Assistant SENDCo

Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BN

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £30,024.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale 5, Points 12 to 15. Actual salary £21,132.06 per annum on point 12.

Assistant SENDCo job summary

ASSISTANT SENDCo

Salary: NJC Scale 5, Points 12 to 15 (£28,598 to £30,024 per annum FTE). Actual salary £21,132.06 per annum on point 12.

Contract: Permanent. 28 hours per week over 4 days per week. Term Time plus 5 training days (39 weeks per year)

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon

Place of worb Hinchingbrooke School is seeking a suitably skilled individual to join our existing SEND team as an Assistant SENDCo to support our SEND department in ensuring our SEND pupils have the required levels of support.

We are looking for someone with a clear passion for supporting young people with additional needs and is keen to help them overcome the barriers to their learning. Working directly under the SENDCo, this role will have you working with not only the SEND team but also with other key stakeholders across the school, wider agencies and the Trust.

This vacancy is offered as a job share and is suitable for candidates able to work 4 days a week.

The role will also include assisting the SENDCo with:

• The day-to-day management and coordination of an area of SEN provision across the school.
• Supporting the identification and assessment of students with SEN
• Providing guidance and support to teaching and support staff on effective strategies for inclusive education.
• Liaising with parents and carers, providing regular updates on their child's progress and addressing any concerns.
• Contributing to the maintenance of accurate records and documentation related to SEN provision.
• Supporting the development and delivery of staff training on SEN issues.

Why come to Hinchingbrooke?

Hinchingbrooke is an outstandingly beautiful school, set in acres of grounds and adjoining a country park. Our ambition is to provide all students with a broad, challenging, and progressive curriculum experience. Extra-curricular activities are a much-valued feature of the school, and we seek to appoint staff who are willing to help maintain this tradition.

This is a fantastic school to work in: on interview, we ask candidates for their impressions of the School and without fail they comment on how wonderful our students are, the positive team ethos amongst staff and how friendly and welcoming the School is.

We are seeking to appoint a candidate who is passionate about supporting the future careers of our students; a team player who will thrive on collaboration and teamwork. Someone who really wants to make a difference! We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Hinchingbrooke School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

For further details please visit our website Hinchingbrooke School - Home.

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 Hinchingbrooke School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 2109 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hinchingbrooke School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hinchingbrooke-school-huntingdon

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