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Assistant Headteacher - The Avenue School

The Avenue Special School, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BZ

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  13 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £68,586 to £75,675 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

September 2025 start

The Assistant Headteacher, Inclusion and Therapeutic Interventions will work closely with the Leadership team to drive forward the vision and strategic development for therapies, interventions and inclusion. The successful candidate will have strategic overview for the Educational Psychology service, CAMHS, CAMHS LD and Mental Health support, and for communications with CYPIT and the Sensory Consortium.

You will have oversight for pupils accessing alternative provisions as part of a whole education provision, whilst working alongside senior colleagues and DSL. You will be the Designated Teacher for CLA and PLAC children and will have a key responsibility for the Support & Review Process.

The successful candidate will be highly organised, an inspiring teacher with proven experience of therapeutic support, interventions and inclusion. You will also demonstrate experience of implementing initiatives at a strategic level as well as being a good communicator and a proactive team member. Pupil contact time to be discussed at interview.

What the school offers its staff

About the School:

The Avenue Special School is looking for creative, motivational, and inspiring professionals. Our vibrant and friendly school community supports more than 250 pupils, aged between 3-19, with a range of severe or profound learning difficulties, some physical disabilities and autism. We have small well-resourced classes and a real passion for supporting young people to have active and healthy lives through an exciting education both in and out of the classroom.

Working at The Avenue provides you with the opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people with special educational needs. It also allows you to progress in your career, taking on responsibilities and developing your passions and interests.

The Avenue cares deeply about CPD and balancing workloads to allow staff to flourish, so we offer a full programme of training and mentoring, staff wellbeing days, and the chance to work in a supportive and encouraging team environment where your voice really does matter.

Our ambitious school is rapidly expanding, and we need dynamic and committed professionals to join our excellent team. Successful candidates will be strong team-players, compassionate, and dynamic creative thinkers. If you’re excited about the skills you can bring to one of our classrooms, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, please visit the vacancy page of our website www.avenue.reading.sch.uk and fill in the forms you’ll find in the Teacher recruitment section. All completed application forms must be returned torecruitment@avenue.reading.sch.uk

For more information and to arrange a tour of the school, please call Vanessa Carrick on 0118 214 5257.

The closing date for all applications is Tuesday 13th May. Interviews will take place w/c 19th May 2025.

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 The Avenue Special School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 233 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Avenue Special School website
• Email address: recruitment@avenue.reading.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-avenue-special-school-reading

The Avenue School Special Needs Academy is a day special school for boys and girls from the age of 2 – 19 with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Arranging a visit to The Avenue Special School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@avenue.reading.sch.uk.

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