Inclusion Assistant Headteacher, SENCO

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Inclusion Assistant Headteacher & SENCO plays a pivotal role in shaping an inclusive culture where all pupils thrive. The postholder will lead SEND provision across the school, including a 36-place resourced provision (12-place DLD and a 24-place Autism). They will ensure excellence in teaching and learning for pupils with additional needs and contribute to wider strategic leadership and school improvement.

• Lead and manage the school’s SEND provision, ensuring high quality support, improving outcomes for all pupils with additional needs.
• Take an active role in the Pupil Progress cycle, being accountable for the progress of those children with additional needs.
• Line manage our Resourced Provision staff, including the lead teacher.
• Oversee, coordinate and quality assure EHCPs, referrals, annual reviews and multiagency liaison.
• Support teachers in delivering inclusive, adaptive and differentiated teaching.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of interventions, classroom strategies and targeted support.
• Lead and model exemplary practice within SLT, contributing to whole school strategic development.
• Support staff development, coaching and CPD to promote an inclusive, aspirational culture.

School visits are welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange:

For further information and an application form, go to

Please email greenlanedemy with completed application forms.

Closing date for completed application forms: 2pm, Monday 23 March 2026

Interviews:
Wednesday 15 April 2026

Working at Priestley Academy Trust has many benefits.

If you join us you can expect:

• Competitive salaries
• Opportunities for professional development at all stages of your career through our Priestley Pathways Programme
• A Trust-wide commitment to a positive work-life balance
• Additional wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme
• Collaboration, with many cross-Trust opportunities.

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.