Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion and SENDCO
St Margaret's Primary Academy, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4JF54 days remaining to apply
Start date details
5th Jan 2026 or sooner
Closing date
24 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
31 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £51,773.00 - £57,137.00 Annually (Actual) L1-5
Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion and SENDCO job summary
The role of Assistant Headteacher will require you to work as part of the Senior Leadership Team where you will take responsibility for leading Inclusion across the school including carrying out the SENDCO role and having oversight of the DSL role.
In particular, successful applicants should have:
- QTS and a SENCO accreditation (or willingness to gain it)
- DSL experience
- Proven highly successful teaching experience
- Proven leadership experience with a deep understanding of SEND provision
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the protection of, children and young people
You should:
- Be driven by values and be able to articulate significant evidence of relational leadership
- Have strong leadership skills that result in the provision of first-class inclusion for all pupils
- Have experience of undertaking or overseeing the DSL role, ensuring robust safeguarding policies and procedures are embedded and upheld
- Champion pupil wellbeing and ensure the highest standards of child protection
- Be a values-led practitioner committed to educational equity
- Be someone with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Be a warm, collaborative individual who thrives in a team
- Have the ability to influence the quality of teaching and learning
- Have the ability to maintain confidentiality
- Have commitment to personal and professional development
- Excellent interpersonal skills
For further information about the role come and visit our school! To book your visit or for an informal discussion, please contact the school via email at julie.catchpole@stmargarets-academy.org
School visits are encouraged but are by appointment only.
Why Work with REAch2 Academy Trust?
Join REAch2 Academy Trust, one of the UK's largest primary academy trusts, with a mission to unlock the potential of every child, regardless of their background. Here’s why joining our team can be an exciting and fulfilling career choice:
Excellence & Development: We prioritise high standards and offer extensive professional development and career growth opportunities.
Supportive & Collaborative: Be part of a strong, collaborative community of over 60 schools where every voice is valued, and best practices are shared.
Well-being Focus: We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer robust well-being support for all staff.
Diversity & Inclusion: We celebrate diversity and believe that varied perspectives strengthen our schools.
Innovation & Impact: Bring creativity to the classroom and make a real difference in children’s lives.
Making a difference: Working with REAch2 means contributing to something bigger than yourself. You’ll be helping to shape the lives of young learners, making a meaningful impact on communities and future generations.
Join us to grow your career, collaborate with passionate educators, and make a lasting impact on future generations.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support your career and well-being:
Generous Annual Leave: healthy work-life balance.
Professional Development: Access diverse CPD and training opportunities to grow your skills.
Flexible & Family-Friendly: We are committed to supporting flexible working and requests will be considered on an individual basis, including options such as part time, term-time, home working, and other options that work for both the employee and the Trust.
Exclusive Discounts: Benefit from Blue Light Card offers and employee perks.
Well-being Support: Receive comprehensive well-being and employee assistance for you and your family.
Join REAch2 for a rewarding career with great benefits!
Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Data Protection
At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.
We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
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Applying for the job
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CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 389 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- St Margaret's Primary Academy website
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