Assistant Principal with SENCO responsibilities
Forest Moor School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2RA14 days remaining to apply
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
22 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £61,836.00 - £68,233.00 Annually (FTE)
Assistant Principal with SENCO responsibilities job summary
As Assistant Principal with SENCO responsibilities, you will be instrumental in fostering a culture of high expectations and outstanding practice. Working closely with the Assistant SENCO and Pastoral Lead you will strategically lead the provision and SEN offer for our pupils.
We are looking for someone who is:
An experienced SENCO looking for their next challenge.
Innovative and creative thinker.
A positive problem solver.
Committed to raising standards.
Able to build strong relationships.
Resilient and adaptable.
Able to effectively lead a team of people.
What We Offer:
A supportive and collaborative working environment.
Opportunities for professional development.
The chance to make a real difference to the lives of our pupils.
A competitive salary.
Closing Date: 9am Monday 6th October
Interview Date: Thursday 16th October
Candidates are encouraged to visit the school for a tour prior to submitting application forms. Please contact the school office to arrange this. 01423 779232.
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview.
Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.
As you will be working with children, this post requires you to undertake regulated activity. It is an offence to seek to work in regulated activity with a group with which you are barred.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Forest Moor School
- School type
- Academy, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- 103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Forest Moor School website
Forest Moor is an SEMH special based at Menwith Hill, just outside of Harrogate. It is a Key Stage 2 – 4 provision with around 96 students on role in beautiful surroundings and now with a lovely building that is continuing to be refurbished to suit the needs of our students.
Our aim is to provide the best possible care and education that we can for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Unconditional Positive Regard is at the centre of what we do and we are creating an academy that is welcoming, caring, safe, warm and believes that all its pupils can be supported and empowered to succeed. We are creating individual and personalised pathways for our students that are built around their varied needs which will help them achieve positive outcomes and prepare them for their onward destinations into continuing education, work or training. In order to achieve this, we have developed a curriculum that provides opportunities for academic progression as well as vocational learning, whilst being engaging, creative, and innovative.
We see strong relationships as the key to our success – with students, parents, carers and the wider community and we ensure that our school is a welcoming safe place for children to learn and prosper. We believe in working closely with our families and carers and welcome their support, but also realise that at times they will need our support too. We work closely with other agencies and schools to make sure we do all we can to make learning and life the best it possibly can be.
Forest Moor and the wider Trust places a huge emphasis on professional development and invests significantly in staff training at all levels. This means that, although experience of working in an SEMH setting would be an advantage, specialist support and training will be provided for outstanding candidates wishing to make the career fulfilling move into special education.
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