail links running smoothly through Slough station via Great Western Railway and the Elizabeth Line straight into central London and the Thames Valley.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.