SENDCO

Salary: Teachers' pay scales + TLR2b

Contract term: Full time, 1.0FTE, permanent

Start date: September 2025

Closing date: Midnight Wednesday 15 May 2025

Mercia Learning Trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.

Why do we exist?

• To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed.

How do we behave?

• We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
• We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
• We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.

What do we do?

• We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character.

How will we succeed?

• A culture of excellence – high standards shaped by clarity, not control.
• Academic focus – empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
• Purposeful collaboration – relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.

Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.

Anns Grove Primary School

Anns Grove Primary is a successful and expanding primary school with approximately 400 pupils, serving a fantastic community in Heeley, Sheffield.

At Anns Grove Primary School our vision is to be an outstanding school that provides the highest possible quality of education and personal development for our children.

Our classrooms are led by compassionate, enthusiastic and highly skilled educators who value the development and wellbeing of each child under their supervision. We cherish and appreciate the distinctiveness of each of our pupils and strive to assist them in growing confidently and flourishing in their unique identity.

Our rich, broad curriculum allows children to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve the best possible outcomes, fulfil their potential and move on to the next phase of their education as successful and ambitious learners.

The role

The SENDCo role at Anns Grove Primary School is central to our success as a school. We are looking for someone who can support pupils in their education and offer effective approaches to interventions. Leading a dedicated team of professionals, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the outcomes of all. We want someone who will champion the SEND cohort and ensure teaching and learning is effective. Working with parents and staff, the role requires someone with a high level of organisation and who can successfully implement strategies to support the success of our pupils.

The candidate

The ideal applicant will be a strong classroom teacher, who can lead the practice and approaches towards SEND in school. Taking or undertaking the SENDCo qualification is desirable.