Assistant Principal - SENDCo
Holland Park School, London, W8 7AFThis job expired on 28 February 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
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
- School website
- Holland Park School website
- Email address
- carmen.townsend@unitedlearning.org.uk
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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