Assistant SendCo
Woods Bank Academy, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8NQ13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Monday to Friday 08.30 - 15.30, 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M3 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
The assistant SENDCO, under the direction of the SENCO and principal, will take a role in:
To assist in managing the provision for pupils identified as having Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND); including promoting high quality teaching, effective use of resources, and high standards of learning and achievement for all pupils.
Contribute to the management and support of pupils during learning activities.
Establish and maintain relationships with individual pupils and groups.
Review and develop your own professional practice.
Deal with pupils’ therapeutic, pastoral and personal care needs.
To assist the SENCO in leading the provision for SEN within the academy.
To manage appropriate resources for Special Needs and Learning Support and ensure that they are used efficiently, effectively and safely.
To develop curriculum resources to ensure that pupils identified as having SEN have the required levels of support.
To support the SENCO in managing the implementation of an inclusive curriculum within the context of the academy’s aims and policies.
To work with the SENCO to develop and implement intervention groups and support.
To provide all those with involvement in Special Needs and Learning Support the support, challenge, information and development necessary to sustain motivation and secure improvement in learning.
To support the learning of students as allocated by the SENCO.
To manage and maintain personalised plans, provision maps and provision plans.
Under the direction of the SENCO, collate and prepare information relating to assessments, statements and referrals to other agencies.
To collate SEND statistical returns as requested and analyse progress and attainment.
Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities through a range of assessment and monitoring strategies against predetermined learning objectives, providing feedback and reports to teachers in order to provide evidence of the range and level of progress and attainment.
Provide support with High Needs Funding Applications and the tracking of funding.
Attend pupils review meetings and prepare paperwork.
Attend meetings with Trust and outside agencies as directed by SENCO.
To support the provision of SEN, including the allocation of support time and the writing of SEN paperwork.
To liaise with relevant outside agencies to ensure that individual pupil SEN are met effectively and that the requirements of statements of SEN are met fully.
Ensuring that accurate and detailed records are kept and stored of meetings and discussions with parents and outside agencies for GDPR compliance.
Ensuring that staff are kept informed of pupils’ SEN and advise on areas to develop
Working with the SENCO and other staff to ensure that all SEN Pupil Profiles, passports and plans are used to set subject specific targets and match work well to pupils’ needs.
Using data effectively to identify pupils who are seriously underachieving and where necessary create and implement effective plans of action to support those pupils.
To provide guidance to staff on the choice of appropriate teaching and learning methods to meet the needs of different pupils.
To work with the SENCO to promote an inclusive curriculum.
To liaise with and inform parents/carers about the specifics of the SEN provision for their child under the direction of the SENCO.
To monitor the progress of students with SEN and advise the SENCO.
To support meetings of SEN staff, communicate information to staff and co-ordinate resulting action.
To offer advice and support to teaching staff in providing a quality first teaching approach, under the direction of the SENCO.
To support the process of access arrangements in liaison with the SENCO
To deputise for the SENCO in matters relating to SEN.
Carry out small group interventions, for example; social use of language, SP, EAL and language programmes etc.
Maintain and be aware at all times of the SEN Register and profile sheets.
Update pupil records as appropriate and assist the SENCO with more complex paperwork as when necessary.
Attend meetings as directed by the SENCO.
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, security and confidentiality reporting all concerns to an appropriate person to ensure pupils’ wellbeing.
Contribute to the overall work/aims of the academy and appreciate and support the role of colleagues and other professionals to enable the academy to fulfil its development plans.
Undertake training and other learning activities and attend relevant meetings as required to ensure your own continuing professional development.
Keep provision maps for intervention tracking and impact and produce reports when necessary.
What the school offers its staff
About us
Located in the Darlaston area of Walsall, our school is a community in which we believe everyone, students and staff alike, should have the opportunity to belong, learn & grow. We aim to foster an inclusive culture where everyone is able to learn from each other. We are a skilled, passionate and hardworking team; committed to promoting high standards of achievement in education whilst ensuring that pupils are safe, happy and actively engaged in a rich school life.
The school was rated as ‘GOOD’ during our latest OFSTED inspection (July 2024) and we are continuing to make substantial improvements in all areas. We work closely with other schools within the Trust to improve standards and ensure that we are creating the best environment for our students to learn and our staff to develop. We are looking for equally passionate practitioners to join us on the next steps of our school improvement plan.
Being part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust (TEFAT), you can be assured that you will be joining a successful Multi-Academy Trust that has a great track record in helping children to succeed, no matter what their background. In addition, the Trust is dedicated to valuing and developing the people who make a huge difference to our children, their families and the communities we serve.
We can offer you:
A robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish. (There will be the opportunity to begin the leadership-level SENCO national professional qualification within the first 12 months of the role commencing).
Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships.
Free tea and coffee available in the communal staff room.
Regular wellbeing opportunities and staff social events.
Employee benefits include:
A free Employee Assistance Programme from Life & Progress
Pension scheme
Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
Cycle salary sacrifice scheme
A tech salary sacrifice scheme
Private healthcare at a discounted rate
Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, saving money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
Flexible working opportunities
The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust is committed to providing equality ofopportunity in employment and to developing work policies and practices thatencourage employees to achieve a healthy balance between delivering theirwork responsibilities and personal commitments and interests.
The Trust believes that its employees are its most valuable asset and iscommitted to retaining and developing the talent and experience it hasthrough the workforce. The Trust recognises that, in addition to helpingbalance work and personal lives, flexible working can raise employees’morale, enhance employees wellbeing and quality of family life, reduceabsenteeism and improve effective deployment and retention of employees.
Flexible working provides employees with the opportunity to ensure theirworking arrangements support the delivery of their professional roles at thesame time as positively supporting their personal lifestyles. The Trust iscommitted to ensuring that all requests for flexible working are given dueconsideration and facilitated where possible, in recognition of the benefits of flflexible working to both the individuals’ quality of life and to the Trust throughimproved staff recruitment, performance and retention.
Further details about the role
Commitment to safeguarding
Woods Bank Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expect all employees to share this commitment. All applications should read the child protection policy, which is available on our website, and are required to declare any information as requested on the application form. Enhanced disclosure with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) in the UK and a local police certificate will be requested for the successful candidate.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to gavincook@elliotfoundation.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Woods Bank Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 381 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Woods Bank Academy website
- Email address
- gavincook@elliotfoundation.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 464 4635
We are a two form entry Academy and one of a number of primary academies within The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust and we are federated with two other local schools, Kings Rise Academy in Birmingham and Croft Academy in Walsall. Together we are committed to working with children, families and the local community to provide an enriched curriculum which prepares our children for their future. Our federated curriculum is based on three areas of intent - Health, Aspirations and Diversity.
Arranging a visit to Woods Bank Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email gavincook@elliotfoundation.co.uk.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Teacher with a passion for teaching ICT / Computing
High Point Academy
Friar Park Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 0JS
Classroom Teacher, main pay range
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton
Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 0PR
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in West Midlands