Assistant SENCo

The Limes College, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 2SD

32 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,385.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant SENCo job summary

The Limes College in Sutton require an Assistant SENCo to start as soon as possible

Permanent contract

Salary: Scale NJC 6 (£34,488 - £36,585 FTE)

Actual starting salary £27,385 per annum

33 hours per week, term time plus INSET days

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant SENCo to join our SEND Team.

This post will be assisting the SENCo with the coordination of the provision for students identified as having special educational needs (SEND), compiling evidence and advising parents of the process for statutory assessment, establishing, monitoring and reviewing SEND intervention and ensuring high standards of learning and achievements for all students.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and help shape practice and assessment within the College.

You will have:

• Minimum of GCSE Maths and English at grades A - C or equivalent;
• SALT Qualification (Speech and Language Therapy) and or equivalent;
• Experience of delivering speech and language sessions within a school environment;
• Experience of writing statutory assessment reports / SEND reports;
• To have or be willing to complete the ELKLAN qualification;
• Good communication skills, with the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with staff, students, parents/carers and other professionals.

We offer:

• An organisation with a clear moral purpose to change young people’s lives;
• Excellent positive development opportunities;
• Strong community spirit;
• Staff who are supportive towards each other;
• Pension scheme;
• Term-time hours;
• Free access to the employee assistance programme;
• Free access to an on-site gym;
• A curriculum where personalised learning is at the heart.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

“We understand you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and does not include ideas or work that is not your own.”

Please refer to the Person Specification (listed in the attached Job Description) when completing your supporting statement.

Please note that we will seek references and conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

The Limes College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Further information about The Limes College is available on our website.

Closing date: 25 August 2026.

Interviews: To be confirmed.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Limes College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• Size: 61 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Limes College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-limes-college-sutton

The Limes College is a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) which offers alternative education provision outside of a traditional schooling environment to key stages 1 to 4; it accepts students from mainstream schools in Sutton with educational and behavioural needs. The current roll of around 150 students consists of those who have been permanently excluded or those at risk of exclusion. Many students are with us for only a short time while some will remain on roll for their entire GCSE courses. In the last academic year, we worked with 210 students.

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