Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)

Mitchell Brook Primary School, London, NW10 9BX

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  14 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Full Time. Monday to Friday. Part Time. We would consider an applicant who wishes to work .8
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership 8-12 (Inner London)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Highly committed to strong outcomes for all, the Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion will play a key role in shaping the school's aims, priorities, objectives and policies, with a specific focus on developing and evaluating SEND practice within the school. 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 Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL). You'll also be an effective leader as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

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
• Racially literate
• An effective and active team member.

Experience

• First Degree and PGCE or B Ed/B.A. (with QTS) or QRS via employment based route
• Evidence of successful teaching for a minimum of 3 years
• Must have started or completed the SENCo qualification
• Experience in a SENCo role

What the school offers its staff

By joining our team, you’ll join a dynamic, evolving and passionate community of staff, united by a shared commitment to our vision and underpinned by a drive for academic excellence, outstanding pastoral care and high-quality enrichment, which supports our children in becoming well-rounded individuals.

We offer:

• a strong experienced senior leadership team
• Ambitious team
• Further training for leadership
• Full induction
• An environment that takes workload seriously without compromising the childrens' offer
• We buy into an Employee Access Service (Education Support)
• Flexible working can be considered

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

Mitchell Brook Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and the successful applicant will be subject to relevant vetting checks.

Applying for the job

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About Mitchell Brook Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 638 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mitchell Brook Primary School website
• Email address: vacancies@mbrook.brent.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02084591392
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mitchell-brook-primary-school

Mitchell Brook Primary is a vibrant, diverse, anti-racist school in North West London. Our school vision supports a drive focused on ambition, identity and society ensuring that all of our children are ready for life in the 21st century and beyond our school. The school is a dynamic hub of creativity and innovation where the staff have the opportunity to develop amongst like-minded individuals. We are a large school with a family atmosphere, which supports individual innovation and team collaboration. We pride ourselves on being a diverse school community who strives to give the very best to our children to ensure they are fully equipped to be excellent citizens of the future

Arranging a visit to Mitchell Brook Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@mbrook.brent.sch.uk.

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