Assistant SENCo

Aston Tower Community Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 5BE

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1/U3
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2b £5,641

What skills and experience we're looking for

The role

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant SENCo, from a successful teaching background, to work alongside our Deputy Headteacher to ensure the success of our pupils with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). The successful candidate should promote high expectations of SEND pupils and provide the pastoral support they need. The successful candidate should be able to work effectively with staff, parents of SEND pupils and external agencies.

Although the role's main focus will be on mainstream pupils, this is an exciting time at Aston Tower as we are opening our resource base for pupils with autism.

What the school offers its staff

The school

Aston Tower is a popular two-form entry multi-cultural school that serves a community which really values and supports our work. We have friendly, responsive and enthusiastic children whose attitudes to learning were described as ‘excellent’ by Ofsted along with their outstanding behaviour. Our staff team is skilled, caring, and committed; trustees are keen to be involved and highly supportive. The school is very well-resourced. Our well-kept modern premises are set in spacious grounds which lend themselves to being further developed to promote our pupils’ learning. This term we are opening a resource base for pupils with Special Educational Needs following approval from the Department for Education (DfE). The school received a highly successful Ofsted inspection in October 2024 and was awarded the Leading Parent Partnership Award recognising our excellent work with parents.

Potential candidates are invited to speak to the Headteacher about the role and can book an appointment by email to vacancies@astontower.bham.sch.uk

An application form and person specification are available from our website at https://www.astontowerprimary.co.uk/job-vacancies

Commitment to safeguarding

Please note, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. In addition to the candidate’s ability to perform the duties of the post, the interview will also explore issues relating to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and, any relevant issue which may arise from the references.

Aston Tower MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@astontower.bham.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Assistant SENCo person specification.docx - 19.5 KB (opens in new tab)

About Aston Tower Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 374 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Aston Tower Community Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vacancies@astontower.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0121 327 0339
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aston-tower-community-primary-school-birmingham (opens in new tab)

Primary School

Arranging a visit to Aston Tower Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@astontower.bham.sch.uk.

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