Assistant Headteacher and SENCo
Oulton Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8NT16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
22 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
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 Monday to Friday Leadership responsibilities will require some working outside of the school day
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £51,773-£58,569
Pay scale
- L1-6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and aspiring leader with a passion for SEND and inclusion to join our team as an Assistant Headteacher.
At Oulton Primary School, we think for ourselves and care for each other and we are proud to be an inclusive school. As a school, we celebrate everybody’s individual abilities, strengths, and learning journey. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a strong candidate to join as a member of our Senior Leadership Team. The role will include being our school SENDCo and will be mostly non-teaching due to the importance of this role and the complexity of need within our school.
This will be a new leadership structure for us; our Leadership Team will comprise of our Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, two Assistant Headteachers and three Phase Leaders. This will build our capacity for school improvement and offers an important opportunity for us to further develop adaptive teaching across the school. We have a large and committed team of staff, including skilled medical and pastoral teams. We also have a successful SEND base as part of our provision, led by two teachers and five TAs, which enhances our SEND offer and supports many children across school.
The ideal candidate will:
-Builds strong, nurturing relationships with children, families, and staff.
- Be an excellent classroom teacher, who has taught in a range of year groups
- Have a secure understanding of the curriculum, assessment and effective teaching and learning strategies to use across the entire primary age range
- Be a middle leader with experience of successfully implementing change within a school
- Be an experienced SENDCo who is keen to support with children and families with a wide range of needs
- Have successful experience of working with a range of professionals and the Local Authority to ensure provision is successful for children with SEND
- Have some experience of line managing staff
- Have experience in delivering training to staff teams
Closing date: 9am on Monday 8th December 2025.
Selection process/ interview days: Friday 12th December and Tuesday 16th December 2025
What the school offers its staff
We can offer…
- Happy children who are willing and eager to learn
- Opportunities and support to develop and enhance your career
- An experienced Deputy Headteacher who will mentor the successful candidate
- A SEND lead teacher to support your induction and work throughout school
- Administrator hours from our school office staff
- Supportive, committed governors, staff and parents/ carers, within a close, diverse community
A modern, well-equipped school environment with a sensory room, intervention spaces, SEND base and extensive outdoor area.
This is an exciting time to join us on our upward journey. Visits are strongly encouraged and welcomed by appointment. Please e-mail recruitment@oulton.leeds.sch.uk if you wish to make an appointment for a show around.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Oulton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Please make sure you download the SCHOOL application form, and email completed forms to address given. Due to our stringent safeguarding policy, CVs will never be accepted. All posts are contingent on enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oulton Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 315 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oulton Primary School website
- Email address
- barry.mcalinden@oulton.leeds.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01132821344
Oulton Primary is a recently refurbished school that boasts an attractive spacious working environment. Re-opened in June 2012, the multi-million pound, architect-designed building is fit for education in the 21st century. It includes a room for Extended Services, sensory room, pastoral base, multiple intervention rooms, spacious library, breakfast club area, purpose-built classrooms and a large sports hall.
Arranging a visit to Oulton Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email barry.mcalinden@oulton.leeds.sch.uk.
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