Assistant SENDCo

Salary: L1 - L5 (£49,781 - £54,939 per annum)

Job type: Full-time, Permanent

Start date: September 2025 or sooner if possible.

About the role

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Assistant SENDCo to support the leadership and development of our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities provision. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate teacher to work alongside our Lead SENDCo; the Lead SENDCo is based at Outwood Academy Brumby but has strategic oversight of SEND practice across our community of 4 schools.  Your role will be to work closely with the Lead SENDCo ensuring that students with additional needs receive high-quality support, interventions and inclusive teaching strategies to help them succeed.

You will also work closely with the Vice Principal and support staff to develop and deliver high-quality inclusive practices, while also providing guidance on interventions, funding applications and compliance with statutory requirements. By fostering collaboration among colleagues, you will create an integrated support network, enhancing the educational experience and outcomes for all students with additional needs. You will either already be a qualified SENDCo or you have the passion and willingness to take the National SENDCo Award Masters level qualification.  

Please click here to view the Recruitment Booklet.

The Team at Outwood Academy Brumby

You will be working with an experienced Senior Leadership Team of 5 colleagues to lead a talented team of teaching and support staff who are fully committed to the vision to raise standards and transform the life chances of all the students. The senior leaders are motivated to lead with a relentless focus on the quality of education and wider curriculum provision for the students. Their leadership engenders a strong sense of belonging and inclusion in the school and promotes the power of education, inspiring staff and students to aim high and be the best they can be.

The Trust

The Trust embraces the opportunity to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point receive an excellent education. It relishes the opportunity to be part of the much needed regeneration of the areas it works in. It is one of the largest MAT’s in the country and with that, our academies can draw on a range of expertise. The Trust also works across geographical communities with Outwood Academy Brumby being part of a community of 4 secondary schools in Doncaster and North Lincolnshire. Senior leaders from the schools work closely together, sharing best practice and supporting one another to ensure continuous and never ending improvement for the students in the community. 

This is an exciting time for the school and the community and this role offers a fantastic opportunity to lead the future success of SEND practice across the school. Above all, you will share the school and Trust’s commitment to putting Students First, Raising Standards and Transforming Lives. 

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Marion Chambers, HR Assistant, via email on [email protected]

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. 

To find out more about working for Outwood and to read a message from our CEO please click here.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.