SENDCo
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, N11 3LS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Closing date: | 16 Nov 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Friern Barnet School is looking for a dedicated and motivated individual to join our inclusion team as SENDCo. This is an important role combining strategic leadership with responsibility for SEND provision. Our mission is to ensure every child, including those with SEND, is happy, enjoys school and feels a valued part of the school community. We are hugely ambitious academically for our students, but we also want them to live lives which are personally and socially fulfilling.
As SENDCo, you will lead and develop the inclusion provision across the school, ensuring it is inclusive, effective and meets statutory requirements. You will work closely with staff, families and external agencies to remove barriers to learning, improve outcomes and ensure students with additional needs can access a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
This is an opportunity for a passionate and experienced practitioner who believes in the importance of inclusion, has high expectations for every student and wants to make a real difference to young people's lives.
Friern Barnet School provides a comprehensive curriculum whilst maintaining a special emphasis on the creative arts. We offer a comprehensive induction programme and excellent professional development opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.