SEND Administrator

Tring School, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5JD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  5 January 2027

• Closing date

  18 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 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: £24,084.00 - £26,104.00 Annually (Actual) Herts Payscale H5

SEND Administrator job summary

SEND Administrator

Responsible to: SENCo

Salary: H5 - Actual salary (£24,084-£26,104)

Contract: 37 hours a week term time plus 1 week

Start Date: 5 January 2027

We are looking to recruit a committed individual to provide high-quality, efficient administrative and organisational support to the SENCo and SEND team. The SEND Administrator plays a crucial role in maintaining statutory documentation, coordinating assessment pathways, and supporting the operational deployment, induction and line management of Teaching Assistants (TAs).

Key Responsibilities

• Referral and Assessment Pathway paperwork

• Teaching Assistant (TA) Induction and Line Management

• Teaching Assistant timetabling overview and operational support

• Triage incoming communication to the relevant members of the SEND team

• Liaising with external professionals to diarise provision or meetings with colleagues (eg. Ed Psych/SALT/Mentors)

• General administrative duties

The successful applicant will:

• Have previous experience working in a school or administrative environment dealing with SEN/SEND procedures (highly desirable)

• Have knowledge of/familiarity with: JCQ EAA regulations; EHCP processes; school MIS systems (Bromcom) (advantageous)

• Have exceptional organisational skills, with attention to detail, and the ability to manage strict statutory deadlines (essential)

• Be a strong communicator, with excellent oral and written communication skills for dealing compassionately with parents, external agencies, and staff (essential)

• Demonstrate discretion, with a strict adherence to data protection (GDPR) and safeguarding/child protection protocols (essential)

See Job Description/Person Specification for further details

Tring School can offer the successful candidate:

• Training for school specific systems as required

• Children of staff have second priority admission after 2 years’ service or recruited to fill a post with a demonstrable skill shortage

• CPD Champion School

• Free and confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• Auto Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Cycle to Work scheme and free on-site parking

• Free flu vaccinations

• Dedicated wellbeing team who are extremely passionate about ensuring our staff are well looked after

• Discounted membership to our onsite Sports Centre, offering swimming and exercise classes

Tring School is very popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England comprehensive school with 1600 students on roll including over 400 in the Sixth Form. Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work.

We are proud to be joined by two local Primary schools in our closely formed MAT, The Ridgeway Learning Partnership, where we create a seamless educational journey from ages 3-19.

If you are interested in the prospect of working in a supportive environment where you can have real impact, and where exciting things are happening, then we welcome an application from you. We warmly welcome visits.

Please note that as part of the recruitment process for this role, we reserve the right to conduct online searches on publicly available information for all shortlisted candidates.

Candidates may be invited to attend an informal online meeting prior to being invited to formal interview.

Closing date: Thursday 12 November 2026 (Midday)

Interview date: Wednesday 18 November 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.”Safer recruitment Policy , Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy. 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.

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

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 Tring School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1599 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Tring School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tring-school

Tring School is popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England all-ability school, 1500 on roll, over 300 Post-16. Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work. Ofsted Inspection November 2017 stated: ‘Pupils are highly motivated to learn.' ‘Teaching is good overall with outstanding features.’

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