SENDCO - Lyndon School

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

Join Lyndon School a ‘happy, friendly and caring place. Leaders are ambitious in their expectations. They want the very best for their school community. Pupils enjoy positive relationships with caring staff…. Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum. In many subjects this sets out the important things that pupils need to know and remember. A rich set of experiences are returning, following the earlier challenges of the pandemic.’ (OfSTED 2022).

Lyndon is part of Summit Learning Trust comprising Lyndon itself, Ninestiles – An Academy, Cockshut Hill School, four primary schools and Solihull Sixth Form College. The leadership team of Lyndon is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the school on a journey of excellence, with staff that have a passion for teaching and learning.

Join us and you will be part of a school on its journey to outstanding status with a strong team ethos. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things. An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Academy for an enthusiastic and inspirational SENDCO who is committed to inclusion and has the desire to maintain the highest standards of provision for SEND pupils.

You will be supporting learners with their academic, personal and social development. The role is demanding and challenging but very rewarding. The successful applicant will take responsibility for SEND learning throughout the school. You will be able to effectively lead and manage the SEND team which includes a Cognition and Learning Resource Base and you will work closely with parents to ensure they are kept involved and informed of their child’s progress.

We are looking for:

• a fully qualified teacher with experience of acting as SENDCO or holds the National Award for SENDCO
• wide experience of working with pupils with a range of special educational needs
• excellent understanding of the SEND Code of Practice

If you are an experienced SENDCO or a teacher with outstanding outcomes for learners with special needs looking for a new challenge we would love to hear from you.

About the Trust

Why work for us? We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:

• Employee assistance programme
• high quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
• Wellbeing Advocates
• Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
• Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
• generous employer pension schemes

To apply please visit our website 

Please note we do not accept CV’s

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.