Assistant Principal and SENCO: Central Quadrant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Croydon, Not recorded, CR0 2RD |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | e53bac15-8dfd-42f4-b451-3a33c7405f2d |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, skilled and knowledgeable Assistant Principal and SENCO for our Central Quadrant academies.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in a growing Academies, where you will be highly supported by both the Central Quadrant team and the wider Harris Federation.
The Central Quadrant consists of eight Harris Academies in the London Boroughs of Bromley, Southwark, Croydon, Wandsworth and Lambeth and are part of the Harris Federation.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
• QTS (or equivalent) and a good undergraduate degree
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development relevant to the SENCO role or willingness to undertake this training.
• Knowledge and understanding of national priorities, current curriculum development and an ability to design and implement an innovate curriculum based on students' needs
• A thorough understanding of quality assurance techniques
• An appreciation of student motivation
• An understanding of how professional development contributes to the raising of quality
• SEN experience in a secondary school
• Evidence of successful teaching experience
• Evidence of pastoral experience
• Experience of working with key stakeholders such as parents, governors, employers etc
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
The Harris Federation is a leading education charity with 54 Harris primary and secondary academies across London and Essex. The founder, Chairman and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We now educate some 38,000 young people and closing the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission.
The Harris Federation has a track record of accomplishment in achieving success through rapid school improvement and has built an unrivalled reputation for running outstanding academies in London.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.
Further details about the role
The purpose of your role will be:
• To provide SEN leadership across designated secondary academies within the Central Quadrant
• To provide on-the-job training, guidance and coaching to develop the practice of the Deputy SENCO/Aspiring SENCO
• To ensure that the designated Academy practice is compliant with the SEND Code of Practice (2014) and other relevant statutory
• To work with the designated Academy Leadership team ensuring an ethos of Inclusion within the Academy and a culture of high aspirations for students with
• To work with the designated Academy Leadership team ensuring the implementation of the Academy SEND
• To ensure that the provision of SEND support is in accordance with the aims of the designated Academy and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Principal of the Academy.
• To be responsible for maintaining the designated Academy's SEND Profile, ensuring that it is always up-to-date and is an accurate picture of student SEND need across the
• To be responsible for the accurate identification of SEND need across the designated Academy, ensuring a rigorous and thorough assessment process.
• To be a role model with regard to Quality First Teaching and curriculumadaptations within your own teaching practice.
• To be responsible for the embedding of Quality First Teaching across thedesignated Academy.
• To be responsible for the designated Academy SEND Offer, ensuring high quality targeted interventions enabling students with SEND to make better progress.
• In consultation with the designated Academy Leadership Team, to provide aprogramme of professional development with regard to SEND, that ensures all staff have the knowledge, skills and understanding to plan teaching and learning effectively and enable students with SEND to make expected
• To be responsible for tracking the progress of students with SEND, using a wide range of Academy data relating to progress, attainment, referrals, exclusions, detentions and attendance to identify barriers to learning.
• To deploy staff and resources according to the needs of SEND
• To write a termly report to the Governing body on progress and developments.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, skilled and knowledgeable Assistant Principal and SENCO for our Central Quadrant academies.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in a growing Academies, where you will be highly supported by both the Central Quadrant team and the wider Harris Federation.
The Central Quadrant consists of eight Harris Academies in the London Boroughs of Bromley, Southwark, Croydon, Wandsworth and Lambeth and are part of the Harris Federation.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
• QTS (or equivalent) and a good undergraduate degree
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development relevant to the SENCO role or willingness to undertake this training.
• Knowledge and understanding of national priorities, current curriculum development and an ability to design and implement an innovate curriculum based on students' needs
• A thorough understanding of quality assurance techniques
• An appreciation of student motivation
• An understanding of how professional development contributes to the raising of quality
• SEN experience in a secondary school
• Evidence of successful teaching experience
• Evidence of pastoral experience
• Experience of working with key stakeholders such as parents, governors, employers etc
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
The Harris Federation is a leading education charity with 54 Harris primary and secondary academies across London and Essex. The founder, Chairman and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We now educate some 38,000 young people and closing the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission.
The Harris Federation has a track record of accomplishment in achieving success through rapid school improvement and has built an unrivalled reputation for running outstanding academies in London.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.
Further details about the role
The purpose of your role will be:
• To provide SEN leadership across designated secondary academies within the Central Quadrant
• To provide on-the-job training, guidance and coaching to develop the practice of the Deputy SENCO/Aspiring SENCO
• To ensure that the designated Academy practice is compliant with the SEND Code of Practice (2014) and other relevant statutory
• To work with the designated Academy Leadership team ensuring an ethos of Inclusion within the Academy and a culture of high aspirations for students with
• To work with the designated Academy Leadership team ensuring the implementation of the Academy SEND
• To ensure that the provision of SEND support is in accordance with the aims of the designated Academy and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Principal of the Academy.
• To be responsible for maintaining the designated Academy's SEND Profile, ensuring that it is always up-to-date and is an accurate picture of student SEND need across the
• To be responsible for the accurate identification of SEND need across the designated Academy, ensuring a rigorous and thorough assessment process.
• To be a role model with regard to Quality First Teaching and curriculumadaptations within your own teaching practice.
• To be responsible for the embedding of Quality First Teaching across thedesignated Academy.
• To be responsible for the designated Academy SEND Offer, ensuring high quality targeted interventions enabling students with SEND to make better progress.
• In consultation with the designated Academy Leadership Team, to provide aprogramme of professional development with regard to SEND, that ensures all staff have the knowledge, skills and understanding to plan teaching and learning effectively and enable students with SEND to make expected
• To be responsible for tracking the progress of students with SEND, using a wide range of Academy data relating to progress, attainment, referrals, exclusions, detentions and attendance to identify barriers to learning.
• To deploy staff and resources according to the needs of SEND
• To write a termly report to the Governing body on progress and developments.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.