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Role:
     
 SENCo
Location: Manor
Wood School, Bishopsworth, Bristol BS13
8AG
Salary:    
£42,000 - £50,000 per annum
(depending on experience, not
pro rata)
Hours:
    40 hours per week | Monday to
Friday
Contract: Permanent |
Term Time Only
Start:  
     February
2026
UK applicants only –
this role does not offer
sponsorship

Are you an experienced
SENCo ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Do
you want the opportunity to shape a SEND provision from the very
beginning, influence whole-school practice, and make a lasting
impact on the lives of young people?

Manor Wood
School, a newly established Acorn Education setting in
Bishopsworth, Bristol, is seeking a passionate, strategic, and
forward-thinking SENCo to lead and develop our SEND provision. This
is a unique opportunity to help create a school where inclusion,
innovation, and high expectations are embedded from day
one..

About the
Role

As SENCo, you will play a
pivotal leadership role in the strategic and operational
development of Manor Wood School. Working closely with the
Headteacher and our multidisciplinary therapy team, you will
design, implement, and continually refine a high-quality SEND
provision that enables every pupil to thrive.

You
will lead SEND across the school, ensuring pupils with additional
needs receive timely, personalised, and effective support. You’ll
champion inclusive practice, guide staff with expert advice, and
ensure a consistent, graduated approach to intervention and support
is embedded across all classrooms.

Collaboration
sits at the heart of this role. You will work closely with teaching
staff, parents and carers, external professionals, and multi-agency
teams to develop meaningful strategies that support pupils with
complex communication needs, autism, and associated learning,
emotional, and behavioural needs.

This is a role
where your expertise will be seen, valued, and genuinely
impactful—shaping outcomes not just for pupils, but for the entire
school community.

Key
Responsibilities

Who We Are
Looking For

We are seeking an
outstanding, aspirational SENCo
who:

As a key member of the
Leadership Team, you will have real influence over the direction of
the school and the outcomes achieved by its
pupils.

Qualifications &
Experience Required

About
Us

Our new Acorn School – Manor
Wood School in, Bishopsworth, Bristol has a capacity for
80 pupils and opened in May 2025. The school is a
co-educational provision for pupils with complex needs including
SEMH.

We are proud to provide a supportive yet
challenging learning environment where every pupil has the
opportunity to develop their full potential – whether academically,
vocationally, in sports, or through personal
achievements.

As an inclusive school, we offer a
broad and balanced curriculum tailored to each child’s unique
needs. This personalised approach enables every pupil to progress
at their own pace while building the skills and confidence to meet
future challenges.

We are part of Acorn
Education and can offer plenty of
challenges along with a wide range of opportunities to develop your
career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading provider of specialist
education for children and young people with special educational
needs. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector
in creating and delivering innovative approaches that achieve
measurable outcomes for those in our care.  
  

We are really proud to say that in
2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great
Place to Work’ for the sixth year
running.

Why join Acorn
Education?

We place the outcomes
of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the
heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the
knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on
the lives of others.

We are committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people.
All applicants will be subject to social media checks and
successful applicants to a fully enhanced
DBS.

Benefits

Your
health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an
exceptional reward package
including:

And a market-leading benefit
offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you
to choose the package that’s right for you,
including:

We
reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high
volume of suitable
applications.

Outcomes
First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and
efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in
Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout,
Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of
earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a
result of delays or changes in the compliance process. xbpsjku All stages
of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding
checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect
timescales.

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