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NPQSENCO Assessor Teach First is a charity that believes education is the most powerful tool to help a child fulfil their potential. We find and train teachers to work in the schools that need them most, we equip school leaders with evidence-led training, we support local teacher training providers, and we plug education leaders into supportive professional networks. We are a community, working within the classroom and beyond, to bring an end to educational inequality. Because a child's future shouldn't depend on their postcode. The role The rundown: Powerful school leadership is one of the most important factors in a school’s success, and therefore in teachers’ and children’s success. We are incredibly proud to be one of the lead providers who deliver National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) to support school leaders at all levels and with the introduc- tion of the NPQ SENCO, we need NPQ SENCO Asses- sors to allow us to succeed in this process. To pass their NPQ, programme members need to engage with at least 90% of their course and pass one summative assessment. The summative assessment task consists of a written response to a school-based case study. We need NPQ SENCO Assessors to assess these written respons- es so we can award NPQ SENCO qualifications. In your role as an NPQ assessor, you’ll be trained on how we’re using a comparative judgement approach to ensure our awarding is as robust and reliable as possible. You’ll also learn how to use our systems to access assessment scripts and be allocated your own portfolio to judge. We will ensure that you have the tools, resources, and everything you need to do this role well. The detail: day-to-day work • Complete our onboarding and training to ensure you are confident to use our comparative judgment approach • Complete a portfolio of comparative judgements to assess NPQ participant responses • Complete further training, if required, to ensure we’re meeting DfE accuracy requirements You’ll take ownership for: • Committing to working within specified timeframes • Ensuring you understand the relevant NPQ framework • Making informed judgements related to your assigned portfolio • Escalating any technical or logistical issues to the NPQ assessment team in a professional and timely manner 1 About you The Essentials: make sure you demonstrate these in your application. Even if you think you don't quite tick all the boxes we want to hear from you. • Demonstrable experience of school leadership. • Up to date knowledge and understanding of education sector e.g., current policy, challenges facing schools etc. • Knowledge and understanding of the NPQ SENCO framework More info on how the role fits in with the rest of the team and charity: Your contractual relationship with Teach First will be managed centrally whilst your day to day work will be supervised by the NPQ assessment team you are supporting. Please note: We can’t accept applications from individuals who are subject to a current bar from teaching in schools in the UK. All successful candidates will be vetted against the Teacher Regulation Authority list of published hearing outcomes before a job offer is made. • Strong understanding of the latest evidence-based research into SEND and the EEF implementation guidance . • Confidence in assessing whether participants are demonstrating the requirements of the relevant NPQ framework The nice to haves: we want to hear from you even if you can’t demonstrate these yet. We’re looking for potential, so tell us about what you can bring to the role. • Experience of leading SEND in an educational setting • Experience in assessing participants of CPD or school leadership programmes • Experience of delivering the NPQ for SEN- CO programme The main responsibilities of this role are described here. As our needs as a charity change, we may need to make reasonable changes from time to time. We succeed when we work together. Here’s who you’ll be working with regularly: • NPQ Assessment team • NPQ Implementation and Design Managers Commitment: This is a casual role for Teach First. Whilst the assessing will be completed in your own time, you’ll need to be available to complete pre-reading and attend training from Teach First on 7th May 4:00pm—5.30pm. You’ll also need to commit to assessing at least one full portfolio, which equates to a minimum of 15 hours, between 12th-26th May 2026. Safeguarding children is at the heart of our work and a non-negotiable part of every role at Teach First. All colleagues must complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting. We follow safer recruitment practices and expect our employees to share our commitment to keeping children safe More about working for us There’s lots of great stuff about working here. For full details pop over to our webpages. Our culture: We live by our principles. They underpin our culture and identity. And inform everything we do. Find our more about our cultural principles Diversity and inclusion: We want to be a place where everyone can perform, learn and contribute with the confidence to be themselves. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are disabled; Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic; Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary, and related communities; and candidates whose socio-economic background reflects that of the pupils we work with. We’re committed to better representing the communities we serve. Find out more about what we’re doing to improve our diversity and inclusion. This role is suitable for agile and flexible working Our agile way of working gives you flexibility. Need to start late, finish early or fancy a change of scenery? That’s fine, our Agile Working policy focuses on what you achieve, not presenteeism. If you need a set and regular working pattern to support your life have a chat with us about flexible working options. Over 100 of us already have a flexible working agreement, with more than 70 different working patterns in place. We’re ready to hear your request. Find out more via our flexible working policy on our webpages. Our benefits: Our mission is critical and the work’s important, but so’s your life. We’ve put together a benefits package that means you can live and work well. Find out more on our Working at Teach First webpages. Registered charity no 1098294 3