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Assistant SENDCO

The Castle School, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU

This job expired on 20 April 2026 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENCO (special educational needs coordinator)
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week 8:15am – 4:15pm Monday to Thursday; 8:15am – 3:45pm on Friday (includes an unpaid 30-minute daily lunch break) 40 weeks per year (Term time plus 2 weeks)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 11 NJC points 20-25 FTE £32,597- £36,363 (pay award pending) Actual starting salary - £28,629

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Castle School is looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Assistant SENDCO to support the SENDCO in raising standards of student attainment and achievement within the school, particularly in relation to the SEND provision.

This is an interesting and varied role, working with staff and students on a daily basis, so excellent communication skills are required. The successful candidate will be patient, approachable and reliable with resilience and commitment to their workload and responsibilities.

We require someone who has proven knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages including Word and Excel. You should have a friendly and helpful manner, be well-organised with strong attention to detail, and ideally have experience of working in a school environment.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.

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

Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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About The Castle School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1207 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Castle School website
• Email address: office@castle.bep.ac
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-castle-school-ta1-5au

The Blackdown Education Partnership is a multi-academy trust (MAT) working across Devon and Somerset. It was born of a merger between two established MATs: The Castle Partnership Trust and Uffculme Academy Trust and currently looks after a family of 12 schools: 6 primary and 6 secondary and 4 nurseries.

Blackdown Education Partnership is, therefore, a single organisation established to deliver the education and to safeguard the wellbeing of every child in our Trust. The Trust seeks to ensure that high quality collaboration and system leadership continue to improve the education in our schools. We are responsible for the good governance of the schools within our Trust and are accountable for the performance of each school. We work with an exceptional team of leaders, teachers and support staff whose combined efforts deliver on our promise to believe in every child.

We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.

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