Assistant Headteacher to lead on inclusion SENDCo
Longfield Primary School, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 7NZDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time 27.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £60266 to £66152
What skills and experience we're looking for
Longfield Primary School is looking for an Assistant Headteacher to lead on Inclusion (SENDCo)
Are you an experienced or aspiring Inclusion Leader, with SENDCo experience, looking for an exciting challenge?The community of Longfield Primary School in Harrow are seeking an Inclusion Leader to lead an ambitious professional team in the pursuit of excellent learning in our happy, vibrant, highly motivated, inspiring school.
We are passionate about our school.
Longfield Primary School is at the heart of a diverse community. We are very proud of these links and are a well-established school with a sense of pride, community spirit and strong values.
We are a school that offers excellent facilities, a very supportive staff and leadership team. Our diverse curriculum helps prepare children to become lifelong learners through the development of the 5Rs, resilience, responsibility, reasoning, reflectiveness and resourcefulness which underpin our school values of safety, mutual respect, a positive attitude, independence and growth.
We are seeking an Assistant headteacher with responsibility for Inclusion, to join our Senior Leadership Team. We require a diligent, committed and caring person who is passionate about special educational needs, to lead the high-quality SEND provision within our school.We are looking for an experienced practitioner who has excellent interpersonal skills to foster positive relationships with our families and work with our teaching team to ensure the impact of all interventions are effective.
Do you have:
- a proven track record of supporting pupils with SEND, particularly speech and language, ASD and SEMH;
- experience of successful leadership and management within a school or other educational setting;
- the ability to provide professional leadership and management of a staff team and contribute to the work of other teams to secure high quality teaching, effective use of resources and improve standards of learning and achievement for ALL pupils across the school;
- the knowledge of relevant legislation
- the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people
- the ability to inspire, enthuse and motivate others
- ambition for yourself and the school you work in and a desire to work in partnership with others
the ability to establish and develop good relationships with all members of the school community
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer you:-
- Creative, inquisitive children who love to learn
- Our school motto, working together, achieving forever, promoting lifelong learning
- An environment that has embedded strong values that are understood by everyone
- Dedicated colleagues who will support and challenge you to continue to grow as a leader
An opportunity to become part of a forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team who have high ambitions for their team.
A commitment to self improvement with an aspiring attitude to professional development
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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@longfieldprimary.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Longfield Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 727 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Longfield Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@longfieldprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02088667331
Longfield Primary is a four-form entry primary school situated in the heart of a vibrant multi-cultural community in Harrow.
Arranging a visit to Longfield Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@longfieldprimary.co.uk.
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