SEND Administrator

What skills and experience we're looking for About us and the role Are you a highly organised, compassionate, and proactive SEND Administrator? If so, we would love for you to come and join our team where you will play a key role in supporting students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to work closely with our SENDCo, staff, parents, and external agencies to ensure every student receives the support they need to thrive. As our SEND Administrator, you will be central to the smooth running of SEND provision across the school. You will provide high-quality administrative support to the SENDCo, maintain accurate and up-to-date records, assist with statutory processes, and help ensure we meet all legal requirements under SEND legislation. This role is ideal for someone with excellent organisational skills, strong communication abilities, and a genuine desire to support young people with additional needs. School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time. Avanti Grange is Bishop’s Stortford’s newest secondary school, already recognised as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted (2025). Our state‑of‑the‑art campus serves families across Bishop’s Stortford and neighbouring villages, and is home to a vibrant, ambitious and supportive community. The school is heavily oversubscribed, reflecting its strong reputation locally and the demand to be part of our journey. We are a co‑educational community school, part of the Avanti Schools Trust, with a clear vision to inspire spiritually compassionate changemakers. Our staff are motivated by a shared purpose: to deliver exceptional teaching, foster character formation, and nurture wellbeing. As one colleague put it: “Working at Avanti Grange feels like being part of a family with a shared, values‑driven mission.” We are equally committed to the growth of our staff as to the success of our students. In 2024, we were awarded the Teacher Development Trust Gold Award for the quality and culture of our professional development – recognition held by only a small number of schools nationally. Through education‑leading CPD and coaching, colleagues at Avanti Grange thrive in an environment where “better never stops.” Students benefit from a rigorous, knowledge‑rich curriculum, underpinned by yoga, mindfulness, and an exceptional co‑curricular programme. Our pastoral system is a defining strength: impeccable behaviour supports high‑quality learning, while wellbeing is woven into daily life through practices that allow both staff and students to flourish. With more than 660 students on roll and growing each year towards a full secondary and sixth form, Avanti Grange offers a rare opportunity to help shape one of the most exciting schools in the region. What will you do? Support the SENDCo with the SEND identification, assessment, monitoring, and the review process, ensuring all records are updated regularly. Complete administration of student referrals and support the SENDCo in preparing for a range of meetings with external agencies. Collate data for SEND students’ identification, progress, target setting, monitoring and intervention purposes. Ensure all information about students with SEND is recorded and filed correctly so that it is available to teaching staff to support teaching and learning. What are we looking for? An understanding of administrative roles and responsibilities Ability to work well as part of a team. Competent and effective user of IT, including Excel and Word Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people What the school offers its staff Great opportunities for professional development Pension scheme (subject to eligibility) O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership Well‑being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps) Cycle‑to‑work Scheme Why should you apply Avanti exists to help each person become a well‑rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. Pre‑employment checks Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re‑checks. Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre‑employment checks. Diversity and Inclusion We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents. #J-18808-Ljbffr