SEN Learning Coach - Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) focus at The University of Birmingham School

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  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/UBS/02694
  Location
Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6QU
  Contract Type
Permanent
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£32,362.00 - £37,398.00 Annually (FTE)
Actual salary for term time only - £28,572 - £33,018
  Closing Date
9:00am, Mon 13th Apr, 2026
  Start Date
ASAP
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
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About this Role

We are seeking to recruit a talented and appropriately qualified SEN Learning Coach, with a specific focus on Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, including ADHDThis role will enable pupils with special educational needs and/ or disabilities to flourish and make academic and social progress by developing, creating and implementing a range of support programmes and coaching strategies. 

 The successful candidate will have experience of working with children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, along with a proven record of raising progress and attainment, demonstrating a thorough understanding and knowledge of best practice and the challenges relating to inclusion in mainstream education. They will have the ability to build good relationships with all members of the school community and exhibit a positive and committed approach to helping each child to maximise their full potential. 

 The role of the Learning Coach is multifaceted and includes the following broad areas: 

  • Working directly with staff, pupils and their families, to identify barriers, share information and support the specific needs of individual pupils and students. 
  • Contributing to the development of staff knowledge and skills, through coaching and delivering CPD.  
  • Leading on the EHCP review process and monitoring of provisions for an allocated cohort of pupils. 
  • Line managing a small group of Teaching Support Assistants (TSA’s) 
  • With support from the SENDCo, coordinating provision and support for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.

We will have high expectations of you to be an outstanding role model committed to the distinctive ethos of our School, where we strive for academic excellence, underpinned by character education.  In return we can offer you:

  • A commitment to your continued professional development within school, using additional training days to enhance and develop your knowledge and skills. 
  • 3 days per year dedicated to your own research.
  • Involvement in our exciting timetabled enrichment programme. 
  • Access to world class resources, research and people through our partnership with the University of Birmingham. 

The post is offered on a full-time, term-time only basis.

For more information, please contact Katie Tennant on 0121 796 5008.

 Please note that we will not consider applications via CV. 

The University of Birmingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. 

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition Check; qualifications; medical fitness; identity and right to work. 

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.  If you are currently working in a school setting, please ensure that your references include your current Head Teacher. 

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. 

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. 

Safeguarding is our top priority.  We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of pupils and students. 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role. 



 


The University of Birmingham School would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

  1. Please outline how you feel your achievements, skills and experience match those sought by the school (see the information pack and the relevant job description/person specification provided)
  2. Please outline the reasons that you are applying for this role

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