SEN Administration Assistant

Hampton Gardens Secondary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8HR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible, pending pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  16 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,985.00 - £22,406.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 7 (£29,541 to £33,119 FTE)

SEN Administration Assistant job summary

Are you a highly organised administrator with excellent attention to detail and a passion for supporting young people with additional needs?

We are seeking an organised, proactive and highly professional SEN Administration Assistant to join our Achievement Support Team at Hampton Gardens School. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting our SEND provision and helping ensure that every student receives the support they need to succeed.

At Hampton Gardens, we are committed to inclusive education and supporting students across a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities. Our approach is centred on identifying barriers early, working collaboratively with families and professionals, and ensuring every student can access a broad and ambitious curriculum.

About the Role

Working closely with the Senior SENDCo and wider Achievement Support Team, you will provide comprehensive administrative support across all aspects of SEND provision. This includes coordinating EHCP and Annual Review documentation, maintaining accurate student records, liaising with families and external agencies, and supporting key statutory processes.

You'll need excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.

Key Responsibilities

You will:

• Provide administrative support for EHCPs, Annual Reviews, access arrangements and SEND assessments.
• Maintain accurate and confidential student records and SEND databases.
• Coordinate meetings with parents, carers, schools and external professionals.
• Support transition arrangements for students joining or leaving the school.
• Assist with SEND audits, reviews and statutory reporting requirements.
• Liaise with external agencies including Educational Psychologists, specialist teachers and Local Authority services.
• Support the organisation of SEND team meetings, training and departmental administration.
• Help ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of a busy and successful SEND department.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has substantial administration experience, ideally within a school or educational setting.
• Possesses excellent organisational, communication and ICT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Has exceptional attention to detail and can manage confidential information appropriately.
• Can prioritise competing demands, work independently and contribute positively to a team.
• Has an understanding of, or interest in, SEND and supporting young people with additional needs.

Working Hours

30 hours per week, term time only. Working hours and days will be discussed at interview and must support departmental and wider school requirements.

Salary:

(Grade 7)

Full-time salary (52 weeks / 37 hours) From: £29,541 to £33,119.

Actual salary (38 weeks / 30 hours) From: £19,985 to £22,406.

Why Join Hampton Gardens?

Hampton Gardens is part of Hampton Academies Trust and is a thriving, successful and growing secondary school with a strong reputation for inclusion. Our Achievement Support Team works collaboratively to remove barriers to learning and ensure students receive the support they need to flourish academically, socially and emotionally.

We offer:

• A welcoming and collaborative staff team.
• Excellent professional development and career progression opportunities across Hampton Academies Trust.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing.
• Access to employee benefits and wellbeing initiatives.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of young people.

How to Apply

If having read the advertisement, job description and person specification, you are motivated to apply for this position please submit your application via MyNewTerm.

Please complete all sections of the application form. CV’s will not be accepted.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to the school before applying, please contact the HR Team at jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be appointed.

Safeguarding and Recruitment Checks

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school may consider carrying out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our safeguarding due diligence. Where undertaken, this will be limited to information relevant to safeguarding or suitability to work with children and conducted in accordance with UK GDPR.

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

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school will consider carrying out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Full details are contained with our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and Recruitment and Selection Policy, which are available via our website, or on request.

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 Hampton Gardens Secondary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1310 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hampton Gardens Secondary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hampton-gardens-secondary-school

Hampton Gardens is an 11-19 free school which opened in September 2017 to an initial intake of 180 Year 7 students. When full, the school will accommodate 1200 students in years 7-11 and 300 students in Sixth Form.

Hampton Gardens is part of the Hampton Academies Trust who also run the highly successful and popular Hampton College all-through school, Hampton Lakes Primary School and Dogsthorpe Infant School. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.

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