Assistant SENDCo

Bridgnorth Endowed School, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4ER

29 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: MPS to UPS + SEN Allowance
• Additional allowances:

  MPS to UPS + SEN Allowance

Assistant SENDCo job summary

Bridgnorth Endowed School and Lakelands Academy, Ellesmere are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Assistant SENDCo (QTS) to support the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision across the schools. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled practitioner who is passionate about removing barriers to learning and ensuring the very best outcomes for all pupils.

The post is offered on a split basis of 2.5 days at each school per week. For the right candidate, there is also the option to work part-time, at Bridgnorth Endowed School for 2.5 days. Both schools are members of The 3-18 Education Trust. This full-time option offers a fantastic opportunity to work collaboratively across two supportive school communities and to develop expertise across a wider range of settings and provision.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the SENDCO(s) in the day-to-day operation of the SEND provision, including maintaining accurate records and the SEND register
• Assisting in the identification, assessment and monitoring of pupils with SEND, including liaising with teachers, parents/carers and external agencies
• Help coordinate Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), annual reviews and associated documentation
• Support/design the planning and delivery of high-quality interventions to meet the needs of individual pupils
• Work closely with teaching and support staff to ensure reasonable adjustments and effective provision are in place across the curriculum
• Contribute to a culture of high aspiration, inclusion and safeguarding for all pupils with additional needs
• Where working across both sites, help share best practice and consistency of SEND provision between the two schools

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

Bridgnorth Endowed School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Bridgnorth Endowed School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 601 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bridgnorth Endowed School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bridgnorth-endowed-school-bridgnorth

Here, at Bridgnorth Endowed, we place great value on our students' pastoral and academic development, and we aim to create a genuine and positive atmosphere that can be felt and that resonates throughout each day, and in every part of the school.

We aim to ensure that every young person achieves their personal best by providing an education that challenges them intellectually and offers them a wide range of opportunities to develop and stretch their unique talents and interests.

We are incredibly proud of our school and our community. We have dedicated and happy students and staff, both of whom work together to achieve excellent results. Bridgnorth Endowed students thrive during their time here and visitors frequently comment on students’ outstanding manners and behaviour.

We expect and give the very best education to every child as it is our mission to challenge and support our young people to achieve their potential. We believe that the academy’s values of trust, enthusiasm, fairness, and hard work ensure that every student develops into a confident, successful and happy young adult, ready to face the future.

We are a small school and students in each year have an academic education that is student-centred and tailored to their individual needs. We have high expectations of positive learning behaviours of all our students and expect all to uphold the school standards. We have a dedicated team of teachers and support staff who will work tirelessly to provide pupils with the support they will need to be successful in their education.

If you share our values and aims and are interested in learning more about Bridgnorth Endowed School, then I invite you to pay us a visit, meet some of our inspirational staff and pupils, and spend some time with us in school.

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