Vacancy Reference
JOB003453
Job Title
SENCO
Job Start Date
1 September 2025
Salary Range
MPR/UPR plus TLR2b
Hours Per Week
Full time
School Address
World's End Infant and Nursery School
Worlds End Lane
Birmingham
B32 2SA
Telephone number: 0121 422 0453
Contact Email
appointments@worldsendinfant.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
12 May 2025, 4:00pm
Job Information

We are entering an exciting new chapter at World's End Infant & Nursery School, with the recent appointment of a new headteacher, and we are seeking a compassionate, experienced and highly organised SENCO to join our leadership team and help shape the future of inclusive education at our school.
This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact in a school where inclusion, nurture and early intervention are at the heart of our vision and values. As SENCO, you will lead and develop our provision for pupils with additional needs, supporting children, their families and staff to ensure that every child thrives.

This role will include a two day teaching commitment in our on-site alternative provision.

We are looking for someone who:

  • holds the National Award for SEN
  • has a strong understanding of SEN in Early Years and KS1
  • can lead on EHCPs, SEN Support Plans, and liaise confidently and effectively with external agencies
  • builds strong, trusting relationships with families and staff
  • has excellent organisational and communication skills
  • is a reflective practitioner, excited to help shape the whole-school development during a time of positive change
  • is committed to safeguarding and supporting the most vulnerable learners

We can offer:

  • children who are curious, kind, and eager to learn
  • a caring, collaborative and dedicated team
  • a new leadership direction focused on inclusive excellence
  • a strong ethos of nurture, early intervention and high expectations
  • a school community who are ready to grow and innovate together
  • excellent CPD opportunities and leadership support

Visits are warmly welcome and can be arranged by telephoning Alison Salmon- senior office manager on 0121-422-0453.

How to apply

Please email appointments@worldsendinfant.bham.sch.uk requesting an application pack.

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This 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.