Assistant Headteacher - SENCo
Haughton Academy, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 2AN13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday 32.5 hours per week Full time/Whole Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L11 - L15 £66,368-£73,105
What skills and experience we're looking for
If you are working towards your qualification, we will support you, whilst working towards your qualification you will be paid on Leadership Band 8-10 (£61,534 – £64,690)
Haughton Academy, part of The Education Village Academy Trust, is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified SENCO into the Leadership Team. We will also consider applications from those working towards their SENCO qualification. This is a vital position where you will significantly influence our students futures, helping to improve their opportunities in life and supporting success both academically and personally.
What we’re looking for:
- A qualified SENCO, or working towards their qualification
- the commitment to supporting children to be the best that they can be
- the ability to lead, develop and inspire a team of staff
- the ability to support, challenge, and follow through excellent interpersonal, communication and motivational skills
- High personal standards of integrity and probity
- An enthusiastic and positive approach which is solution based
- Ability to create a learning culture within the organisation which is recognised by staff, pupils and parents.
The full job description and person specification is attached.
What the school offers its staff
- excellent opportunities to develop your own professional practice through. learning teams, action research and an extensive CPD programme
- a personalised approach to leadership development
- a technology rich learning environment
- a committed staff team
- state of the art buildings and facilities
- an opportunity to work with an incredible school community and supportive trust
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Haughton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 890 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Haughton Academy website
- Email address
- peopleteam@educationvillage.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01325 521704
https://www.haughtonacademy.org.uk/
Arranging a visit to Haughton Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email peopleteam@educationvillage.org.uk.
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