SENDCO Assistant
Sebright Primary School
Hackney
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 5 Points 12-15 (£33,291 - £34,779) pro-rata Term Time Only
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for June / July 2025
- Apply by:
- 9 June 2025
Job overview
SENDCO Assistant
Sebright Primary School
Required for June / July 2025
Scale 5 Points 12-15 (£33,291 - £34,779) pro-rata Term Time Only
We would accept a minimum 3 days per week contract but would consider a full time or other time/date variations dependent on the candidate – this should be made clear in your statement
Permanent Contract
The Meadow, Sebright’s ARP for children with speech, language and communication needs, will open in Autumn 2025 and be a new feature for the school. Utilising an unused space in the school, the renovations will include two new classroom spaces, a variety of small group rooms, working areas and breakout spaces. The ARP will eventually be home to 24 children with language and communication needs, but intake will be gradual over the next two years.
We have a part-time SENDCo at Sebright. She works with a newly formed Inclusion Leadership Team which includes our Lucie Collins (Deputy Head Teacher) and Rowan Tidey, appointed to the new role of ARP Lead Professional. To complement the SENDCo role, we wish to appoint a part-time SENDCo Assistant who will work as part of the Inclusion Leadership Team.
The responsibilities in the role will be varied, combining admin, provision and planning across the mainstream SEND areas as well as the new ARP. The successful candidate will assist in coordinating support for students with additional needs, ensuring that all students can access a broad and balanced curriculum. This role will involve working closely with students, staff, parents, and external agencies to ensure effective support and inclusion for all children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Sebright can offer you:
- a welcoming, friendly and talented staff team with the opportunity to work with an experienced peer teacher.
- a commitment to high standards and a drive for excellence.
- happy, responsive, well-behaved children who enjoy learning.
- excellent professional development opportunities and support in leading outstanding teaching and learning.
- high quality support and CPD
- A nice office!
You will:
- experience of working in SEND in a London School.
- have a commitment to inclusion and all children achieving their best.
- be able to motivate and inspire.
- Have good organisational and communication skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- be committed to ensuring all children succeed and develop their potential.
- be creative, flexible and passionate about learning.
- be organised and hard working but realistic about balancing work and real life.
We would accept a minimum 3 days per week contract but would consider a full time or other time/date variations dependent on the candidate – this should be made clear in your statement
How to apply
- Contact Robin for any informal discussions
- Read the job description and person specification carefully.
- Complete the application form either electronically or print it off and hand write it.
- Ensure your supporting statement relates to the competencies outlined in the person specification.
- Contact Shahidul Alom admin@sebright.hackney.sch.uk for an application form, then
- or send by post to Shahidul Alom at the above email: Recruitment c/o Sebright Primary School, Audrey Street, Goldsmiths Row London N2 8QH.
Closing Date: Monday 9th June 2025 at 9am
Interviews: Shortly thereafter
Our schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Attached documents
About Sebright Primary School
Sebright Primary School is a co-educational primary in Hackney, London, for children aged 3-11. The school’s daily timetable supports a broad and balanced curriculum. It focuses on core subjects in the morning and takes a wider cross-curricular approach in the afternoon.
Executive headteacher
Janice Thomas
Values and vision
Sebright Primary School wishes to educate the whole person, developing pupils' social, emotional and physical skills, as well as ensuring their academic progress. The school is committed to equipping children with the skills and confidence to achieve in an ever-changing world.
Staff have worked to develop a flexible, tailor-made Sebright curriculum, which encompasses the goals of the new national curriculum but also includes wide-ranging opportunities to explore the arts, humanities, sciences, ICT, sport, drama, music and dance.
Ofsted report
“The executive headteacher, her staff and governors provide very strong leadership. They are focussed exceptionally well on improving the quality of teaching and accelerating progress further in Key Stage 2… Attainment is above the national average in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 2 and Year 6 and improving. All pupils make good progress. Many, including disabled pupils and those with special education needs, disadvantaged pupils, and those who speak English as an additional language, make outstanding progress, especially in reading.”
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