Assistant SENCO

Shenley Brook End School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 7ZT

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 April 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: £31,554.00 Annually (Actual) Salary: Grade 7 £36,362 -39,862 pro rata, Actual - £31,554 - £34,592

Assistant SENCO job summary

5 Dimensions Trust is currently advertising for the following at Shenley Brook End School

Assistant SENCO

Permanent

Hours: 37 per week, 39 weeks per year

Term-Time plus training days

Salary: Grade 7 £36,362 -39,862 pro rata, Actual - £31,554 - £34,592

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and efficient SEND specialist to join us as an Assistant SENCO at Shenley Brook End School. You will have had several years of experience in working with children with SEND in a school or relevant setting and have taken responsibility for carrying out cognitive and other screening tests which identify the support children may require. You will:

Make a difference to the lives of our children and young people with SEND and ensure they make excellent progress at school

Assist the SENCO and other school staff in ensuring Adaptive Teaching is an integral part of every lesson for all students, particularly those with identified SEN

Effectively line manage and deploy Teaching Assistants/Coaches and physical resources within the department to support the SEN portfolio

Build outstanding relationships with the families of SEND students

Monitor and implement strategies to improve outcomes for SEND students across the school

Lead on the early identification and assessment of pupils with SEND and Exam Access and Provision for all students with access arrangements

Develop a programme of intervention and support for students with identified learning difficulties

Support individual pupils and their families in the development of SEN Support Plans (SSPs) and with Requests for an Education, Health and Care Plan (REHCs)

Work with the SENCO and Assistant SENCO Team Leader to ensure that provision for children with SEND at Shenley Brook End is exceptional

As part of the 5 Dimensions Trust, successful candidates can benefit from working in a multi-academy trust that guarantees:

Access to high quality training opportunities

A culture where there is a strong focus on employee wellbeing

Generous auto-enrolment pension schemes, LGPS and TPS

Incremental and inflationary pay progression

Bespoke CPD and support

Flexible working opportunities and enhanced family leave

Access to fitness suites on some school sites

At the 5 Dimensions Trust, we believe that happy employees are the foundation of a thriving organisation. Further information can be found in our People Strategy which outlines our commitment for the next five years.

Closing Date: Friday 8 May 2026, 9am

Interview date: 18 or 19 May 2026

5 Dimensions Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Tel: 01908 677954

Email: recruitment@ct5d.com

Website: www.5dimensionstrust.com

CEO: Mr Tony Nelson

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 Shenley Brook End School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1883 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Shenley Brook End School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shenley-brook-end-school-milton-keynes

Welcome to 5 Dimensions Trust. We are a Multi-Academy Trust that serves the young people of west Milton Keynes, currently comprise two high-performing secondary schools – The Hazeley Academy and Shenley Brook End School.

The Trust was formed with very clear beliefs in education. As well as believing that excellent outcomes should be a goal for all our students, we also understand that the manner in which these results are achieved are as important. We consider that young people should develop their wider skills as they enjoy their learning on route to becoming well-rounded adults; a truly holistic education. Staff at our schools should also have the opportunity to develop their professional skills as they enjoy supporting our students on that journey. This requires close links with our families and the wider community, having schools that are at the centre of the local neighbourhood.

We are an innovative Trust that promotes the individual character and climate of each school and establishes mutual support and improvement through active collaboration.

5 Dimensions Trust believes in inspiring and empowering the growth of a vibrant community of exceptional people within its academies. Our values endorse our commitment to the principles of diversity and supporting and challenging others through robust, deep partnership and collaboration through our 5 key dimensions:

Collaborating to ensure truly holistic education
Rising together to the challenge of academic rigour
Creating a supportive partnership with parents, carers and families
Sharing to create a positive, high performing environment for staff
Crafting a meaningful partnership with our wider community
In the 5 Dimensions Trust, we
cheer for the other schools and they cheer for us;
know that the differences between us make us even stronger;
are excited by challenges and embrace calculated risk;
understand honest mistakes occur and learn from them together;
are positive in our communications and understand their power;
reward cooperative and positive relationships but understand that sometimes new levels can only be reached through dialectic;
are humble enough to give and receive support;
gain fulfilment by playing a positive role in our community.

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