Senco

Required: September 2025

Salary: £56,316 - £62,202 (Leadership L6 - L10)

Hours: 1 FTE 

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: All Saints Catholic Secondary School, Mill Mount, York, YO24 1BJ

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, skilled and inspirational SENCO to join our dynamic and successful team working with a wide variety of young people.

You will take on a pivotal role in determining the strategic and operational development of the SEND policy and provision across the school. You will have day to day responsibility for coordinating SEND support, ensuring each pupil’s specific needs are understood and met. As an excellent communicator you will work closely with pupils, parents, staff and professional partners and services to ensure the robust implementation of policy and practice.

The role is full time but part-time will be considered.

The successful candidates will:

• Support and promote our distinctive Catholic ethos and values.
• Be an excellent practitioner with high expectations and a commitment to raising standards.
• Inspire, challenge and motivate children within a creative curriculum.
• Have been awarded the National Award for SEN Coordination or be committed to work towards achieving this.
• Have experience of working with children with a range of different needs and abilities, including SEND, Pupil Premium and EAL.
• Have the ability to lead staff and provide professional guidance in developing their knowledge and expertise in working with SEN children to secure high quality teaching and learning.
• Work effectively with the Headteacher, SLT, and Governors to achieve excellence, ensuring that all statutory requirements are met to bring about high standards for all pupils.
• Have a proven track record of outstanding teaching and effective management skills along with highly developed and sensitive interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be actively involved in all aspects of school life, working in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals.
• Be efficient, flexible, well-organised and an excellent team player.

In return we will offer: 

• A strong Catholic ethos which is lived out by all staff and pupils.
• Happy and enthusiastic pupils, who are eager to learn and to benefit from an enriched, extended curriculum.
• Hard working and dedicated colleagues.
• A happy and supportive working environment.
• Good professional development opportunities.
• Supportive governors and parents who want the very best for our school.

All Saints is a Catholic 11-18 mixed comprehensive serving York and the surrounding community and is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 38 schools. All Saints is highly regarded in the local area and recognised as a friendly and welcoming school with high academic standards. The school has a very positive learning culture and our Ofsted report (2024) graded the school as outstanding.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service

Closing date: Thursday 3rd April 2025, 9am

Interview date: Week commencing 21st April 2025

Please refer to the back cover of the application pack for details of how to apply for this position.

Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust is committed to equality of opportunity, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks. The successful candidate will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service contract