SENCo
St Helena School, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3LE14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2026
Closing date
19 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £57,137.00 - £63,070.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Pay Range, L5-L9
SENCo job summary
Join a Community Where We ‘Aspire, Believe, and Achieve’ Together at St Helena School
Do you have the skills to foster a stimulating environment where every child can achieve their very best? Ready to inspire young minds to dream big?
At St Helena School, we strive towards a mindset that anything is possible. We provide our young people with the confidence, motivation, and resilience to be successful through a wide and inclusive curriculum.
We're looking for an enthusiastic and conscientious SENCo to lead our SEND team. This is an exciting opportunity to build upon the excellent work already in place and champion our students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
At St Helena, we are committed to being inclusive and ensuring all students, particularly those with SEND, have the ability to thrive in our environment. The successful candidate will be fully supported in this role, with protected time to fulfil their duties. The SENCo will lead an enthusiastic and committed team, including an Assistant SENCo, an Inclusion Room Lead, and a team of Learning Support Assistants.
This position is suitable for both an experienced SENCo with outstanding people skills and empathy, or a newly qualified SENCo ready to take on this leadership role.
The start date for this post is 1st September 2026.
A Day in the Life:
You'll be responsible for bringing your passion and expertise to the following areas:
- Ensuring that the school meets all of its legal obligations under the most recent version of the SEND Code of Practice.
- Working with students, subject leaders and class teachers with tutorial/pastoral responsibilities to ensure that realistic expectations are set for students with SEND.
- Leading and line managing the SEND team.
- Developing and maintaining effective partnerships with parents/carers of students with SEND/additional needs so as to promote students’ learning; communicating effectively and providing information about targets, achievements and progress.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Should you have any questions about the role or the school, please contact Mrs A Swash (PA to Headteacher): ann-marie.swash@sth.school.
What We're Looking For:
You are the perfect fit for our team if you have:
- Established and evidenced practice with children with a variety of SEND.
- UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- The ability to teach lessons that challenge, motivate and inspire all students.
- A passion for teaching and making a real difference to young people.
- A commitment to safeguarding and child protection.
If you are a dynamic SENCo with experience, who would like to work in a supportive and collaborative environment and you feel that you have the enthusiasm and commitment required to join our school, please apply.
Why Choose The Sigma Trust?
We believe in investing in our staff and fostering a culture of collaboration. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive package designed to support your professional and personal life.
Professional Development:
- A robust CPD training program that empowers you to flourish.
- Unrivalled opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the Trust, sharing ideas and building strong professional relationships.
Employee Benefits:
- A competitive salary and excellent pension scheme
- A Health Cash Plan to help manage your everyday healthcare costs
- Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being
- Exclusive perks like the Cycle to Work scheme, access to discounts via free membership to Perkbox, eligibility for a Blue Light Card, and more
Commitment to Safeguarding & Diversity
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment processes, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.
To Apply:
Ready to take the next step? Find out more about the role and apply by midnight on Thursday 19th March 2026 via My New Term.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response. Candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date, so an early application is advised.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.
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 St Helena School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 987 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Helena School website
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