Assistant SENDCo

TMET Board of Trustees; Leicester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational trust is looking for an experienced Assistant SENDCo to join Castle Mead Academy in Leicester. This position requires a commitment to supporting pupils' potential and upholding high expectations. The role involves actively contributing to the school's culture in a state-of-the-art facility alongside like-minded colleagues. Ideal candidates will demonstrate passion for inclusion and a moral purpose. Applicants should be ready to submit their applications by February 23, 2026, with interviews planned shortly after.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a SENDCo role.
• Ability to support pupils in achieving their potential.
• Understanding of equality of opportunity in education.

Responsibilities

• Ensure every child has the best educational offer.
• Contribute to school culture and ethos.
• Support implementation of best practices in inclusion.

Skills

Passionate about inclusion

High expectations of pupils

Moral purpose

Job description

* Assistant SENDCoNEWFast Apply# Assistant SENDCoEmployerLocation: Leicester, LeicestershireContract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: MPS/UPS plus TLR2B, £5,869Posted: 3rd February 2026Start Date: To Be ConfirmedExpires: 23rd February 2026 09:00 AMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: To Be ConfirmedJob ID: 1532675Job Reference: CMA/ASenStart Date: To Be Confirmed* Contract Type :Permanent* Job ID: 1532675* Share :**Assistant SENDCo****Location:** Leicester, city centre.**Closing Date:** 23rd February 2026**Interviews:** 25th February 2026**Position Start Date:** to be confirmed**Salary:** MPS, UPS plus TLR2B £5,869**A unique opportunity for dedicated and experienced Assistant SENDCo to join the team at Castle Mead Academy, as part of The Mead Educational Trust.**In August 2019, Castle Mead Academy, a non-selective secondary school, opened its doors and welcomed our first year 7 cohort. Since then, we have never looked back! We are now fully-grown, with over 1200 scholars as part of our school, going about their learning each and every day. Building on the success of Rushey Mead Academy, Castle Mead is making available in the heart of Leicester a standard of education matching the very best schools in the country so that every scholar leaves us with high value academic qualifications and wider positive dispositions to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.The opportunity to work in a growing school, is like no other. When you start a school from scratch like we have, it is a golden opportunity to put in place all of the amazing things you have heard and read about from the best schools in the land – but in one place, here in Leicester! Having moved into our new state-of-the-art school building in 2022, join us and help to build a genuine legacy of your own, alongside colleagues who are aligned in their values.Castle Mead is an Outstanding school, and we seek a colleague with high potential to join our team.This is an opportunity for an experienced Assistant SENDCO who is:• passionate about inclusion and supporting pupils to achieve their potential;• believes in equality of opportunity and has high expectations of pupils;• going to contribute to the ethos of our school• Flourish in our brand-new building, on the picturesque riverside!Yes, we seek someone who has a genuine moral purpose and belief that everyone is capable of excellence. We seek a colleague to join us to bring a no excuses approach, to ensure every child has the very best offer that they deserve.We know that carefully considering the way we do things and how these impacts on our school culture is of paramount importance.**Please submit your application by the Monday 23rd February 2026.** For further information, a confidential discussion, to book a visit to Castle Mead Academy or any technical queries please contact Kirsty Gunn, Office Manager by email or telephone (details can be found in the candidate pack).**We reserve the right to appoint earlier than the closing date for this post, should a suitable candidate be recruited.**Castle Mead Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.### Castle Mead AcademyPart of### The Mead Educational Trust