Deputy SENCo
Hanham Woods Academy, Bristol, Bristol, BS15 3LA12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
8 October 2025
Closing date
20 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916 - £51,048
Deputy SENCo job summary
Job Title: Deputy SENCO
Full Time Annual Salary: £32,916 - £51,048 (M1 - UPS3) Based on Full Time hours
Actual Annual Salary: £19,750 - £30,629 Based on hours worked
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time (0.6) All Year Round
Hours: 19.5 hours per week
Additional role info: Working pattern is yet to be confirmed and will be discussed at interview
Provisional start date: January 2026
We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Deputy SENCO to support the leadership and management of our SEND provision. In this pivotal role, you will assist the SENCO in ensuring high-quality learning support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), helping to drive excellence in teaching, resource use, and student outcomes.
You will play a key part in meeting the individual needs of designated students, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and delivering measurable improvements in both academic attainment and personal development. As Deputy SENCO, you will also take on leadership responsibilities in the SENCO’s absence, contributing to a culture of inclusion and achievement across the Academy.
You will have:
- A strong understanding of SEND legislation, the SEND Code of Practice, and current educational policies, with a commitment to staying informed of developments in the field.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to convey complex information clearly and build effective relationships with students, staff, parents/carers, and external agencies.
- Proven experience supporting students with SEND and additional needs, including planning and evaluating interventions and working collaboratively with families and professionals.
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a relevant degree, with a passion for inclusive education and a commitment to promoting the achievement and wellbeing of all learners.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage data, use school MIS systems, and support the effective deployment of resources.
- Emotional intelligence, resilience, and a caring approach, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and make sound decisions in challenging situations.
- A proactive approach to equality, diversity, and safeguarding, ensuring that all students feel safe, respected, and supported in their learning journey.
- The ability to lead and inspire others, including deputising for the SENCO when required and contributing to the strategic development of SEND provision across the Academy.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 20 October 2025
Short-listing: 21 October 2025
Interviews: 5 November 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
Additional Information:
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hanham Woods Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 844 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hanham Woods Academy website
Hanham Woods Academy is part of the Cabot Learning Federation and is one of the most improved Academies in the South West, providing an excellent education to over 800 students. The Academy has a growing reputation both locally and regionally. Whilst we appreciate the unique setting in which the Academy is placed, we work hard to challenge students from a variety of backgrounds to be the best they can be in all areas of life. Our mission here is simple: we want to give people the best chance of success. This underpinned by our ethos of Dream Big, Work Hard, Be Kind. We want students to 'climb the mountain' in order to achieve success both academically and by developing a confident, resilient and hard working character. The Academy was judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in November 2019, noting that ‘Pupils are proud of their school’ and ‘They feel safe’. The Academy continues its improvement journey, being over-subscribed in a number of Year Groups. Our students are excited to learn, are increasingly successful in reaching their potential and are real ambassadors for our community. Staff are hard working and supportive, and leaders consider carefully the wellbeing of colleagues. If you want to work in an environment that is high challenge, low threat, that takes great pride in developing people and works together to give students the best chance of success, then this is the academy for you.
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