Assistant Headteacher - SENDCo

Bristol Free School, Bristol, Bristol, BS10 6NJ

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  30 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  2 April 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: £67,898.00 - £75,049.00 Annually (FTE) L12-L16

Assistant Headteacher - SENDCo job summary

Bristol Free School is a successful and heavily oversubscribed secondary school with a thriving Sixth Form serving the community of North-West Bristol. We are a caring school with a highly qualified and committed staff, who recognise the importance of creative and challenging teaching alongside high professional standards. All staff and students are greatly valued and emphasis on student and staff wellbeing is central to our culture.

At Bristol Free School, we are committed to the young people in our care to encourage and inspire every child to fulfil their potential. We provide our students with the necessary skills to achieve academic and personal growth so they truly thrive, both socially and emotionally. We are excited to be advertising for an Assistant Headteacher to play a crucial role in shaping the future of our school and maintaining our core values of Community, Ambition and Opportunity.

We are looking for a candidate who is:

• An exceptional leader, with experience of securing outstanding outcomes for students
• Passionate about ensuring outstanding provision and equal opportunities for students with SEND
• An outstanding classroom practitioner, and role model for all stakeholders
• Enthusiastic about working in a school which prioritises pastoral care and the well-being of students
• Adept in the use of data at classroom and leadership levels

What we can offer:

• A rewarding and dynamic job valued as one that will make a lasting and positive impact on our school community
• Welcoming and inclusive working environment where well-being is central to our culture
• Career development, and CPD courses, with Trust-wide collaboration across 5 schools at whole school and subject level
• Access to the Teacher Government Pension Scheme
• Access to an Employee Wellbeing Hub
• Free parking onsite
• Children having a place in the school if they start in Year 7

Please see the attached Recruitment Pack for full details.

BFS celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

The postholder will be required to undergo criminal, teacher status, qualification, medical and reference checks as part of the recruitment process and must be willing to participate in further training as the job requires. All staff are expected to take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students at the School.

Safeguarding Statement

We are completely committed to safeguarding the welfare of our students. Those who work for us are expected to share this commitment, which will be fully tested as part of the selection process. Our policies, procedures and practices reflect our commitment to equality and diversity. Individuals will be selected for appointment based purely on their suitability for the post.

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

We are completely committed to safeguarding the welfare of our students. Those who work for us are expected to share this commitment, which will be fully tested as part of the selection process. Our policies, procedures and practices reflect our commitment to equality and diversity. Individuals will be selected for appointment based purely on their suitability for the post.

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 Bristol Free School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1292 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bristol Free School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bristol-free-school

Bristol Free School is a successful and heavily oversubscribed secondary school with a thriving Sixth Form serving the community of North West Bristol. We are a caring school with a highly qualified and committed staff, who recognise the importance of creative and challenging teaching alongside high professional standards. All staff and students are greatly valued and emphasis on student and staff wellbeing is central to our culture.

At Bristol Free School, we are committed to the young people in our care to encourage and inspire every child to fulfil their potential. We provide our students with the necessary skills to achieve academic and personal growth so they truly thrive, both socially and emotionally.

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