Assistant SENDCO
Dedworth Middle School, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5PEThis job expired on 13 May 2025
Start date details
1 September 2025
Closing date
13 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Needs
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £47,031.00 - £50,471.00 Annually (FTE) Part Time 0.8 FTE
Assistant SENDCO job summary
Dedworth Middle School is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students. We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Assistant SENDCO to join our team and help manage the provision for pupils identified as having SEND; promoting high-quality teaching, effective use of resources and high standards of learning and achievement for all pupils.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the SENDCO in leading the provision for SEN within the school.
- Manage and efficiently use resources for Special Needs and Learning Support.
- Develop curriculum resources to ensure adequate support for pupils with SEN.
- Support the implementation of an inclusive curriculum.
- Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities and provide feedback.
- Develop and implement intervention groups and support.
- Manage and maintain personalised plans, provision maps, and provision plans.
- Prepare information for assessments, EHCPs, and referrals to other agencies.
- Collate and analyse SEND statistical returns.
- Support High Needs Funding Applications and track funding.
- Attend pupil review meetings and prepare necessary paperwork.
- Liaise with outside agencies to ensure effective SEN provision.
- Maintain accurate records of meetings and discussions for GDPR compliance.
- Advise staff on areas to develop and support for pupils with SEN.
- Use data to identify underachieving pupils and create action plans.
- Provide guidance on appropriate teaching and learning methods.
- Communicate with parents/carers about SEN provision for their child.
- Deputise for the SENDCO in matters relating to SEN.
- Ensure compliance with child protection, health, safety, and confidentiality policies.
At Dedworth Middle School we work in an environment where opportunities are limitless, the children are supported, and outcomes always consider the whole child. We continue to aim for the highest of standards and provide a friendly and hardworking team. “A member of staff said, ‘The why is behind every decision, and this always takes pupils into consideration and us as staff. It is a happy and lovely place to work and thrive.” Ofsted, June 2022. We are a fully inclusive middle school, currently with over 530 pupils on roll aged from 9-13.
We are part of the Windsor Learning Partnership which includes Windsor Girls’ School, The Windsor Boys’ School, Clewer Green C of E First School, Oakfield First School and Dedworth Green First School. In the heart of The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, Dedworth Middle School has a strong reputation for being a community school with happy, successful pupils and a proven track record for high quality professional development.
Dedworth Middle School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
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.
About Dedworth Middle School
- School type
- Academy, ages 9 to 13
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 552 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 13
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dedworth Middle School website
At Dedworth Middle School we were recently graded ‘GOOD’ by Ofsted and we work in an environment where opportunities are limitless, the children are supported, and outcomes always consider the whole child. We continue to aim for the highest of standards and provide a friendly and hardworking team. “A member of staff said, ‘The why is behind every decision, and this always takes pupils into consideration and us as staff. It is a happy and lovely place to work and thrive.” Ofsted, June 2022. We are a fully inclusive middle school, currently with over 500 pupils on roll aged from 9-13.
We are part of the Windsor Learning Partnership which includes Windsor Girls’ School, The Windsor Boys’ School, Clewer Green C of E First School, Oakfield First School and Dedworth Green First School. In the heart of The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, Dedworth Middle School has a strong reputation for being a community school with happy, successful pupils and a proven track record for high quality professional development.
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