Assistant Headteacher with SENDCO responsibilities

St Marys CofE Primary School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4JR

72 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £51,773.00 - £57,137.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Headteacher with SENDCO responsibilities job summary

Assistant Headteacher with SENDCO responsibilities

Salary: L1 - L5 (£51,773 - £57,137)

Hours: Full time - FTE 1.0 - (0,2 AHT/0.2 SENDCO/0.6 TEACHING)

Start Date: January 2026

Core Purpose of Role:

To provide strategic leadership and operational management for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across the school, ensuring that all pupils, particularly those with additional needs, receive a high-quality, inclusive education that enables them to achieve their full potential. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Assistant Headteacher will contribute to whole-school improvement, promote excellence in teaching and learning, and champion a culture of inclusion, wellbeing, and high expectations for all pupils.

The post holder will maintain a teaching commitment and model exemplary classroom practice, demonstrating effective teaching, learning, assessment, and adaptive approaches that meet the needs of all learners. Through their own teaching and leadership of others, they will drive improvements in pupil achievement, support the professional development of staff, and ensure that every child has access to a broad, balanced, and ambitious curriculum.

The Assistant Headteacher will fulfil the statutory responsibilities of the SENDCO, lead the development and evaluation of SEND provision, and work collaboratively with staff, parents, governors, and external agencies to secure the best possible educational, social, emotional, and wellbeing outcomes for all pupils.

Please see recruitment pack for full details.

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.

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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

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 St Marys CofE Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 226 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Marys CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-shrewsbury

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