Assistant Headteacher/SENDCO
Ponteland High School, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 9EG11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
26 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time, Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £66,368 - £73,105
What skills and experience we're looking for
Hold ambitious expectations for all pupils with additional and special educational needs anddisabilities
Oversee the school’s SEND register, ensuring accuracy, regular review and effective sharing with staff
Coordinate EHCP provision, annual reviews and statutory processes, ensuring deadlines are met anddocumentation is of high quality
Manage SEND funding effectively, and ensure full compliance with the SEND Code of Practice (2015)and associated statutory guidance
Develop the school's SEND policy in line with the SEND Code of Practice and any Government reforms
Oversee the day-to-day operation ofthe school's SEND policy
Advise on the graduated approach to providing SEND support
Report regularly to the Headteacher, SLT and Academy Committee on SEND outcomes, provisionquality and strategic priorities
What the school offers its staff
The school is committed to operating as an inclusive school and to meetingthe additional needs of all learners.
The SEND register takes a broad view, recognising students across a range of need levels -from those flagged for monitoring through to those with Education, Health and Care Plans.
Provision follows a clearthree-wave pathway, with the graduated assess–plan–do–reviewcycle at its heart.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Pele Trust is strongly committed to safeguarding. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced DBS and a range of other recruitment checks.
In accordance with Department for Education’s Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, as part of the recruitment process we will undertake an online search of publicly available information of shortlisted candidates. This search will be undertaken by someone who is not part of the decision making process, and after the shortlisting stage, any relevant incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, may be explored at interview.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ponteland High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1543 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ponteland High School website
- Email address
- c.barker@ponthigh.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01661824711
Welcome to Ponteland High School: our overriding aim is to build a school where all of our students are happy, feel safe and achieve exceptionally well.
We are delighted to have converted to an 11-18 secondary school in September 2019 and moved into our state of the art building in November 2020. We know that our students benefit greatly from being within our school from Year 7 and this will support them, in achieving exceptionally well as they progress to GCSE and beyond.
Arranging a visit to Ponteland High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email c.barker@ponthigh.org.uk.
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