Assistant Headteachere (Inclusion)
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 January 2026 |
| Location: | Croydon, Surrey, CR0 7NJ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | fcc86f90-32c4-4def-ba4d-96e41c546913 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
Excellent communicator – sensitive, compassionate and effective
Knowledge of strategies to inspire and improve outcomes for students
An ability to establish good working relationships with a wide range of people including students, parents, governors and colleagues
Outstanding organisational skills to ensure efficient and effective implementation of the role
Knowledge of strategies to recognise and reward efforts and achievements and the ability to encourage students to become self-reliant and independent learners
Experience of implementing systems and processes to aid learning, teaching and student development
Experience of implementing whole school strategies
Experience of working with staff to improve their teaching practice
Experience of line managing staff
Experience of successful leadership of a department
What the school offers its staff
• Professional development and career progression
• Generous pension scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym Discounts
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme
• Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Further details about the role
ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
With the Headteacher and Leadership Team:
• Share responsibility for school policies, decision-making and strategic planning
• Develop an ethos of extremely high expectations of staff and students
• Take full accountability for key areas of the school’s work
• Manage staff and resources
• Monitor progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives
• Be a highly visible presence around the school and model expectations of staff and students
• Have a strategic overview of your areas
• Contribute to the development of all areas of the school
Inclusion
• To be the named SENDCo
• To work with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to ensure that the school meets its statutory duties in relation to SEND
• To ensure that students with special and additional educational needs receive appropriate provision and make good progress in mainstream curriculum lessons and through targeted support
• To ensure that the special educational needs of stud
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
Excellent communicator – sensitive, compassionate and effective
Knowledge of strategies to inspire and improve outcomes for students
An ability to establish good working relationships with a wide range of people including students, parents, governors and colleagues
Outstanding organisational skills to ensure efficient and effective implementation of the role
Knowledge of strategies to recognise and reward efforts and achievements and the ability to encourage students to become self-reliant and independent learners
Experience of implementing systems and processes to aid learning, teaching and student development
Experience of implementing whole school strategies
Experience of working with staff to improve their teaching practice
Experience of line managing staff
Experience of successful leadership of a department
What the school offers its staff
• Professional development and career progression
• Generous pension scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym Discounts
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme
• Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Further details about the role
ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
With the Headteacher and Leadership Team:
• Share responsibility for school policies, decision-making and strategic planning
• Develop an ethos of extremely high expectations of staff and students
• Take full accountability for key areas of the school’s work
• Manage staff and resources
• Monitor progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives
• Be a highly visible presence around the school and model expectations of staff and students
• Have a strategic overview of your areas
• Contribute to the development of all areas of the school
Inclusion
• To be the named SENDCo
• To work with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to ensure that the school meets its statutory duties in relation to SEND
• To ensure that students with special and additional educational needs receive appropriate provision and make good progress in mainstream curriculum lessons and through targeted support
• To ensure that the special educational needs of stud
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.