Assistant SENDCo
Nuneaton Academy, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7PD5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,000-£36,000 FTE (£27,612 - £31,063 PR)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Assistant SENDCo
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Start date: ASAP
Closing application date: 06th April 2025
Job Description
This role is essential in expanding and developing our current Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision in line with the rate at which the needs within our school continue to grow. We currently have an above average proportion of learners with additional needs, and are therefore looking to fill a range of different roles with our fully inclusive mainstream academy.
An ideal candidate is expected to fulfil certain important duties and responsibilities these may include:
• Planning and delivering learning and enrichment activities, either with Teachers or independently
• Working with small groups of students or individuals needing special attention
• Developing specialist curricula in areas of interest
• Assessing students’ progress and discussing development with Teachers, parents and Carers and/or SEND leads
• Consoling students who are unwell, injured or upset
• Supervising student groups on excursions and at sporting events
• Managing student behavior
• Providing a healthy and safe learning environment for children
• Supporting young people with movement breaks (in or outside of the classroom)
• Considering appropriate interventions, based on evidence, to support young people
• Assisting Teachers in preparing the lesson materials and school equipment
• Adapting or differentiating resources to aid pupil access to learning materials
• Recording and reporting a pupil’s progress to the Teacher
• Tracking pupil progress and recording/reporting this as part of a more formalised review
• Communicating with parents/guardians
• Line-management responsibilities within the SEND faculty
• Prompting student focus
Person Specification & Full job information are available on the attached candidate pack.
If you require more information regarding the role, please email natalie.blair@nuneatonacademy.org.uk
We reserve the right to remove any advert earlier than the date specified above, if the role has a high number of applicants.
Please note the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS & prohibition check prior to employment.
What the school offers its staff
The School
We firmly believe that every child deserves an exceptional education that prepares them for a fulfilling future. Together, we will create an inclusive, supportive, and stimulating learning environment that empowers our pupils to achieve excellence. Our Nuneaton Norms serve as the foundational principles of student culture and guide our transformative journey at Nuneaton Academy.
We are RESPECTFUL, showing kindness and courtesy at all times. At Nuneaton academy, we believe that a respectful and kind environment is essential for fostering positive relationships and creating a supportive atmosphere. We encourage our students to embody kindness and courtesy in all interactions. Treating one another with respect not only nurtures strong bonds within our school family but also prepares our students to thrive in a diverse and interconnected world.
We are RESPONSIVE, following instructions right away, without question. We instil in our students the importance of embracing challenges head-on and following instructions promptly. This willingness to be accountable not only empowers them to excel academically but also nurtures the essential life skill of adaptability. By embracing instruction with enthusiasm, our students are better equipped to navigate the complexities of their educational journey and beyond.
We are RESOLUTE, showing determination through hard work. Determination is the driving force behind achievement.We encourage our students to approach their studies and extracurricular activities with unwavering resolve.Through hard work, dedication, and a commitment to continuous improvement, our students learn the value of perseverance. This resolute attitude not only shapes their academic outcomes but also paves the way for lifelong success.
About United Learning
More Pay – More Time – More support
United Learning is a group of schools which aims to provide excellent education to children and young people across the country. We uniquely comprise schools in both the state and the independent sectors and currently educate over 60,000 students and employ over 9,000 members of staff.
The growing range of outstanding group-wide activities that we can provide will mean that more young people will have truly exceptional and inspiring experiences. We believe that our Group contains the most developed relationships and practical interactions between independent and state schools in the country; creating benefits for all the schools involved whilst respecting both traditions and learning from each other.
United Learning comprises both United Church Schools Trust, which operates our fee-paying independent schools, and United Learning Trust, which operates our state-funded academies. To find out more about United Learning, please visit the website: www.unitedlearning.org.uk
Our Ethos
Our approach to education is underpinned by a sense of moral purpose and commitment to doing what is right for children and young people. We believe in supporting our colleagues to achieve excellence and in acting with integrity in all our dealings within and beyond the Group. We believe the safety and welfare of all children and young people is paramount. We summarise this ethos as ‘the best in everyone’ underpinned by our core values:
AMBITION – to achieve the best for ourselves and others.
CONFIDENCE – to have the courage of our convictions and to take risks in the right cause.
CREATIVITY – to imagine possibilities and make them real.
RESPECT – for ourselves and others in all that we do.
ENTHUSIASM – to seek opportunity, find what is good and pursue talents and interests.
DETERMINATION – to overcome obstacles and achieve success.
Our Framework for Excellence
To achieve our mission, our schools prioritise five key principles:
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THE BEST FROM EVERYONE
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POWERFUL KNOWLEDGE
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EDUCATION WITH CHARACTER
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LEADERSHIP IN EVERY ROLE
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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Continuing Professional Development
Our staff are one of our most important assets, we are passionate about supporting our staff, bringing out ‘the best from everyone’. You will work closely with your Executive Business Manager to set personal and meaningful development objectives and you will receive all support possible to achieve and surpass these objectives. You will also have the benefit of accessing a range of internal and external staff networks and fantastic CPD opportunities.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About Nuneaton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 943 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Nuneaton Academy website
- Email address
- natalie.blair@nuneatonacademy.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Nuneaton Academy
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