Inclusion Lead (SENDCo)
Start date: 1st September 2026
Salary: M3 - UPS3 depending on experience (+TLR 2)
Contract: Permanent 0.8 FTE or would consider full time with 0.2 teaching commitment (0.2 teaching would not be subject to a TLR)
NOR: 413
Due to the retirement of our current Inclusion Lead, we are seeking an experienced and inspirational leader to continue supporting our journey of excellence leading on our whole-school approaches to inclusion and SEND.
Could this be you?
We are a school family at Westbury-on-Trym, where each individual is proud to play their part. Our vibrant two form entry school, set in large grounds, is a place where everyone is valued, nurtured and respected so that they can flourish and live life to the full. It is a great place to grow and learn. Our journey continues.
We offer:
• A happy, friendly, welcoming family with a strong, positive and caring Christian ethos and an active commitment to inclusion for all.
• Amazing children who are enthusiastic and have a thirst for learning and life.
• A highly professional and dedicated team, who are committed to our continual drive to improvement for all.
Are you:
• Passionate about teaching and learning, and enabling all children to achieve success?
• Fully committed to supporting the ethos and values of our Christian school?
• A leader with vision, drive and proven experience of inclusive practice?
• Committed to strengthening strong relationships with our children, staff, families and external agencies to ensure the best outcomes for all our pupils?
• Enthusiastic about the continued improvement of our school?
If so, we would love to hear from you and encourage you to visit, meet our team and see our school family in action. Please contact our school office by phone or email to arrange your visit. Please also visit our Facebook or Instagram page.
Closing date: 11.00am on Wednesday 29th April 2026*
Interview date: Friday 8th May 2026
*Early applications are encouraged; we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.
Westbury-on-Trym CofE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is therefore subject to satisfactory references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and an occupational health check. All short-listed applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children and young people. We will also carry out online searches on all short-listed applicants, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Part 4, Safer Recruitment. Where given permission to do so, references will be requested for short-listed candidates prior to interview. Applicants must be aware that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and young people. Please note that we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.