Associate Assistant Headteacher (Director of SEND Provision)

Woodbridge High School, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 7DQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  8 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £72,012.00 - £79,158.00 Annually (Actual)

Associate Assistant Headteacher (Director of SEND Provision) job summary

ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER

(DIRECTOR OF SEND PROVISION)

Annual Salary: L12-16 (£72,012 - £79,158)

Required for: September 2026

Woodbridge High School is a successful school situated in the heart of Woodford Green, North-East London. It is fully comprehensive with an ethnically and socially diverse intake. The school has a strong and distinctive ethos of kindness, inclusion, respect, excellence and pride in achievement, which we call ‘The Woodbridge Way’. We enjoy an excellent reputation within the local community and achieve impressive results year after year from a fully comprehensive intake.

The Governors are seeking to appoint an Associate Assistant Headteacher who will be Director of SEND Provision and Lead SENDCO. The postholder will be an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team and will lead on all aspects of inclusion for students with SEND, including line management of the Inclusion Team. This post is a new one within the school’s leadership structure, with appropriate seniority to reflect national changes and new expectations in this area.

The successful applicant will:

• Have a strong belief in comprehensive education
• Have the ability to deliver excellent student outcomes
• Be an innovative and inspirational leader
• Be committed to their personal and professional development
• Make a positive contribution to the school’s distinctive ethos
• Have the experience of teaching a full age and ability range
• Have experience of leading SEND provision at senior or middle leadership level
• Have appropriate SENDCO qualifications, either NASEN or NPQ, or be close to completing one of these.

Woodbridge High School offers you:

• The opportunity to work in a highly regarded school
• A welcoming and friendly staff body
• Motivated, well-behaved and friendly students
• Opportunities for rapid career development and promotion
• Access to state-of-the-art sports and leisure facilities
• Tailored professional development and training
• A comprehensive staff wellbeing package

Prospective candidates are welcome to visit the school and meet the Headteacher. Please contact the Headteacher’s PA, Helen Dalby, on hdalby@woodbridgehigh.co.uk to arrange this.

Woodbridge High School strives to achieve a diverse workforce, fully representative of our society and the ethnic and cultural make-up of the student population within the UK and in our own community. People of Colour are currently under-represented in some groups of staff at our school, and we are keen to attract applications from a diverse pool of candidates for this post. We are determined to be a fully inclusive employer, and a great workplace for people from all backgrounds.

Woodbridge High School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and overseas checks where necessary. Shortlisted candidates will also be subject to an Internet search.

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 Woodbridge High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 2000 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodbridge High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodbridge-high-school

Woodbridge High School is a successful school situated in the heart of Woodford Green, North East London. It is fully comprehensive with an ethnically and socially diverse intake. The school has a strong and distinctive ethos of kindness, inclusion, respect, excellence and pride in achievement, which we call ‘The Woodbridge Way’. We enjoy an excellent reputation within the local community and achieve impressive results year after year from a fully comprehensive intake

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