Job Description

Aurora Poppyfield School

Surrey
27,713 - 30,250 per year

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 September 2025

Apply by:

29 August 2025

Job overview

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Assistant SENCo

Location:

Effingham, Surrey

Actual salary:

27,713 - 30,250 dependant on qualifications

Hourly rate:

15.51 - 16.93 per hour

Hours:

40 hours per week - Term Time only - Start time 8.15am - Finish time Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 4.45pm. Thursday 5pm and Friday 4pm

Start date:

As soon as possible - there will be a delay in interviews until September due to the summer holidays.

Aurora Poppyfield School

We're looking to recruit an Assistant SENCo to join our team at Poppyfield School. Our autistic students are aged between 11 - 16, they have associated behavioural and communication difficulties. Some pupils may have multiple learning difficulties. Poppyfield is part of the Aurora group, they share their Principal with other schools across Surrey, but all other staff are specific to each school

What's in it for you?/ Why Should You Apply?

You want to make a difference in the lives of our pupils and their families. You are looking for a role where you are given the opportunity to lead lessons and develop your skills to support teaching and learning. You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer. You want to work with an inspiring pupil population. You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team. You have a strong commitment to pupil and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values. You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.

Key Duties:

Recording and Assessment

Set up systems for identifying, reviewing and monitoring need. This includes the management (chairing) of Annual Reviews for EHCPs Keep parents informed about their child's progress through individual meetings and at parents' evenings

Leadership

Support SENDCo in delivering training opportunities for learning support assistants and teachers to learn about SEN, including whole-school inset Disseminate good practice in SEN across the school To support the SENDCo with the development of transition arrangements and integration into provision post-Eccles Liaise with the outside professionals and manage/disseminate to staff their reporting To keep abreast of developments in SEN (e.g. research, changes to the law) and inform SLT and Head where appropriate To attend appropriate training, CPD and conferences and provide feedback to colleagues Support teaching staff in modelling good practice in teaching pupils with SEN including those with more complex needs
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Poppyfield when required.

Qualifications:

SENCO/Access Arrangement Assessor qualifications preferred, or the desire to acquire these. GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential Teaching qualification preferable but not essential, however teaching qualification is needed to achieve the National Award in SEND Coordination.

Knowledge and Experience:

Relevant and recent knowledge and experience of pupils with SEN Sound working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures Experience of implementing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviours that challenge

Skills:

A person-centred approach to SEND delivery, and commitment to meet individual needs of each pupil Nurture positivity and creativity in meeting pupils' needs Work on your own as well as part of a team Work collaboratively with other staff and professionals with good interpersonal skills Good numeracy and excellent literacy skills Confidence and fluency in using appropriate terminology and language specific to the field of SEND Competent ICT skills

Benefits and Additional Information

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

Life assurance Enhanced Pension Perkbox - offering high street discounts. Employee assistance programme Car lease scheme Fully funded training and qualifications Bike to work scheme. Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

How to apply:

You can apply online by completing our online application form. For more information on this position please contact liz.hudson@theauroragroup.co.uk

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Recruiter contact:

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About

Aurora Poppyfield School

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Aurora Poppyfield School

410 Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead
KT24 5JP
United Kingdom

+44 1372 678630

Aurora Poppyfield School Welcome to our Special Needs School in Effingham, Surrey

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the website for Poppyfield School, part of the Aurora Group of schools in Surrey.



The Aurora mission is to provide innovative, high quality education, care and support, enabling all children and young people to thrive and fulfil their aspirations. Aurora has a vision to be trusted as the provider and employer of choice, transforming the lives of a growing number of children and young people.



The work of all our schools and services is founded on the Aurora values: Caring; Ambitious; Collaborative; Trusted and Innovative. That means that our schools are different from many other schools in that we find bespoke solutions to individual challenges and profiles without reduced expectations and aspirations for students.



We use connections in the Surrey area and beyond, to provide the best possible opportunities to prepare our students for purposeful adulthood. Whether students follow a predominantly academic or vocational path, or a combination of both, we support them every step of the way towards greater independence, employment and to making a positive contribution to society that will help fulfil their adult lives.



We value qualifications and we also recognise the need to prepare our students to live enriched, connected, meaningful adult lives, during which they will take their place in society.

David Thomas

Principal, Aurora Poppyfield School

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