SEN Lead Professional - Sacred Heart Primary

If you are a SEND Practitioner who has the passion, drive and experience that ensures the best outcomes for children with complex communication needs and autism, our school might be the place for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Sacred Heart Primary School for a SEND Lead Professional. We are seeking a highly skilled, motivated and experienced person to join us.

Sacred Heart Primary School is a two form-entry primary school in Tipton for children from 3 to 11 years of age.

Our vision is to develop young people who will have active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. We stress the total development of each child: spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural and physical. We are a richly diverse community, and pride ourselves on our highly inclusive practice, endorsed by achieving the Sandwell Inclusion Quality Mark for the second time at the highest level (Enhanced level).

Responsibilities

• Have high expectations and a positive outlook.
• To complement the professional work of teachers planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupil's achievement, progress and development.
• Responsible for the management and development of a specialist area within the school and/or management of other teaching assistants including allocation and monitoring of work, appraisal and training.
• Assess the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupil's learning.
• Development and implement interventions according to Pupil Passports/EHCPs and Learning Plans.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to lead, advise and support others.
• Manage other teaching assistants. Liaise with Managers/SENDCo/teaching staff and teaching assistants.
• Other duties which may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post.
• Be an enthusiastic person with a passion for working with children with SEND.
• Be someone who can engage and enthuse pupils in learning at all times.
• Be someone who can focus on maximising progress for every child.
• Be someone who will support the aims and ethos of our school.
• Be someone who understands the importance of assessment, feedback and adaptation.
• Experience of working in a primary school and can work as part of a team and independently

Why work at Sacred Heart Primary School?

• Wonderful children
• Supportive Community
• Competitive Salary including SEN allowance
• Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Rewards
• Excellent professional development opportunities
• Regular support and supervision
• Staff support (Mental health first aid, Occupational Health Service, Employee Assistance Programme with access for your whole family, Staff Briefings and events etc.)
• A creative, flexible curriculum which is tailored to the individual students needs
• A supportive and friendly team environment
• A school that prides itself on providing professional development opportunities
• A wide range of fantastic resources

Sacred Heart Primary School always welcomes visits. Tours of the School are encouraged and can be made via appointment through contacting Mrs Elwart - Office Manager. To arrange an appointment: Email - or call - .

Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website

An application form can be downloaded from the website: or alternatively below and completed Application forms should be sent directly to

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake all relevant safeguarding checks and an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.

Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date. If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spamboxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Hours

Full Time, Term time plus 1 week

Grade

Grade E, SCP 18-25, £31,537 - £36,363 (Actual Salary, £28,262 - £33,565 p.a.)

Location

Sacred Heart Primary School, Sedgley Road East, Tipton, DY4 8UH

Closing Date

Friday 9th January 2026 at Midday

Shortlisting

Monday 12th January 2026

Interviews

Wednesday 14th January 2026