Assistant Headteacher Inclusion &SEND
Christopher Whitehead Language College, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 4AFThis job expired on 2 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L12 - L17
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who will bring expertise, new ideas and consistent ‘can do’ attitude to our leadership team. The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of inclusion and SEND.
- Be passionate about delivering an outstanding and ambitious curriculum for all students.
- Be an excellent teacher in your chosen field.
- Be able to motivate and inspire students and staff to a achieve the very best outcomes.
- Be an effective leader and team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Have a proven track record of improving outcomes.
- Understand the barriers to achievement and how to overcome them.
This post includes a broad range of leadership responsibility but is particularly focused on inclusion and SEND. It will be essential to have successful leadership experience in SEND, inclusion and curriculum development. Our SEND department has expanded rapidly over the last eighteen months. We are delighted to offer outstanding provision to both our mainstream students and those who attend our Enhanced Mainstream Autism Base, “The Beacon”.
What the school offers its staff
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic and inspiring teacher to coordinate and oversee the strategic direction of inclusion including oversight of the SEND department, in our fabulous, vibrant, growing 11-18 secondary school of 1,600 students that received ‘outstanding’ from Ofsted for personal development, behaviour and welfare in their last four inspections.
Commitment to safeguarding
Committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. All staff, volunteers must share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment are subject to these checks
• childcare disqualification
• 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 convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. We will protect your personal data and we take this responsibility very seriously.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Christopher Whitehead Language College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1526 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Christopher Whitehead Language College website
- Email address
- recruitment@cwlc.email
- Phone number
- 01905423906
Christopher Whitehead Language College, 11-18 school with 1,600 students, this very good school, described by Ofsted as:
‘An inclusive, tolerant and welcoming school. Leaders have high expectations.
They place a strong focus on academic achievement and pupils’ character development.’ We have built the lovely inclusive culture where all
children matter and where the school prides itself on making a difference – going the ‘extra mile’.
Arranging a visit to Christopher Whitehead Language College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@cwlc.email.
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