SENCo

Wetherby High School, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 6JS

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be agreed with successful candidate

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Full-time term time only plus 10 days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £35,570 - 37,563 per annum pro-rata. Actual starting salary at SCP23 £31,519.
• Pay scale: SO1 (SCP 23-25)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are now looking to appoint an experienced and skilful Assistant SENCo to work under the direction of the SENCo,

• An understanding of, and commitment to, an inclusive school ethos, working restoratively and ensuring the well-being of each child.
• A successful track record of managing successful and effective resource provision.
• A strong knowledge of current SEND practice, able to inspire a forward-thinking and successful SEND team to identify and meet the needs of our most vulnerable learners.
• A commitment to providing a highly effective universal SEND offer and a willingness to positively embrace change, challenge and opportunities.

What the school offers its staff

We significantly invest in the development and training of all colleagues who are equally happy to share their expertise, skills and knowledge across the organisation. If you are looking to be stretched and challenged within a positive and creative staff team and you have a genuine desire to make a positive difference to our children,

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.

Wetherby High School is a forward-thinking school in a semi-rural area of North Leeds. We are proud of our caring and inclusive reputation and have a strong team of professionals committed to developing and delivering a rich learning experience for all our students.

Our school community is based upon an inclusive and restorative ethos that we believe best allows every student the opportunity to realise their full potential.

It is essential that the post holder shares our school ethos which is firmly rooted in a restorative approach and the following values: to ‘Know our children well’: to be ‘Partners in Learning’: to develop ‘Character for Achievement’; to ‘Enjoy and Aspire’. We firmly believe that in order to move forwards we need to be prepared and able to ‘do things differently and do different things’.

For further information about our school and this vacancy, please visit our school website, a link for which can be found in this advert.

We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applications will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check and satisfactory references. The school has a privacy statement for job applicants which is available in the Recruitment Pack.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applications will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check and satisfactory references. The school has a privacy statement for job applicants which is published on the website.

Applying for the job

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About Wetherby High School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 828 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wetherby High School website
• Email address: hr@wetherbyhigh.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wetherby-high-school

Wetherby High School is a mixed non-denominational foundation school for students aged 11-16. The school is located in the heart of Wetherby, in a semi-rural area north of Leeds. The school is a growing school with over 700 students on roll.

The former secondary modern was built on its current site in 1966 and we are now entering an exciting phase in the school's development, with a new state of the art building planned for the school community.

Wetherby High School is a vibrant, welcoming and forward-thinking school. We are proud of our caring and inclusive reputation and have a strong team of professionals committed to developing and delivering a rich learning experience for all our students.

Our school community is based upon an inclusive and restorative ethos that we believe best allows every student the opportunity to realise their full potential.

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