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Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for SENDCo

The Oval School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 8JG

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  23 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday - Friday , term time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £58,569.00 - £64,691.00

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an experienced and inspirational Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo) to join The Oval School. This senior leadership position carries strategic responsibility for leading and developing inclusive practice across the school. You will oversee the provision for pupils with SEND, ensuring high-quality teaching, effective use of resources and excellent outcomes for all learners. Working closely with the Headteacher, leadership team, staff, and parents, you will drive improvement, uphold our values and help shape the future direction of inclusion at The Oval School.

What the school offers its staff

Competitive Salaries We offer competitive salaries for both teaching and non-teaching staff based on the type and level of role. We are committed to offering national terms and conditions in line with the School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions document (‘STPCD’), the Burgundy Book (for Teachers) or the NJC Green Book (for support staff). This ensures we treat people fairly across the Trust as well as remaining competitive. Pension Scheme All staff can be part of either the Teacher’s Pension Scheme or a Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), benefits include life cover, survivor benefits, and ill health cover. Expenses and Travel Costs We remunerate our staff for incurred expenses and travel costs when asked to work outside of the normal work environment. This is in line with our Staff Expense Policy. Employee Assistance Programme As part of our commitment to the wellbeing, everyone has free access to the Employee Assistance Programme. This is a confidential counselling service which has been developed to support the physical, emotional, and psychological wellbeing of employees, as well as offering legal advice. Flexible and Family Friendly Policies The Trust has generous policies for maternity leave, paternity leave, flexible working and discretionary leave. All staff have the right to request flexible working as soon as they have worked for at least 26 weeks (continuous service). We include an informal stage in our flexible working policy to ensure that any concerns or worries can be discussed and explored with a senior manager before having to proceed to a formal stage. Collaborative Working As a family of ten schools in a close geographical area, we are able to support and develop staff through collaborative working with those doing similar roles in different schools, picking up best practice and sharing great ideas. This includes joint projects, sharing resources and cross Trust professional learning communities. Flu Vaccines We offer free flu vaccinations to all staff on an annual basis to help make it easy to be immunized. Childcare Vouchers The Trust offers a Childcare Voucher scheme in partnership with a preferred provider to help staff make savings in paying for childcare. Childcare vouchers are Tax and NI exempt and can be used to pay for childcare aged up to 15 (16 if they are disabled).

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.

Applying for the job

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About The Oval School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 645 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Oval School website
• Email address: tkhatun@drbignitemat.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-oval-school

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