SENCO

Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO)

At Oasis Academy Brislington, Bristol

Salary: UPS / MPS + TLR 1a (£10, 174)

Role: Full-Time

Start Date: Ideally Term 5 or Term 6 (AY 2025/2026) or September 2026

Closed Date: Monday 23rd February 2026 at 9am

Interviews anticipated: Week commencing 23/2/2026

A unique opportunity to join and lead our exceptional SEND team who are passionate about supporting our young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Our students are kind, funny and have huge potential; for the right candidate Oasis Academy Brislington is an incredibly rewarding place to work.

Oasis Academy Brislington are seeking to recruit an experienced and qualified SENDCo to work alongside the senior leadership team and ensure the effective deployment of SEND support for all of our SEND learners. The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner and have a secure understanding of pedagogy so that they are able to inspire and coach others to deliver inclusive-high quality teaching in all classrooms. You will be passionate about providing holistic support to students including learning support, emotional and well-being support and communication and interaction support.

Our SENDCo is supported by our highly experienced HLTA Deputy SENDCo who leads the large team with knowledge, passion and a relentless drive to ensure SEND learners secure parity of achievement with their peers. KS4 outcomes for our young people with an EHCP were above national average in 2025; a testament to the excellent support that they received and our ‘unapologetically ambitious’ curriculum for all learners.

Leaders at Oasis Brislington recognise and value the skills and commitment from all colleagues and we have put in place a robust program of Professional Development for all teachers and Teaching Assistants.

The Academy

Oasis Academy Brislington is part of the Oasis Community Learning family, a multi-academy trust with the express purpose of transforming schools into community hubs, through applying a holistic view of education. The SENDCo will have support through working in collaboration with SENDCos from our partners academies within the Trust and from our National Lead Practitioners.

This is an exciting time to join us at Oasis Brislington, under the leadership of newly appointed Principal. We are a large and oversubscribed secondary academy with 1,360 students on roll. The academy was inspected by OFSTED in October 2021 and was categorised as a ‘Good’ school by the inspection team.

We are an inclusive 11-16 community whose aim is to ensure 'Excellence as Standard' in everything we do. We want our students to become the very best version of themselves; our vision is to equip them with the confidence, knowledge and skills to stand as "first among equals". We are incredibly proud of our students and the wonderful people we see them blossom into throughout their time with us.

What we can offer you:

• A supportive network and family of staff in a motivating working environment

• Fantastic community of children, parents and carers who deserve the best

• Genuine opportunity to make a difference where it is needed

• Opportunities for training and development internally and externally

• Generous Teachers pension scheme

• The opportunity to further your career within the Trust and region.

• Access to Eye Care vouchers and a national Cycle to Work scheme.

• Access to Health Shield Cash Plan which can include 24/7 access to a GP, assistance with the cost and access to dental treatment, eye-care, physiotherapy, and chiropody.

• Support to balance your work/life/caring responsibilities via our Time Off Work Policy, Menopause Policy, and Flexible Working.

• Trust wide recognition of the challenges to mental health, facing both staff and students, and the support of our National Mental Health Team which is staffed by professionally qualified Mental Health Nurses.

• Confidential Counselling services for you and those that live with you, should times get tough.

What we are looking for:

- A committed, passionate individual who wants to improve the life chances of students within Bristol.

- A great team player, who is able to work collaboratively to enhance the opportunities that we can give our students.

- A person who is committed to helping our students to have the ability to stand as first amongst equals.

Need further information or want to visit us

If you think this sounds like a career you’d be excited to explore, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via the main office for further information.

If you would like to get a feel for our Academy before you apply, we would be happy to host you for a visit and to show you why we think Oasis Academy Brislington is such a great place to work.

Application Notes - please ensure to complete all sections in full - and explain any employment gaps.

Please ensure to read the reference details correctly - referee contact details for schools must be from the Principal and from non-education settings from an appropriate senior person within the organisation.

Emails provided must be from professional and not personal email addresses.

Please note, the Academy reserves the right to close the shortlisting process early should suitable candidates apply. Early applications are therefore encouraged as we reserve the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.