Inclusion Co-ordinator and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

Job Introduction

Job Title:   Inclusion Co-ordinator (INCo) and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo)

Salary: MPS – UPS + TLR 2a

Salary: £43,083 - £54,575 per annum

 Start date: Autumn Term, September 2026

 Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

 Reporting to: Headteacher

 Apply by: Friday 15th May 2026 12 noon

Interviews: Friday 22nd May 2026

 Responsible for: Inclusion Team consisting of Mental Health and Well-being practitioners, Thrive practitioners, English as an Additional Language team and Higher Level Needs Teaching Assistants.

The Governing Body and Headteacher at Pitmaston Primary School are looking to appoint an experienced Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator and Inclusion Co-ordinator. 

 Pitmaston Primary School is an ‘Outstanding’ large, inclusive and highly regarded primary school at the heart of its community. Pupils are happy, feel safe and are known well by staff with relationships at the centre of school life. Behaviour is exceptional and pupils demonstrate the school’s character values of respect, honesty and responsibility in all that they do.

Pitmaston Primary School is recognised by the Inclusion Quality Mark as a ‘Flagship School’ for Inclusion, a Mentally Healthy and Trauma Informed School and Thrive Ambassador School. We are proud to have these highest levels of recognition for our exemplary inclusive practice ensuring that all pupils achieve their very best. 

 The school has a significant number of pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and high levels of additional needs.   This role requires a highly skilled, experienced Special Education Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo), who can operate as a strategic leader and member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), ensuring that inclusive practice is embedded across the school and that all pupils with SEND achieve strong outcomes.  

 Visits to the school are strongly recommended.   Please contact the school office to arrange with the Headteacher. 

 Pitmaston Primary School is committed to promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicants will require an enhanced DBS disclosure and appointment will be subject to receipt of suitable references, qualifications and identity checks.

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has a commitment to safeguarding service users in our care.

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