Assistant Headteacher and SENDCo

St Richard's Church of England Primary School, Hanworth, Middlesex, TW13 6UN

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  13 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £60,545.00 - £66,509.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Headteacher and SENDCo job summary

The role involves taking strategic lead in the day-to-day operations for students with SEND, leading the Inclusion Team, liaising with outside partnerships and being a member of the Safeguarding Team as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). You will also be an effective leader as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

St Richard’s CE Primary School is a small, welcoming school where children are encouraged to believe in themselves and be aspirational about their future lives.

Our Christian values of Compassion, Courage, Forgiveness, Friendship, Perseverance and Respect are integral to school life and all we do. The school offers a friendly, nurturing and supportive learning environment with close links to St Richard’s Church next door. We are also part of the LDBS Academies Trust.

If you would like to join our school community you will need to be:

• Passionate about teaching and learning
• Highly committed to strong outcomes for all
• An outstanding class teacher
• Highly motivated and able to motivate others
• Resilient and up for any challenge
• Nurturing
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and is a strong team player
• Willing to embrace and promote the school’s Christian ethos and values
• Committed to working with parents and the wider community
• Dedicated to inclusion to enable all children to flourish

If you think that you possess the qualities needed to inspire our children to achieve their very best, then we would love to hear from you. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to make an appointment.

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.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Richard's Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 207 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Richard's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-richard-s-church-of-england-primary-school-hanworth

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