Assistant SENDCO

The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham (LAET), an academic sixth form in the heart of Tottenham,  is looking to appoint a new non-teaching Deputy Head of Year for a September 2026 start. Supported by Tottenham Hotspur and Highgate School, LAET benefits from ample resources to ensure that all students can overcome socio-economic barriers and flourish. This includes access to extra academic support, but also extends to the wellbeing and welfare of our students, the latter being central to this role.

LAE Tottenham opened in September 2017 and has more than 800 students on roll as of September 2025. It is an academically selective 16-19 free school harnessing the support of nine independent schools to offer unrivalled educational opportunities to the most ambitious and motivated 16-19 year olds from Haringey and beyond. The successful applicant will have exceptional subject knowledge and work within the English department to inspire aspirational and hard-working students, and support them to achieve outstanding outcomes. 

The post-holder is responsible for the day-to-day deployment of our two Learning Support Assistants. They will be the key worker for a number of students, co-ordinate follow-ups to new referrals about existing students (gathering information from teaching staff, mental health lead, pastoral and safeguarding teams). They will support the SENDCo with the management of EHCPs. They will co-ordinate access arrangements. 

• Pay is £33,135.66 actual salary

• The role is offered on a permanent basis.

• The role is 40 hours per week basis and is term-time plus two weeks.

• Start date - start of Autumn Term 2026
  

LAE Tottenham

• Academically selective Sixth Form, opened in September 2017. Results in the top 2% nationally for attainment and progress.

• Principal Education Sponsor Highgate School and Lead Business Sponsor Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

• Partnered by eight other leading independent schools - Alleyn’s, Chigwell, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’, Harrow, John Lyon, North London Collegiate, Mill Hill and St Dunstan’s College, each offering departmental support, CPD, expertise and shared student experiences.

• Providing first-class support into top class higher education and employment, focused on academically ambitious young people.

• Opportunities within the Chrysalis East programme, working with local secondary and primary schools to raise attainment across Tottenham.

• Housed in a stunning new state of the art school building linked to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

• Sunday Times ‘State Sixth Form College of the Year 2020-21’ and rated "outstanding" in all areas by Ofsted.

LAE Tottenham offers a range of benefits to all directly-employed members of staff, including free breakfast and lunch and access to Benenden Health private healthcare. 

We are actively working to close the gap in areas within the school that are currently underrepresented. To better reflect the diversity of Haringey, we especially encourage applications from educators within the Black community, as well as other members of our diverse community, to further enrich all aspects of our school. 

Safeguarding

The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please note that this role is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Further information is available on the school's website.

How to Apply

You can apply by submitting an application through our site.

LAET will invite strong candidates to interview as applications come in throughout the designated advertisement period and reserve the right to close the opening early if a suitable candidate is found.