Assistant SENDCo (Assistant SEND Leader)

Co-op Academy Priesthorpe, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 5SG

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st January or earlier if available

• Closing date

  24 June 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  9 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 (M1 - UPS3) + TLR2B £5959

Assistant SENDCo (Assistant SEND Leader) job summary

Join us in fostering a culture of innovation! At Co-op Academy Priesthorpe, we are seeking a dedicated Assistant SENDCo to champion, inspire and support students through a tailored and inclusive curriculum!

As an Assistant SENDCo, you'll be instrumental in shaping the educational journey for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The role involves providing expert guidance and compassionate support, ensuring every student has the resources they need to succeed academically and personally. You will work closely with colleagues, parents, and external agencies to create an inspiring and inclusive curriculum that fosters a learning environment where all students can thrive.

Our Values: The Co-op Way

We are guided by the Co-op’s ‘Ways of Being’:

• Succeed together: We achieve more through solidarity than as individuals.
• Do what matters most: Focusing on the academic and personal growth of our students.
• Be yourself, always: Celebrating our multicultural community and treating everyone with respect.
• Show you care: Prioritising the well-being of both students and colleagues.

Why Join Us?

We recognise the vital part you play in our success and offer a comprehensive rewards package:

• Well-being First: Dedicated well-being weeks each term (with all meetings cancelled) and a supportive Academy Leadership Team.
• Professional Growth: Fortnightly ‘CRAFT’ sessions focused on your personal and professional development, alongside weekly ‘Community’ sessions with free staff breakfast.
• Co-op Benefits: A Co-op colleague discount card.
• Inclusive Environment: Join a community where pupils are "proud to be members of an inclusive community".

How to Apply

If you share our vision for a learning environment that is both ambitious and inclusive, we would love to hear from you.

For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk.

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 Co-op Academy Priesthorpe

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1055 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Co-op Academy Priesthorpe website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/co-op-academy-priesthorpe

Co-op Academy Priesthorpe is situated in Pudsey and just 15 minutes from both Leeds and Bradford centre with places for 1250 students and 135 colleagues. The Academy has a very special ethos, which visitors continue to comment on. Equity and equality are key drivers for us in ensuring that all students have the opportunity to excel within a highly inclusive and supportive community.

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