Assistant SENDCo

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 9HJ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 November 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: £34,237.00 - £38,510.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade 6, Scale Points 21 - 26

Assistant SENDCo job summary

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College is an oversubscribed 11-16 comprehensive school serving the south-east of Sheffield. As the founding school of Minerva Learning Trust, we are proud to be recognised for our commitment to raising achievement and improving outcomes for all students.

At Handsworth Grange, we combine high expectations with a strong culture of care, inclusivity and ambition. We are committed to providing an exceptional education for our students while fostering a supportive and collaborative environment for our staff. Staff wellbeing is a key priority, and we actively promote a positive work-life balance, making Handsworth Grange an excellent place to develop a rewarding and successful career.

About the Role

Under the direction of the SENDCo:

To ensure that Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision within the school is both efficiently and effectively managed.

To ensure that all legal and statutory requirements are met for students with SEND.

You’ll work closely with our SENDCo, shaping both the strategic direction and the day-to-day running of SEND provision across the school. You’ll help bring our SEND policy to life and coordinate the support that makes a real difference to individual pupils, including those with Education, Health and Care Plans.

Working alongside the SENDCo, you will:

• Help make sure our SEN provision is well organised, runs smoothly and has real impact for every pupil who needs it.
• Help make sure we meet all legal and statutory requirements, so pupils with SEND get the support they’re entitled to.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements

• Support the SENDCo with the management of the SEND register and the Sheffield Support Grid
• Support the SENDCo with the planning and implementation of provision to meet needs of pupils with SEND including those with EHC plans
• Support the SENDCo to conduct fully the plan, do review cycle for pupils receiving SEND provision
• Work under the guidance of the SENDCo to conduct and record SEND review meetings
• Work under the guidance of the SENDCo to liaise with other professionals and conduct assessments
• Work under the guidance of the SENDCo to keywork pupils with complex SEND
• Support in the assessment and execution of exam access arrangements as per JCQ guidelines
• Support the SENDCo with impact monitoring of SEND interventions
• Support the SENDCo to ensure updated and key information about pupil needs and strategies are shared with all staff
• Support the SENDCo with the transition processes of Y6 to Y7 and Y11 to post-16
• Support the SENDCo to ensure a robust process of identifying children for the SEND register
• Contribute to staff CPD, particularly around supporting specific students or the SEND Non-Negotiables

Take an active role in the monitoring, evaluation and assessment activities as part of the department quality assurance procedures

To conduct stakeholder voice activities

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 Handsworth Grange Community Sports College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 989 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Handsworth Grange Community Sports College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/handsworth-grange-community-sports-college

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College is an Ofsted rated Outstanding School. We are above average nationally for pupil progress. We have been nationally recognised for our work with Pupil Premium. We regard all staff and pupils as part of our family and whilst we have really high expectations of everyone we try to maintain a caring and supportive ethos. We are really proud of all the successes achieved by our pupils and staff, both in school and in the wider community. We strongly believe in work life balance and we work with our staff to reduce excessive bureaucracy and marking.

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