Key Role Information

Salary
UHS APR 29 -34, Actual salary £41,235 – £47,340 per annum (36 hours per week, 43 weeks per annum).
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
27/02/2026 12:00
Contract term
TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks
Pay grade
UHS Associate Pay Scales SCP29 - SCP34
Department
FLC
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Hours per week
36.00
Weeks per year
43.000
Visa sponsorship
Yes

Your Role

Our School

Uxbridge High School is a vibrant, forward-thinking school that celebrates the academic, social, and emotional growth of each student. We take pride in our diverse, committed student body, supportive staff, and strong relationships with the wider community. As a truly comprehensive and multicultural school, we embody the spirit of modern Britain, valuing every child's unique journey and success.

At Uxbridge High School, our PROUD values, Positive, Respectful, Open-minded, Unique and Determined, guide everything we do.

Uxbridge High School Academy Trust believes in creating an environment that allows employees to be at their best. This is known by the community as our gold standard. Our commitment to our people, how we value and treat staff is set in our People Strategy.

The Department

The SEND department is dedicated, collaborative, and inclusive. Our SEND team celebrates each pupil’s individuality and works with determination to remove barriers to learning. With strong communication, clearly defined roles, and a shared commitment to providing high-quality, inclusive support, the team ensures pupils with SEND can fully access the curriculum, feel valued, and achieve their full potential.

The Position

The Deputy SENCo plays a crucial role within the Inclusion Team, supporting the SENCO in the strategic, statutory, and operational management of SEND provision across the school. The post-holder ensures that pupils with SEND, SEMH needs, and other barriers to learning receive high‑quality, inclusive support that enables strong academic, social, and emotional progress.

This role supports the delivery of the school’s SEND strategy, overseeing statutory compliance, coordinating assessments and provision, and ensuring the effective implementation of the Graduated Approach. The Deputy SENCO contributes to staff training, quality assurance, and the development of adaptive, inclusive classroom practice. They also support the day‑to‑day operation of the Flexible Learning Centre, ensuring personalised interventions, reintegration planning, and robust monitoring of pupil progress.

A key part of the role includes building strong partnerships with families, external professionals, and colleagues across the school. The post-holder line‑manages inclusion support staff, collaborates with curriculum leaders, and works closely with safeguarding teams to support the welfare of vulnerable learners. Through strong leadership, effective communication, and a commitment to inclusive education, the Deputy SENCO helps create an environment where every learner is valued, supported, and able to thrive.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Benefits

We support the work life balance and have family friendly policies
We give our staff three paid days of special leave for medical appointments and three paid days for childcare/emergency leave.
Early finish on Fridays
Our students are dismissed at 1.00 pm.
We support flexible working
16% of our staff work flexibly (including 9% of teaching workforce and 37% of associate staff).
We offer private health care
24/7 GP and mental health helplines, medical diagnosis and treatment, physiotherapy, cancer support, social care advice and wellbeing hub, rewards and benefits.
July start for Early Careers Teachers
Paid induction for new starters, paid duties, interest free travel loans, interest free loan for ECTs (up to £1500), financial support for higher and further education.
Staff events
Christmas lunch and end of year event, sport days.
Staff wellbeing
Staff wellbeing group, yoga sessions on site, running club, five annual INSET days to deliver exceptional CPD with TOIL days for twilight INSET which gives staff longer Christmas and Easter holidays, wellbeing is our appraisal target, Occasional Day off in Autumn.

Qualifications

essential
essential
essential

Skills

Experience

Relevant experience in a management or deputy role within SEND services or in a school setting.essential
Up to date training in SEND Code of Practice, child protection, safeguarding, CSE, PREVENT, E-safety, safer recruitment.essential
Relevant direct experience of inter-agency work   essential
Experience of the JCQ inspection process, in respect of access arrangements.   essential
Experience of working in a local authority setting.
Experience of formulating and delivering or contributing to operational plans.

Uxbridge High School

Danielle Fuller

recruitment@uhs.org.uk

Uxbridge High School
The Greenway
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 2PR

Safeguarding Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.