SEND Administrator

About the role

SEND Administrator

Responsible to: SENCo

Salary: H5 - Actual salary (£24,084-£26,104)

Contract: 37 hours a week term time plus 1 week

Start Date: 5 January 2027

We are looking to recruit a committed individual to provide high-quality, efficient administrative and organisational support to the SENCo and SEND team. The SEND Administrator plays a crucial role in maintaining statutory documentation, coordinating assessment pathways, and supporting the operational deployment, induction and line management of Teaching Assistants (TAs).

Key Responsibilities

• Referral and Assessment Pathway paperwork

• Teaching Assistant (TA) Induction and Line Management

• Teaching Assistant timetabling overview and operational support

• Triage incoming communication to the relevant members of the SEND team

• Liaising with external professionals to diarise provision or meetings with colleagues (eg. Ed Psych/SALT/Mentors)

• General administrative duties

• Have previous experience working in a school or administrative environment dealing with SEN/SEND procedures (highly desirable)

• Have knowledge of/familiarity with: JCQ EAA regulations; EHCP processes; school MIS systems (Bromcom) (advantageous)

• Have exceptional organisational skills, with attention to detail, and the ability to manage strict statutory deadlines (essential)

• Be a strong communicator, with excellent oral and written communication skills for dealing compassionately with parents, external agencies, and staff (essential)

• Demonstrate discretion, with a strict adherence to data protection (GDPR) and safeguarding/child protection protocols (essential)

See Job Description/Person Specification for further details

Tring School can offer the successful candidate:

• Training for school specific systems as required

• Children of staff have second priority admission after 2 years’ service or recruited to fill a post with a demonstrable skill shortage

• CPD Champion School

• Free and confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• Auto Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Cycle to Work scheme and free on-site parking

• Free flu vaccinations

• Dedicated wellbeing team who are extremely passionate about ensuring our staff are well looked after

• Discounted membership to our onsite Sports Centre, offering swimming and exercise classes

Tring School is very popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England comprehensive school with 1600 students on roll including over 400 in the Sixth Form. Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work.

We are proud to be joined by two local Primary schools in our closely formed MAT, The Ridgeway Learning Partnership, where we create a seamless educational journey from ages 3-19.

If you are interested in the prospect of working in a supportive environment where you can have real impact, and where exciting things are happening, then we welcome an application from you. We warmly welcome visits.

Please note that as part of the recruitment process for this role, we reserve the right to conduct online searches on publicly available information for all shortlisted candidates.

Candidates may be invited to attend an informal online meeting prior to being invited to formal interview.

Closing date: Thursday 12 November 2026 (Midday)

Interview date: Wednesday 18 November 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.”Safer recruitment Policy , Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.