Assistant SENDCO

Longdean School; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Longdean School in Hemel Hempstead is seeking an Assistant SENDCO to join our SEND team. The role involves liaising with families and students with SEND to support progress and inclusion.

The successful candidate will uphold high personal standards and develop professionally to support the school's aspirational approach to learning.

Qualifications

• We are looking for applicants who have the skills to liaise effectively with and give support to families and students with special educational needs (SEND) to ensure their progress and inclusion in the wider school community.
• The successful candidates will set themselves high personal standards and be keen to develop professionally to support the school’s aspirational approach to learning.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with families and students with SEND to support progress and inclusion within the school community.

Job description

Assistant SENDCO

Longdean School

Grade: H7

Hours: 37 hours per week

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: Term-time plus 5 days INSET

Actual salary: £28973 (H7, pro rata)

Longdean School is looking to appoint an Assistant SENDCO to join our SEND team.

We are looking for applicants who have the skills to liaise effectively with and give support to families and students with special educational needs (SEND) to ensure their progress and inclusion in the wider school community.

The successful candidates will set themselves high personal standards and be keen to develop professionally to support the school’s aspirational approach to learning.

Longdean School is a good school (Ofsted March 2025). We strive for excellence by teaching and preparing our young people to have confidence, to accept and respond to challenges, to have an enduring passion for learning and to become independent thinkers with respect for themselves and others.

Longdean School is proud to work within Scholars’ Education Trust.

Closing date: 9 October 2026, 9am

Interview date: 13 October 2026

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer.