Assistant Principal - SENDCo

Holland Park School, London, W8 7AF

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  15 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 37.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership Pay Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about supporting students with special educational needs and driving positive outcomes? We are looking for a dedicated and qualified teacher to join our team as SENCO and lead our SEND Department.

About the Role

As SENCO, you will play a pivotal role in supporting students with SEND, overseeing statutory processes like Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), and managing the student support room. You will lead and inspire our SEN team, which includes two SEND and Medical Needs Coordinators and a Teaching Assistant, ensuring that every student receives the support they need to thrive.

Provision for SEND has been transformed by the current post holder and her team over the last 18 months, and children with SEND are now thriving as they continue to develop as happy and successful learners.

What the school offers its staff

Competitive salary

At least eight INSET days per year

Enhanced contributory local government pension scheme

Enhanced occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family

Competitive and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits

Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partners Perkbox, including access to wellbeing resources, discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, car leasing and Cycle2work schemes

Flexible working opportunities

We are committed to providing excellent education so all the young people we serve are able to make a success of their lives. To deliver this we aim to attract, retain, develop and reward outstanding teaching and support staff, and we believe that flexible working has a key role to play in achieving this.

Here at United Learning, we value the dedication, professionalism and hard work of our teachers, support staff and school leaders, and strongly believe that everyone should be able to do their job without sacrificing a family life or compromising their well-being. We are committed to encouraging and enabling flexible working opportunities throughout our schools wherever possible and will support employees seeking to work more flexibly.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

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Assistant Principal - SENDCo - JD.pdf - 247 KB (opens in new tab)

About Holland Park School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1269 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Holland Park School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: carmen.townsend@unitedlearning.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holland-park-school-w8-7af (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Holland Park School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email carmen.townsend@unitedlearning.org.uk.

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