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Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion

New Town Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3LS

This job expired on 26 March 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  26 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £53,602.00 - £60,644.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership scale L4-9 dependant on skills and experience

Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion job summary

Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion

- Leadership scale L4-9 dependant on skills and experience

- Full time and permanent

- SENDCO qualification essential, with significant experience of leading SEND a must

- Required for September 2025

- Professional coaching offered

Applications from existing middle leaders or senior leaders welcomed

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We are seeking an ambitious, friendly and dynamic Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion to join our large and established team.

This senior role is crucial in supporting our aspirational and ‘good’ school to continue to improve, as we look to always provide the very best for our diverse children and families. Building great relationships, a belief in every child’s potential and a strong commitment to providing great teaching and learning opportunities across our school are a must.

The Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion will lead the strong SEND provision across our two-form entry school, and work seamlessly with the existing senior leaders to help shape and provide strategic direction for all aspects of inclusion and be the school’s allocated SENDCO. Experience of leading specialist provision would be an advantage as we have recently established a fully-funded ARP within the school. We invest heavily in our pastoral team and nurturing our children, and the right candidate will be used to working in a highly leadership effective team, always re-shaping the provision we offer to match need. We are an ambitious leadership team, and see our roles as crucial to helping those around us succeed and thrive. The ability to bring those around you on board, and effectively lead through positive change is an important aspect of this role.

Joining our school family means you’ll need to be:

An enthusiastic member of staff who is forward thinking and able to adapt quickly and easily.

Someone who puts children at the heart of all you do and a positive role model.

Dynamic and fast-paced, finding effective solutions at every turn whilst considering others’ points of view.

A team player with the ability to work well both individually, as part of a phase and as a whole staff.

A kind and caring person, enjoying the bustling life of our diverse school family and always looking to recognise our polite and kind children.

An excellent English speaker and writer, with the power to use your influence to best effect.

Efficient and effective in your working practices and able to prioritise well

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The ability to lead a successful team with great outcomes for all pupils.

High expectations and be dedicated to raising standards.

Outstanding drive and leadership skills.

The ability to operate and contribute at a strategic level.

Some experience of teaching across different phases and particularly LKS2

The drive to work closely as part of a fantastic, cohesive and supportive leadership team.

In return, our team can offer:

An optimistic and close-knit senior leadership team with a track record of improving schools.

A firmly established ethos of caring for one another in our school family.

A strong middle and senior leadership team who will guide and nurture you in your role.

A commitment to professional development, and a belief in driving improvement through looking outwards to the world beyond our walls.

The opportunity to work with a wider professional team of unique schools, all brilliantly supported by a Trust who strongly value the individual school’s character, ethos and approaches.

A beautiful and spacious school environment.

Secure car parking and a staff wellbeing package

Professional coaching offered

Please visit our school website at www.newtown.reading.sch.uk

Visits and tours are warmly welcomed; please come along to find out more about our lovely school and meet some of the senior leadership team who will happily chat about the opportunities available. Please contact us at workwithus@newtown.reading.sch.uk for more information.

Applications will be considered and interviews arranged upon receipt.

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New Town Primary School, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Online checks will be carried out to comply with KCSIE.

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.

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About New Town Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 423 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: New Town Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/new-town-primary-school

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