Deputy SENCo
Full time, Permanent
NJC H Pay scale (17-21)
£31,022 - £33,699 FTE (Actual Salary £26,891 - £29,212)
37 hours per week TTO plus 1 week (39 weeks)
Start Date: 1 September 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter)We are looking to appoint an inspirational and talented Deputy SENCo to work closely with the SENCo in the strategic and operational delivery of high quality, trauma informed provision for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities with the aim of identifying needs and raising SEN student achievement.
This role will take a lead role in coordinating exam access arrangements for students in line with JCQ regulations, and where necessary test students. They will manage the operation of the learning support area (BOOST) to create a safe, secure learning base where students with a SEN can access personalised and targeted support to overcome barriers to learning. This role will oversee the work of the Inclusion Support Assistant to ensure effective, timely and targeted interventions for students
Our students are keen and enthusiastic learners, they have enquiring minds and want to excel. We are looking to appoint someone who is passionate about SEND and they must be committed to obtaining the best possible outcomes for all students by creating a fully inclusive environment.
Candidates will show a willingness and desire to contribute to our whole school ethos of kindness, care and respect, with a particular focus on supporting and enhancing the diversity of our wonderful community.
If you feel you have the commitment, enthusiasm and drive to join our very successful department then this could be the right job for you.
We would love to hear from you if you:
• have worked as a HLTA in a school
• have Level 3 qualifications such as A Levels
• are eager to work in a school in which students have a genuine love of learning
• have an understanding of the trauma informed approach
Rugby High School is an 11-18 girls’ grammar school, which accepts boys into our popular Sixth Form. We are a successful, calm, respectful and welcoming school, it is a delightful environment in which to work. Our students are all motivated, well-behaved and value their education.
The closing date for applications is Monday 29th June 2026 at 12pm, with interviews likely to be WC 6th July 2026.Would you like to come and join us? If so, please contact Mike Sherwin for further details and an application form.
T: 07525 889925
E: [email protected]W: https://webmicrosites.hays.co.uk/web/rhsgCare and respect for others are the values that lie at the heart of our school.
The school is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment.
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure
Rugby High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); online checks as part of KCSIE; medical fitness; identity and right to work in the UK. Applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
The Trust’s Data Protection and Privacy Notice can be found here:
https://www.rugbyhighschool.co.uk/page/?title=Policies&pid=60
- Mike Sherwin
