SEND Assistant

Biggleswade Academy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JU

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.47 Hourly NJC Level 3B point 6-8

SEND Assistant job summary

SEND Assistant

We are looking for a SEND Assistant to support the SENDCo in ensuring high-quality provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The successful candidate will play a key role in completing referrals, managing EHCP paperwork, updating Individual Support Plans, liaising with parents and external professionals, and supporting staff to deliver effective interventions that improve pupil outcomes.

Key responsibilities for the role will include:

• Co-ordinate the planning, delivery, and monitoring of whole school SEND interventions, ensuring they are evidence-based and meet pupil need.

• Support in ensuring that interventions are delivered consistently and with fidelity.

• Provide support for specific children showing signs of dysregulation.

• Liaise effectively with external professionals (e.g. Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Health and Social Care services).

• Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings and review meetings as required.

• Support teachers in planning and implementing inclusive classroom strategies and reasonable adjustments.

• Complete and coordinate SEND referrals to external agencies in a timely and accurate manner.

• Support the preparation, collaboration and submission of Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) documentation, including annual reviews.

• Support the SENDCo in ensuring statutory compliance with the SEND Code of Practice.

• Contribute to SEND audits, provision mapping and evaluation of SEND provision across the school.

Hours - 15 hours per week. 4 or 5 days per week, hours between 8:30am and 3:30pm (same hours each day). To be discussed at interview.

Contract - Permanent. Term time plus 5 days (39 weeks).

Salary - NJC Level 3B point 6-8

Desirable - Relevant qualification in SEND, education or child development / Experience supporting or delivering interventions / Experience working with multi-agency professionals / Familiarity with SEND data tracking systems.

Closing Date: Sunday 1st February, 2026

To apply, simply visit www.biggleswadeacademy.org/biggleswade-academy/careers-with-us. If you have any questions about the role, please email vacancies@biggleswadeacademy.org or call 01767 660 515.

Biggleswade Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS (Disclosure Barring Service). In line with Keeping Children safe in Education, online searches will be undertaken for all prospective shortlisted candidates. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

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.

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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 Biggleswade Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 875 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Biggleswade Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/biggleswade-academy

We wholly believe in the tangible benefits of an age 2-13 structure, minimising the need to change schools, and the family environment that a through school engenders. The through model can work to outstanding effect, particularly with regard to pastoral care, student welfare and the quality of relationships between each member of the school community. Our skills and experience in these areas are crucial and, alongside our innovative approaches and the wide-ranging opportunities we provide for our pupils, help create our unique ethos.

Our aim is to inspire all children with a love of learning and to create special and happy memories of their time with us. Children learn best when they feel safe to take on challenges, are interested and feel valued. Learning is celebrated and openly admired.

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