Assistant SENCO

Sybil Andrews Academy, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7QB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 4 SP9-12 (FTE £27,254 to £29,540 / Actual £21,556 to £23,365)

Assistant SENCO job summary

Sybil Andrews Academy

Assistant SENCO 

Contract: Part Time, Permanent (35 hours per week / 38 weeks per year)

Salary: Grade 4 SP9-12 (FTE £27,254 to £29,540 / Actual £21,556 to £23,365)

Start Date: As soon as possible 

We are seeking an Assistant SENCO to join our school with a commitment to achieving the highest outcomes for all pupils. 

The role includes: 

• Gathering evidence for EHCNAs
• Be the point of contact for some external agencies
• Support the SEND administrator with completion of One Page Profiles and termly review of OPPs
• Take part in parental meetings
• Take a leading role in Transition of pupils with additional needs
• Maintain up-to-date information for SEND
• Attend weekly SEND meeting with AHT and SEND administrator
• Ensure SEND statistics are current and accurate
• Maintain student chronologies
• Take minutes of meetings to ensure transparency at all times
• Ability to analyse psychometric data
• Maintain contact with the parents of SEND students
• Administer letters to parents
• Be the point of contact for parents Coordinate round robins, gathering evidence to support students
• Lead small groups of student intervention and share summaries with parents / carers
• Develop strong and effective partnerships with all stakeholders
• Develop and grow strong and effective relationships with all parents
• Develop strong links with local authorities and our Multi-Academy Trust to ensure opportunities for our SEND students are at the highest level.

About Sybil Andrews Academy 

We are driven by our three values: Responsibility, Courage and Kindness. These values underpin everything that we do. Having been through a period of rapid change in 2023, the school is in a very strong position. Staff have high expectations of our students, and the students rise to the challenge. Our well-established routines and systems lead to excellent behaviour and a genuine culture of pride and belonging. Our teaching philosophy is based on the Unity Code – a set of practices rooted in cognitive science and a deep understanding of what makes effective teaching and how students learn. 

Our core aims are:

• Making a difference to the lives of young people
• Being a great place to work where colleagues are valued, supported and encouraged to grow
• Being a school which seeks to challenge itself
• Being a school which embraces creativity, innovation and change driven by all colleagues. 

Why come and join us? 

• We place a high value on staff wellbeing
• We have a strong focus on collaboration and professional development
• Our students are polite, well behaved and eager to learn
• We enjoy a two week half term break in October
• Access to high quality professional development and training, including NPQ
• Excellent career development opportunities across our trust network including secondments to other trust schools
• Students in KS3 have their own iPad to support their learning
• Staff issued iPads to support teaching and learning 

Desirable skills include: 

• Being a team player and a motivator!
• Experience of supporting pupils with SEND and improving outcomes
• Good time management skills
• Experience of supporting pupils with SEMH 

If you share our passion for excellence, for supporting your team on their journey of development and helping students become the best versions of themselves, please get in touch – we would love to hear from you. Sybil Andrews Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. The MAT is a Teaching Research school.  CPD opportunities are widely available and actively encouraged across the Trust schools. 

If you would like an informal discussion prior to submitting your application, you are welcome to contact Cassie Bergin, Assistant Headteacher, Inclusion on 01284-413400 or email cbergin@sybilandrewsacademy.co.uk 

Closing Date: 09:00am, 20th March 2026 

Interviews: 24th March 2026 (Subject to Change) 

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site. 

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.   

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups. Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

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 Sybil Andrews Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 627 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sybil Andrews Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sybil-andrews-academy

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