Job Description

The Basildon Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to DBS and health checks.

We are seeking to appointan exceptional Assistant HeadteacherSENCo to lead our SEN Team at the Basildon Lower Academy.

Salary range: Academy Leadership Scale 7 - 11 £63,429- £69,828 (Actual starting salary £63,429 with performance-based increments available)

Closing Date: Friday 15th May 2026

Position Available: September 2026

You will join an ambitious, bold and collegiate team who work hard and enjoyleading the school community. 'Staff are well-supported and proud to work here'. (Ofsted 2023)

The Basildon Academies are two ambitious Academies operating across two sites. The Lower Academy specialises in the teaching of our students aged 11-14, whilst the Upper Academy specialises in our 14-19-year-old student population. The Academies are approximately 1 mile apart.

The Assistant Headteacher/SENCo is responsible for supporting the Deputy Head and Headteacher in the leadership of the Academy on a day-to-day basis, and in formulating and putting into effect the key policies and practices which ensure that the Academy's strategic aims are achieved.Each Assistant Headteacher holds a defined portfolio but contributes fully to the collective senior leadership and whole school development. The Assistant Headteacher/SENCo willbe responsible for providing SEN children with the support required to help them complete their education.

To be considered, you must have:

Qualified Teacher Status
National Award for SEN Coordination (ora willingnessto complete)
Experience of successful leadership and management within a school
Proven track record of achieving outstanding pupil progress for teams of children

Responsibilities include:

Designing and implementing SEND policy and procedures in line with the latest government SEND policy and regulations
Taking accountability for the progress and attainment of SEND students
Training teachers to work with vulnerable students
Directly leading, coordinating, managing, and performance managing staff and resources within the SEND department
Liaising with outside agencies and providers, as well as senior leaders, to contribute to the development of Academy strategies, practices, reporting systems and monitoring processes.
Promoting Equal Opportunities and Child Protection as a fundamental aspect of all roles and practices in the Academies.
Effectively using data to monitor, track and evaluate subject and intervention performance, implement appropriate interventions and timely curriculum and or personnel changes
Setting the standards for middle leaders, monitoring and evaluating planning and practice across departments to achieve academy targets
This post will line manage the Deputy SENCo, SEND and Well-Being staffing and resourcing. All specific responsibilities of the post will be negotiated on appointment in line with the candidate's strengths and the priorities of the Academies, including a low teaching commitment.

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please download and complete our application form, and on a separate document please demonstrate how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the Key Responsibilities criteria on the job description (1500 words maximum). Please return both documents to our Recruitment & Cover Coordinator,Olivia Faustino-recruitment@basildonacademies.org.uk

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.

Information about the School

The Basildon Academies is focused upon developing the whole child; our curriculum has been developed to enable our students to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills so that they will become lifelong learners. This includes opportunities for linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technical, human, social, physical and artistic learning so that students make progress in a wide range of subjects.

We set high expectations of all our students and this, in turn, ensures we create a positive climate for learning in which every student can reach their full potential. Our Academy is a calm, orderly and purposeful environment where students enjoy their learning, make good progress and feel safe.

Our Sixth Form is a major part of the academy with the structure modelling itself on developing independent learning skills like those seen in universities which allows students to continue their studies in their specialist subject areas. Students are very much encouraged to become mature adults being engaged in many aspects of the life of the academy which further develops those much needed skills to go on into university or the world of work.