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Use this contract when appointing a SENCO to cover the following duties in a education workplace: support learning, lessons, behaviour routines and pupil engagement in line with school procedures; Maintain attendance, assessment, safeguarding, SEN or welfare records required for the role; Follow safeguarding, behaviour, health and safety and inclusion procedures; Communicate appropriately with pupils, parents or carers, colleagues and school leaders. The role pack gives the employer a starting point that reflects the work, rather than a job-title-only document.
SENCO responsibilities include support learning, lessons, behaviour routines and pupil engagement in line with school procedures; Maintain attendance, assessment, safeguarding, SEN or welfare records required for the role; Follow safeguarding, behaviour, health and safety and inclusion procedures; Communicate appropriately with pupils, parents or carers, colleagues and school leaders. The role also calls for sENCO; Learner support; Safeguarding awareness; Record accuracy, with records, handovers and escalation kept within the employer's agreed procedures.
SENCO is different from a generic education appointment because the contract needs to record support learning, lessons, behaviour routines and pupil engagement in line with school procedures; Maintain attendance, assessment, safeguarding, SEN or welfare records required for the role; Follow safeguarding, behaviour, health and safety and inclusion procedures; Communicate appropriately with pupils, parents or carers, colleagues and school leaders and the related sENCO; Learner support; Safeguarding awareness; Record accuracy. The Employee must follow the education operational controls that apply to senco work, including safeguarding, school policies, curriculum requirements, behaviour and attendance procedures, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements
This contract is not a fit where the employee's duties, workplace or employment arrangement materially differ from senco work in education. Recheck the role, industry and working pattern before issuing it.
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These role-pack details give an employer something concrete to check before using the contract for education work.
school premises, classrooms, training locations and approved education activities
Ofsted context where applicable. SENCO work in Education must follow safeguarding, school policies, curriculum requirements, behaviour and attendance procedures and the Employer's policies, data protection controls, health and safety rules, records, escalation routes and training requirements.
Maintained from role pack 1.0.0; content owner: HRHeaven employment documentation team; last reviewed 19 June 2026.
Role-specific intelligence
The SENCO contract is shaped for education employers, with practical duties, reporting expectations, workplace context and protections that a generic contract would not explain as clearly.
Responsibilities
For SENCO work in education, the contract should make Support learning, lessons, behaviour routines and pupil engagement in line with school procedures. and Maintain attendance, assessment, safeguarding, SEN or welfare records required for the role. explicit.
Capability
SENCO performance depends on SENCO and Learner support. Set training, competence and quality expectations before independent work.
Reporting
SENCO employees should have a clear manager or escalation route. The document should describe who assigns work, who approves changes to duties or hours, and when concerns need to be raised with senior management. This contract makes that reporting route explicit for SENCO.
Workplace
SENCO work is usually shaped by office base, client premises, remote systems, and assigned work locations and by the operational needs of education. The contract should avoid vague promises while still making normal flexibility understandable. The contract keeps that context clear for SENCO work.
Records
For SENCO employees, accurate records, handovers and updates help managers review work and follow up issues without relying on informal memory.
Risk control
The senco contract should address The Employee must protect pupil information, safeguarding records, SEN records, assessment data, parent or carer communications and any related personal data, operational records, system access details or confidential information accessed while performing senco duties. and The Employee must follow the education operational controls that apply to senco work, including safeguarding, school policies, curriculum requirements, behaviour and attendance procedures, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements. and explain when concerns must be raised.
Protection
For SENCO, The Employee must protect pupil information, safeguarding records, SEN records, assessment data, parent or carer communications and any related personal data, operational records, system access details or confidential information accessed while performing senco duties. Apply those protections to the records and systems used in education.
Contract detail
For SENCO, SENCO work in Education must follow safeguarding, school policies, curriculum requirements, behaviour and attendance procedures and the Employer's policies, data protection controls, health and safety rules, records, escalation routes and training requirements. The role-specific terms should connect this context with The Employee must perform SENCO duties with reasonable skill, care and professionalism, including Support learning, lessons, behaviour routines and pupil engagement in line with school procedures. Maintain attendance, assessment, safeguarding, SEN or welfare records required for the role. Follow safeguarding, behaviour, health and safety and inclusion procedures. and The Employee must not disclose, copy, remove, misuse or access pupil information, safeguarding records, SEN records, assessment data, parent or carer communications except where authorised and necessary for proper senco work. Any suspected loss, misuse or unauthorised disclosure must be reported promptly..
Source record: HRHeaven role pack 1.0.0; content owner: HRHeaven employment documentation team; last reviewed 19 June 2026.
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The Employee is employed as SENCO in the Employer's Education business. The role involves planning, delivering or supporting education, pupil welfare, safeguarding procedures, accurate school records and effective communication with pupils, parents or carers and colleagues.
Support learning, lessons, behaviour routines and pupil engagement in line with school procedures. Maintain attendance, assessment, safeguarding, SEN or welfare records required for the role. Follow safeguarding, behaviour, health and safety and inclusion procedures. Communicate appropriately with pupils, parents or carers, colleagues and school leaders. Escalate pupil welfare, safeguarding, SEN, conduct or learning concerns promptly.Builder answers
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The Employee must perform SENCO duties with reasonable skill, care and professionalism, including Support learning, lessons, behaviour routines and pupil engagement in line with school procedures. Maintain attendance, assessment, safeguarding, SEN or welfare records required for the role. Follow safeguarding, behaviour, health and safety and inclusion procedures.
The Employee must not disclose, copy, remove, misuse or access pupil information, safeguarding records, SEN records, assessment data, parent or carer communications except where authorised and necessary for proper senco work. Any suspected loss, misuse or unauthorised disclosure must be reported promptly.
The Employee must follow the education operational controls that apply to senco work, including safeguarding, school policies, curriculum requirements, behaviour and attendance procedures, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements.
The Employee must protect pupil information, safeguarding records, SEN records, assessment data, parent or carer communications and any related personal data, operational records, system access details or confidential information accessed while performing senco duties.
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SENCOs are expected to maintain education senco pupil records and related handover, approval and escalation records.
SENCOs are expected to protect education senco pupil records and assessment data, safeguarding information and any related workplace information.
SENCOs are expected to follow Ofsted-facing safeguarding and education procedures and keep evidence needed for audits, inspections or complaints.
SENCOs help protect the business by keeping reliable records, protecting confidential information and escalating material concerns promptly.
A SENCO contract should reflect the Education And Training function, Professional Services role family, medium physical risk, special category data sensitivity and the practical standards expected in education.
The main signals are Safeguard Learners, Maintain Records, Follow Curriculum Or Training Standards, Policy Non-Compliance, with training expectations such as safeguarding training, health and safety training, company induction.
The contract should protect learner records, safeguarding concerns, assessment information, role records and require secure handling, accurate records, prompt escalation and return of property or data when employment ends.
Yes. Useful companion policies include Health And Safety, Data Protection, Equal Opportunities, Disciplinary so managers can apply the contract consistently in day-to-day work.
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