Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) - Glebe Primary School

About Us

Glebe Primary School wishes to appoint a new Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo)to our team, to provide strategic leadership for inclusion across the school, ensuring that all pupils, particularly those with SEND and EHCPs, receive high-quality, personalised support. The SENCO will lead the SEND and pastoral teams, manage our newly established additional provision, The Orchard, which operates each afternoon, and work closely with external agencies and the Local Authority to ensure effective provision and positive outcomes for vulnerable learners.

Alongside a strong team of Learning Support Assistants and pastoral staff, the SENCo will work to secure high quality teaching, effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement for all pupils but particularly for those on the SEND register.

Please refer to the candidate pack for full details of this wonderful opportunity.

Working with SEND pupils will be a vocation of the successful applicant, and they will come with knowledge and enthusiasm. United Learning offers a generous salary and relocation expenses, where required. Together we can achieve ‘The Best in Everyone’.

If you are looking to contribute to the excellent education we offer to the young people of Southwick, we would be delighted to meet with you and show how we work at Glebe Primary School. Please contact the school on [phone removed] or [email removed]to request a tour.

Job Details

Salary: £49,000 - £56,000

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 3-5 days, Monday to Friday

Location: Glebe Primary School, Southwick

Interviews: Friday 9th October 2026

Further Information

Glebe Primary School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please download the job description and contact the Interim Headteacher, Jo Peace for an application form: [email removed] (CCd to: [email removed]).

Complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).

Once complete please return this to [email removed] (CCd to: [email removed]).

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on [phone removed]

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.​

The reference number for this role is SCHO03088.