Assistant Head Teacher – Inclusion Lead / SENDCo

Allens Croft Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 6RP

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2027 or sooner

• Closing date

  7 December 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  15 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership Scale 5 - 9

What skills and experience we're looking for

Allens Croft Primary School is a school with ambition, purpose and a deep belief in the power of education to transform lives. Our vision, Aspire, Inspire, Achieve is a daily expectation that shapes everything we do. We are now seeking an exceptional leader to join our team as Assistant Head Teacher to champion inclusion, and ensure every pupil receives the support, challenge and provision required to achieve well.

This is a significant opportunity to have real influence across a two-form entry primary school with a 36-place specialist inclusion base. As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will shape strategy, drive standards, and ensure that every child, regardless of need, has the opportunity to succeed.

You will lead a well-established area while continuing to develop provision and embed inclusive practice across mainstream and our specialist base provision.

We are looking for a leader who:

- Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and has recent classroom experience

- SENDCo Qualification is desirable

- Have deep knowledge and expertise in SEND and inclusive practice

- Is relentlessly committed to the belief that every child can succeed and is passionate about inclusion

- Is highly visible, relationship‑driven and able to inspire confidence across staff, pupils and families

- Is skilled in SEND legislation, inclusive practice and adaptive teaching

- Is strategic, organised and able to influence whole‑school improvement

- Is morally driven, solution‑focused and ambitious for vulnerable learners

- Promote a culture of high expectations for attainment, attendance, behaviour, and inclusion

- Contribute to the overall leadership and strategic direction of the school and play a key role in driving school improvement priorities

What the school offers its staff

Why join Allens Croft Primary School?

In return, we can offer;

- A strategic leadership position with whole-school influence

- All decisions are made in the best interests of staff, pupils and families  

- Opportunity to shape and embed a high impact SEND and Inclusion vision

- Leadership of a Specialist Inclusion Base and mainstream SEND provision

- A collaborative and supportive work environment with a dedicated and experienced staff team

- Ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance your teaching and leadership skills and career progression

- Access to excellent resources and facilities to support your teaching

- Employee Assistance Programme and Supervision

If you believe you have something to offer our pupils and their families, please give us a call to arrange a tour of the school on 0121 675 2611.

The application form and relevant documents can be downloaded from https://www.allcroft.bham.sch.uk/vacancies/

Closing date – Monday 7th December 2026

Shortlisting w/c – Tuesday 8th December 2026

Selection Process and Interviews – Monday 14th December 2026

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please ensure application forms are signed if returning via email. If you have provided an email address any correspondence will be sent via e-mail. 

Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date.  If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

As part of our due diligence an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates,

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.  This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).

Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment and reference checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will be undertaken.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) .

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Allens Croft Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 380 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Allens Croft Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@allcroft.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0121 675 2611
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/allens-croft-primary-school

Allens Croft Primary School is a diverse, fully inclusive two-form entry school, with three Resource Base classes, set in extensive grounds in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham.

The school is a place where we want pupils to Aspire, Inspire & Achieve, where attainment is balanced alongside wider skills, developing well-rounded children, equipped to thrive. We have a brilliant and cohesive staff team and a very supportive community around the school.

We value every child and believe that we provide an education which fosters creativity, independence, thinking and emotional intelligence. Our aim is to make learning enjoyable, allowing every individual to achieve their best and to nurture their talents, as well as giving them safety, security and the skills they will need to be responsible citizens and happy, caring adults in the future.

Arranging a visit to Allens Croft Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@allcroft.bham.sch.uk.

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