Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)
Loddon Junior School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 6JX8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September / November 2026 / January 2027
Closing date
25 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £54,397.00 - £60,145.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership L3 - L7 £54,394 - £60,145
Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion) job summary
The Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion) will provide strategic leadership for inclusion across the federation, championing an ambitious vision in which all children are successful, regardless of the barriers they face. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that high expectations for achievement, behaviour and participation are consistently embedded across both schools, contributing to the development of an inclusive, aspirational culture throughout the federation.
The role includes overall strategic oversight of SEND. This will include direction of the SENDCo, adding additional capacity where required. The post requires the successful candidate to have or be actively working towards NPQSEN or NASENCo. In addition, the postholder will hold strategic responsibility for children in care, previously looked after children, pupil premium pupils, and other vulnerable groups. To enable strategic capacity, this role is not class-based.
A key focus of the role is to develop and embed processes to enable early, accurate and ongoing assessment of need, ensuring that this informs a continuous cycle of planning, intervention and review that effectively removes barriers to learning and wellbeing. The Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion) will ensure that specialist support is deployed appropriately and that provision is pupil-centred, evidence-based and impactful.
Working collaboratively across the federation, the postholder will engage pupils, parents, staff and external agencies in shared decision-making, ensuring that pupils’ voices, aspirations and outcomes are heard.
Why Join Our Trust?
- Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
- Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
- Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and Teacher pensions.
- Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development within the Active Learning Trust.
Contact
We warmly encourage an informal conversation or visit to the school with the Headteacher, offering the opportunity to see the community first-hand and explore the role in more detail. Please contact Sara El Oakley, Headteacher, at: seloakley@lpfed.org
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Loddon Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- Up to 240 pupils
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Loddon Junior School website
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