Job title and organisation: SENCo - Robin Hood Primary School
Salary: £31,650 to £49,084 + TLR2a & SEN Allowance
Hours: 32.5
Contract: Permanent
Location: Robin Hood Primary School
Closing Date and Time: Monday 18th May 2026
About Our School
Robin Hood Primary School is a warm, welcoming two-form entry school (Ages 3-11) with a "purposeful environment and amazing children". We are driven by our CARE curriculum (Citizenship, Aspirational, Resilience, and Enquiry) and are committed to ensuring every child leaves us with the skills to make a positive contribution to society. A Member of the Elevate Learning Federation, we pride ourselves on collaboration and sharing excellence across our community.
The Role
We are seeking an inspirational, committed, and highly motivated professional to lead and manage our SEND provision. This fully out-of-class role enables the successful candidate to focus on strategic leadership, provision development, and supporting pupils, staff, and families effectively. Key responsibilities include:
- Leading Strategy: Overseeing the day-to-day operation of the school’s SEND policy and advising on the graduated approach to SEND support.
- Resource Management: Advising on the deployment of the school’s delegated budget and resources to meet pupil needs.
- Statutory Duties: Completing relevant paperwork, including EHC Plans and Other Funding
- Collaboration: Acting as the key point of contact for external agencies, local authorities, parents, carers, and health and social care professionals.
- Safeguarding: Fulfilling the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Designated Teacher for Looked After Children (CLA).
- Teaching & Mentoring: Modelling effective teaching, coaching colleagues, and identifying high-quality adaptive teaching approaches for pupils with SEND.
The Person Specification
We are looking for a professional who demonstrates a caring and nurturing attitude while maintaining high expectations for themselves and others.
Essential Criteria:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with successful primary teaching experience.
- Hold the National Award for SEN Co-ordination or be willing to undertake the NPQ for SENCOs.
- A sound understanding of the 2014 SEND Code of Practice and current SEND legislation.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills.
- IT literacy, with the ability to use systems such as SIMS and CPOMS. Desirable Criteria:
- Experience in managing budgets.
- Team Teach or STARS Level 3 Lead Practitioner training.
- Experience in coaching, mentoring, and leading staff CPD.
In Return, We Offer:
- Enthusiastic, happy, and caring children.
- A welcoming and supportive staff team and committed governors.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing.
How to Apply
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit or for further information, please contact the school office on 0113 2823444.
Please contact angela.purchon@robinhood.leeds.sch.uk for an application pack.
Closing Date: Monday 18th May at 12pm.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 21st May.
If candidates have not received an invitation to interview by Tuesday 19th May, then please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Appointments are made subject to an Enhanced Criminal Records Disclosure, a comprehensive social media/internet search and suitable references. The successful candidate will also be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service Check.
Robin Hood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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