SENCO

Hammond Academy, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 5TD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,075.00 - £50,471.00 Annually (FTE)

SENCO job summary

SENCO AT HAMMOND ACADEMY

THE ROLE
Position: SENCO
Salary/Grade: Main Pay Scale - Upper Pay Range depending on experience
Working Hours/Weeks: 32.5 hours per week / 52 weeks
Job Description: CLICK HERE

OUR SCHOOL
Hammond Academy is a thriving two-form entry primary school situated on a spacious, well-equipped site that offers ample opportunities for children to learn, play, and grow. We take pride in being an inclusive and welcoming community where every individual is valued, and mutual respect and trust form the foundation of our ethos. At Hammond Academy, we are dedicated to making every child’s journey with us meaningful, stimulating, and enjoyable, providing a nurturing learning environment that inspires curiosity and a passion for discovery. Our guiding principles—Grow, Achieve, Believe—embody our commitment to empowering every member of our community to reach their full potential, both academically and personally.

Please see more details in the Hammond Academy Careers document attached.

OUR TRUST
Aspire Academies Trust is a family of schools that has come together to make a difference to the lives of our children. Our main goal as a Trust is to provide the best possible education for all of our learners, and understand that our staff are our most valuable asset and the foundation of our success. We aim to create a culture within our organisation that focuses on belonging, prioritises the wellbeing and professional development of our staff and embeds a sense of community. We offer a staff wellbeing package that includes free school lunches, flexible working policy, free flu-jab, access to vivup benefit platform, staff voice program, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme and more.

Please see more details in the Aspire Academies Trust Careers document attached.

VISIT US
If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to contact our school office on 01442 404020 and arrange a visit. We look forward to meeting you.

Safeguarding Statement:
Aspire 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. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks, including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).

Equal Opportunities:
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.

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 are not accepted.

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.

About Hammond Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 367 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hammond Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hammond-academy

Hammond Academy, part of Aspire Academies Trust, is a forward thinking two-form entry primary school.

Situated within large grounds, the school offers modern spaces for children to learn and thrive. Social and emotional well-being are at the heart of everything we do at Hammond Academy.

Staff work extremely hard to nurture our children and help them grow into happy, confident and respectful young people who believe in themselves and strive to achieve their best.

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