Associate SENDCo

Inspire Education Trust

Job Title: Associate SENDCo

Employment Status: Permanent

Salary: Additional SEN allowance of £2,787 to teacher current pay range

Required: As soon as possible

Location: Blue Coat C of E School, Coventry

We are seeking to appoint a motivated individual to take on the role of Associate SENDCo. Under the direction of SENDCo you will be responsible for day‑to‑day operation of the SEND policy and co‑ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability, with a particular focus on KS4.

You will be expected to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher by providing professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies.

• A Qualified Teacher Status and knowledge of inclusion / SEND including Cognition and Learning (e.g. MLD), Communication and Interaction (e.g. ASD), Physical and Sensory (e.g. visual impairment) or Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (e.g. anxiety)
• A good understanding of the needs and characteristics of students across the age range 11-19
• Administrative skills including experience of using a range of computer packages, navigating software and operating Microsoft Office
• An awareness of, and sympathetic approach towards the difficulties likely to face children with special needs
• An understanding of equal opportunity issues and an awareness of what this involves

All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.

All applications must be received electronically via our My New Term page: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

If you have any queries about the post, please email Aggi Jozwiak – Administration Assistant on

Closing date: Monday 2nd March 2026

Interview date: Monday 9th March 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self‑declaration to confirm any (non‑protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non‑faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of Associate SENDCo will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre‑employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre‑employment check, with the effect of 1st September 2022, please note an online search may form part of this recruitment process.