Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion

Oakridge School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2PN

24 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £51,773.00 - £57,136.00 Annually (FTE) L1-L5, salary to be pro rata'd to suit hours worked

Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion job summary

About the Role

We are looking for a full-time Assistant Headteacher (with some teaching commitment) or a Part-time (3-5 days) Assistant Headteacher with less or no teaching commitment.

As Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion, you will:

• Oversee inclusion across the school, leading the SENCo, Pastoral Lead, Attendance Officer, and Family & Welfare Officer.
• Drive provision for SEND, EAL, disadvantaged pupils, and those with medical needs, ensuring high standards and robust support.
• Lead on attendance and act as Pupil Premium Champion, monitoring impact and reporting to governors.
• Promote collaboration, professional growth, and high expectations within teams.

You will be a visible, approachable leader who contributes to the wider strategic direction of the school, deputising when required and supporting whole-school improvement priorities.

About You

We are looking for a leader who is:

• Passionate about inclusion.
• An effective, reflective teacher who models high standards.
• Committed to supporting staff, families, and children to achieve their best.
• Positive, resilient, and ambitious - for yourself and the school.

We are not seeking the “finished article” but someone with the right attributes, values, and drive to make a difference. In your application, tell us what you’ve achieved so far and your aspirations for this role and beyond. We are proud that many of our leaders have progressed into Deputy Headships or Headships, so at Oakridge School we will give you the support and development you need to succeed.

Safeguarding

Oakridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS checks, and an online/social media screening process.

Find Out More

We warmly welcome visits, please contact us to see our wonderful school setting.

Please see attached job description, person specification and application form for your completion.

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 Oakridge School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 480 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakridge School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakridge-school-high-wycombe

Oakridge is a two-form entry school taking children from 2-11 years old.
The school has amazing, polite and respectful children who love being at school and learning. All visitors comment positively about learning behaviours.
The staff all share the school’s vision of ‘Enhancing the life chances of all our children.’ We feel strongly about wellbeing and workload, which is why we have developed the attached, ‘Wellbeing and Workload Charter.’
We are a school that is outward looking, wanting to learn from current research and best practice.

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