Deputy SENDCo
| Posting date: | 13 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Colchester, Essex, CO4 3JL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2ed7c7c7-880d-4229-8bea-7dfd60e3957f |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Strategic direction and development of the Inclusion Team, along with the SENDCO team within thecontext of the Academy’s aims and policies.
● To establish appropriate procedures for the identification of students with SEN through liaison withTeam Leaders, Year Leaders, subject teachers and Form Tutors.
● To ensure the smooth transition from primary or other secondary schools of students alreadyidentified as having SEN.
● To manage the referral process for students being placed into the Inclusion Rooms.
● To play a major role in the development of Academy policy and practice on SEN and inclusion.
● To manage the Learning Support and Inclusion Room budgets in accordance with current financialregulations.
● To ensure that SEND students have excellent attendance, behaviour and academic outcome, with theSENDCO.
What the school offers its staff
Colchester Academy is a secondary school located in the heart of Colchester, Essex, and is graded ‘GOOD’ by OFSTED (2018 and 2023). Part of a local Academy Chain, South Suffolk Learning Trust (SSLT), this is an incredibly exciting time for us to appoint someone who is hard working, has high levels of integrity, can lead a team to greatness and passionately believes in the power of education to change lives.
We offer a positive and supportive workplace where staff go the extra mile, for students and for each other. A place where we provide excellent opportunities for career progression and advancement, and where the culture is one of equity and fairness built on relationships developed out of mutual trust and respect.
Colchester Academy is an outward facing research-based school, with pedagogy firmly rooted in the Principles of Instruction and a knowledge rich curriculum. We are looking to appoint someone intent upon driving up standards, delivering excellent teaching and inspiring the same in others, and helping lead the school towards excellence. The successful candidate will be research informed, with a proven track record of delivering excellent outcomes within and beyond their own classroom. They will be able to develop the practice of others, implementing curriculums to result in excellent outcomes for young people.
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.
Strategic direction and development of the Inclusion Team, along with the SENDCO team within thecontext of the Academy’s aims and policies.
● To establish appropriate procedures for the identification of students with SEN through liaison withTeam Leaders, Year Leaders, subject teachers and Form Tutors.
● To ensure the smooth transition from primary or other secondary schools of students alreadyidentified as having SEN.
● To manage the referral process for students being placed into the Inclusion Rooms.
● To play a major role in the development of Academy policy and practice on SEN and inclusion.
● To manage the Learning Support and Inclusion Room budgets in accordance with current financialregulations.
● To ensure that SEND students have excellent attendance, behaviour and academic outcome, with theSENDCO.
What the school offers its staff
Colchester Academy is a secondary school located in the heart of Colchester, Essex, and is graded ‘GOOD’ by OFSTED (2018 and 2023). Part of a local Academy Chain, South Suffolk Learning Trust (SSLT), this is an incredibly exciting time for us to appoint someone who is hard working, has high levels of integrity, can lead a team to greatness and passionately believes in the power of education to change lives.
We offer a positive and supportive workplace where staff go the extra mile, for students and for each other. A place where we provide excellent opportunities for career progression and advancement, and where the culture is one of equity and fairness built on relationships developed out of mutual trust and respect.
Colchester Academy is an outward facing research-based school, with pedagogy firmly rooted in the Principles of Instruction and a knowledge rich curriculum. We are looking to appoint someone intent upon driving up standards, delivering excellent teaching and inspiring the same in others, and helping lead the school towards excellence. The successful candidate will be research informed, with a proven track record of delivering excellent outcomes within and beyond their own classroom. They will be able to develop the practice of others, implementing curriculums to result in excellent outcomes for young people.
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.