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Assistant Headteacher - SENCO

Mark Hall Academy, Harlow, CM17 9LR

This job expired on 5 June 2026 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Immediate Start

• Closing date

  5 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £71,030.00 - £80,134.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Scale Points 13-18 Plus excellent benefits

Assistant Headteacher - SENCO job summary

We are seeking an outstanding and experienced SENCO who is passionate about ensuring that every child receives the support, challenge and opportunities they need to succeed. The successful candidate will combine expert knowledge of SEND provision with the strategic leadership skills required to drive an inclusive culture across the whole school.

As Assistant Headteacher - SENCO, you will lead and shape the school’s vision for inclusion, ensuring that pupils with SEND and other vulnerable learners are fully supported to achieve ambitious outcomes alongside their peers. You will oversee high-quality SEND provision, champion evidence-informed practice and ensure that statutory responsibilities are delivered with rigour, care and professionalism.

We are looking for a resilient and highly effective leader with a proven track record as a SENCO or significant SEND leadership, who can work collaboratively with staff, families and external agencies to secure the very best outcomes for young people. You will be skilled in developing staff expertise, challenging barriers to learning and embedding inclusive practice within teaching, curriculum design and behaviour systems.

The successful candidate will be both strategic and operational — able to influence whole-school improvement while maintaining a relentless focus on the individual needs, progress and wellbeing of pupils with SEND. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious leader to make a significant impact on the lives of young people and to shape a culture where inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.

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

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.

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About Mark Hall Academy

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 843 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mark Hall Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mark-hall-academy-harlow

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