Assistant Headteacher Inclusion / SENDCO

Norbury High School for Girls, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8BT

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01/09/2026 or 01/01/2027

• Closing date

  28 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 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: £77,209.00 - £84,769.00 Annually (Actual) L15 to L19 Outer London

Assistant Headteacher Inclusion / SENDCO job summary

Are you ready to champion equity and drive exceptional inclusive education?

At Norbury High School Girls, we believe that every child deserves an education that recognises their unique potential and breaks down barriers to success. We are seeking an inspiring, strategic, and deeply committed leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion and SENDCo.

This is not just a compliance role. This is a pivotal leadership position where you will shape the cultural and academic landscape of our school, ensuring that inclusion is woven into the very fabric of our curriculum, teaching, and community.

The Role

As Assistant Headteacher and SENDCo, you will hold strategic responsibility for the leadership and management of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), alongside wider inclusion strategies (including EAL, Disadvantaged pupils, and Medical needs).

You will lead a dedicated team, advise the Headteacher and SLT, and empower our teaching staff to deliver high-quality, adaptive teaching.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Serve as an active member of the SLT, contributing to the overarching school development plan and fostering a culture of high expectations for all.

• SEND & Inclusion Strategy: Oversee the day-to-day operation of the SEND policy, ensuring early identification, effective interventions, and robust monitoring of student progress

• Staff Development: Lead CPD to upskill teachers and support staff, ensuring adaptive teaching is embedded across all departments.

• Collaboration & Advocacy: Work closely with parents, external agencies, and local authorities to secure the best possible provision and funding (including EHCP processes).

About You

We are looking for a qualified teacher and experienced leader who possesses:

• The National Award for SEND Coordination (NASENCO) or the new National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Coordinators (NPQ LEND) or are willing to undertake the training immediately.

• A proven track record of raising achievement and improving outcomes for pupils with SEND and additional needs.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire, challenge, and support colleagues, parents, and students.

• A deep understanding of the current SEND Code of Practice, funding mechanisms, and inspection frameworks.

• Resilient optimism, emotional intelligence, and a genuine passion for educational equity

  We are a fully inclusive school that is dedicated to both supporting and challenging all members of our diverse community and to develop the potential in all our students, no matter what their starting point.

  Pastoral care is also of the highest importance and we are committed to providing the best possible learning environment to develop confident, independent learners. We provide an ambitious and broad curriculum and ensure that students have opportunities outside the classroom to develop and inspire them, including a wide range of extracurricular activities.

  Working with us:

  In addition to the staff benefits offered by Wandle Learning Trust, we have a health cash plan with Simply Health and staff wellbeing programme which includes a staff reward scheme, staff yoga and regular social activities. We are located in the North of the borough with excellent transport links to London and the surrounding areas.

  The successful candidate will benefit from a wide range of CPD opportunities and an opportunity to extend their own leadership potential within the MAT.

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

Norbury High is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom.

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 Norbury High School for Girls

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1173 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Norbury High School for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/norbury-high-school-for-girls

The school is part of the Manor Trust, a multi academy trust comprising Norbury High and Kensington Avenue Primary school - the trust was formed in February 2019. We are located in Croydon, South London.
We are a fully inclusive school that is dedicated to both supporting and challenging all members of our diverse community and to develop the potential in all our students, no matter what their starting point.
Pastoral care is also of the highest importance and we are committed to providing the best possible learning environment to develop confident, independent learners. We provide an ambitious and broad curriculum and ensure that students have opportunities outside the classroom to develop and inspire them, including a wide range of extracurricular activities.

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