Deputy SENCO ( Key Stage 3 Focus)
Closing in 23 days (22 April 2026 9:00 am)
Job details
Salary: TLR: 2.2
Employer: Bishop's Fox School
Location: Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3HQ
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 22 April 2026 9:00 am
About the job
Key information
TLR: 2.2
Full Time
September 2026
What will I be doing?
At Bishop Fox’s School, our SEND provision is rooted in our whole-school ethos of high standards and high expectations, alongside a strong commitment to ensuring that every student is known as an individual and supported to achieve their full potential. We are a fully inclusive, mainstream secondar y school serving students aged 11–16, with a significant proportion of learners requiring SEND support, including those with Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) and those receiving SEN Support. Our SEND department plays a central role in creating a caring, supportive, and ambitious learning environment, working closely with teaching staff, pastoral teams, families, and external agencies to ensure that barriers to learning are identified early and effectively addressed.
Key features of our SEND provision include:
- A strong emphasis on inclusive classroom practice , supporting high-quality teaching for all learners
- Robust systems for identification, monitoring, and review of student progress
- Close collaboration with parents/guardians to build effective partnerships that support student success
- A focus on student wellbeing, confidence and independence , alongside academic achievement
- Access to targeted interventions and personalised support programmes
The SEND team is led by an experienced SENCo and supported by a skilled team of teaching assistants and pastoral staff. Together, they contribute to a school culture where students feel safe, supported, and able to succeed, reflecting the wider school environment described as calm, purposeful, and aspirational. As a Deputy SENCo, you will play a key role in furthering developing this provision, ensuring that all students with additional needs are empowered to thrive both academically and personally within our inclusive school community.
Under the direction of the SENCO the Deputy SENCO will support the strategic and operational leadership of SEND provision across the school, and deputise in their absence. This new role has a specific leadership focus on students with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), and those on the SEND register in raising standards of student attainment and achievement within the school, particularly in relation to SEND provision at Key Stage 3, including:
- Leading EHCP Annual Reviews and student-centred reviews
- Overseeing KS3 SEN provision and interventions, including phonics, Emotional Literacy Support (ELSA) and AQA Unit Award Scheme (UAS) provision
- Line management of staff delivering SEND provision
- Primary liaison and Year 6 SEND transition
- Improving attendance, engagement and emotional wellbeing for SEND and disadvantaged students at KS3
- Teaching and modelling adaptive KS3 practice
The role is well suited to either a secondary or primary trained teacher with strong SEND experience who is a qualified SENCO or is willing to work towards the NASENCO or NPQSEN qualification. The post includes a protected allocation of approximately 20 hours per fortnight for SEND leadership and statutory responsibilities.
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
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