Deputy SENDCo

Colchester Academy, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3JL

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPR - UPR
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2b - £6,225

What skills and experience we're looking for

Strategic direction and development of the Inclusion Team, along with the SENDCO team within thecontext of the Academy’s aims and policies.

● To establish appropriate procedures for the identification of students with SEN through liaison withTeam Leaders, Year Leaders, subject teachers and Form Tutors.

● To ensure the smooth transition from primary or other secondary schools of students alreadyidentified as having SEN.

● To manage the referral process for students being placed into the Inclusion Rooms.

● To play a major role in the development of Academy policy and practice on SEN and inclusion.

● To manage the Learning Support and Inclusion Room budgets in accordance with current financialregulations.

● To ensure that SEND students have excellent attendance, behaviour and academic outcome, with theSENDCO.

What the school offers its staff

Colchester Academy is a secondary school located in the heart of Colchester, Essex, and is graded ‘GOOD’ by OFSTED (2018 and 2023). Part of a local Academy Chain, South Suffolk Learning Trust (SSLT), this is an incredibly exciting time for us to appoint someone who is hard working, has high levels of integrity, can lead a team to greatness and passionately believes in the power of education to change lives.

We offer a positive and supportive workplace where staff go the extra mile, for students and for each other. A place where we provide excellent opportunities for career progression and advancement, and where the culture is one of equity and fairness built on relationships developed out of mutual trust and respect.

Colchester Academy is an outward facing research-based school, with pedagogy firmly rooted in the Principles of Instruction and a knowledge rich curriculum. We are looking to appoint someone intent upon driving up standards, delivering excellent teaching and inspiring the same in others, and helping lead the school towards excellence. The successful candidate will be research informed, with a proven track record of delivering excellent outcomes within and beyond their own classroom. They will be able to develop the practice of others, implementing curriculums to result in excellent outcomes for young people.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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Deputy SENDCO - COA - Job Description.pdf - 133 KB (opens in new tab)

About Colchester Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 899 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colchester Academy website
• Email address: lainger@colchesteracademy.org.uk
• Phone number: 01206 878 878
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colchester-academy

Colchester Academy is a secondary school located in the heart of Colchester, Essex and is graded 'GOOD' by OFSTED (2018 and 2023). Colchester Academy first opened in September 2010 and boasts a state of the art building with modern design and a wealth of technology. We are now part of local Academy Chain, Penrose Learning Trust and this is an incredibly exciting time for us.

The Colchester Academy school vision is to provide “challenge for all” and to support students from all backgrounds to gain skills and experience to facilitate their future choices. It challenges students academically as well as providing a range of opportunities for them to receive a well-rounded learning experience. The "no child left behind" approach is particularly important to the school: education moves at a pace that allows every child to thrive and help is given to students who feel they are falling behind.

“Colchester Academy is a friendly and inclusive school. Pupils are happy and are safe. The majority of pupils meet the high expectations that leaders set. There is a supportive and caring culture in the school. Pupils appreciate the relationships that they develop with staff. Pupils learn to respect one another..” (Ofsted)

Arranging a visit to Colchester Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lainger@colchesteracademy.org.uk.

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