Assistant Principal/SENCO
Hatfield Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 6HY25 days remaining to apply
Closing date
9 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £52,043.00 - £57,438.00 Annually (Actual) Starting salary LS2 £52,043 FTE (5 year Pay Progression Band LS2 £52,043 FTE to LS6 £57,438)
Assistant Principal/SENCO job summary
Join Our Team as an Assistant Principal - SENCo at Hatfield Academy!
We are seeking a dedicated Assistant Principal - SENCo to join our team. This role will be split between 0.6 Assistant Principal – SENCo and 0.4 Teaching, which is class based within Key Stage 2. The SENCo will support the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) policy across Hatfield Academy. This role carries strategic responsibility for evaluating and enhancing SEND provision within the academy, ensuring every pupil is encouraged, supported, and challenged to achieve outstanding progress.
About the Role:
As an Assistant Principal - SENCo, you will work under the guidance and instruction of the senior leadership team to enable access to learning for all pupils. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing effective coordination and leadership of the Academy’s SEND provision.
- Working with the Senior Leadership Team and the Trust to ensure academies are compliant with the SEND Code of Practice and the Equality Act (2010).
- Managing the day-to-day operation of SEND policy and coordinating specific provisions for individual pupils with SEND, including those with EHC plans.
- Advising on the deployment of the academy’s delegated budget and other resources to meet the needs of all pupils.
- Ensuring that an accurate SEND register is kept up to date through effective identification and monitoring of pupil progress and development.
- Preparing the annual SEND information report and key reports for the governing body.
In return, we offer:
- A creative, happy, and supportive working environment with a strong sense of team.
- Children who love coming to school and are keen to learn.
- A dedicated and committed staff working within a welcoming and caring ethos.
- The opportunity to become part of a school community where children are at the heart of all we do.
- Leadership committed to staff development opportunities.
- Networking opportunities with other local schools and academies.
- A range of well-being incentives.
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Flexible working opportunities from your first day.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Continued professional development and training opportunities.
Why Join Us?
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to providing an inclusive, aspirational, and academic education for all our scholars. We believe in teaching powerful knowledge and creating a scholarly culture that is warm, strict, disciplined, and joyful. Our values-driven approach ensures impeccable behaviour, allowing teachers to focus on teaching and pupils to focus on learning.
Interested in Applying?
If you are passionate about education, looking for a fresh opportunity, or simply want to make a positive impact, we would love to hear from you. Take a look at the job description and candidate pack to find out more about the role and how to apply.
Closing Date:
The closing date for applications is 9 June 2025. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity!
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Flexible Interview Dates:
Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact!
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Hatfield Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 373 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hatfield Academy website
Hatfield Academy is a larger than average-sized primary academy situated in the North of Sheffield with over 400 children on roll from Year 1 to Year 6.
The curriculum at Hatfield Academy is designed with our whole community at the very heart. Our pupils will develop reading, writing and mathematical skills alongside first hand experiences that will inspire them to be successful members of society. The HATTERS attributes underpin our curriculum to ensure when our pupils leave Hatfield Academy they will be articulate, confident and thoughtful members of the local community.
It is a vibrant and exciting Academy that is on a journey to achieving excellence in all areas. We make a promise to every child, that we will do whatever it takes to ensure they are successful at our Academy. We have extremely high expectations and aspirations for our pupils, which promotes a culture of excellence in all we do.
Together we believe we will improve children’s life chances by creating a culture of resilience, aspiration and determination. We are committed to taking children on an inspirational journey of educational excellence, developing global citizenship and securing their passport to a career of their choice.
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