Associate Assistant Headteacher: Head of Inclusion/SENDCO
The St Thomas the Apostle College, London, SE15 2EB11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
- 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Inner London Pay Scale, L12 – L15 (£74,702 - £79,700)
What skills and experience we're looking for
ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER: HEAD OF INCLUSION / SENDCO
- Salary: Inner London Pay Scale, L12 – L15 (£74,702 - £79,700)
- Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
- To Start: September 2025
- Location: Hollydale Rd, London, SE15 2EB, London Borough of Southwark
Are you a passionate and dedicated educator with a commitment to inclusion and excellence?
We are seeking an Associate Assistant Headteacher: Head of Inclusion/SENDCO to join our Senior Leadership Team (SLT). This exceptional leader will have responsibility for whole school Inclusion alongside managing our SEND department.
This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of our students and the wider school community.
St Thomas the Apostle school is a 11-18 Catholic boys’ school with a co-educational Sixth Form in Nunhead, South East London. We are an outstanding school, 2017 TES Secondary School of the Year winners, and our Progress 8 score places us as 10th best school in the country. We pride ourselves on our high expectations of all learners. This creates a calm learning environment where teachers can teach and students can learn.
This post offers you the opportunity to lead the SEND department, ensuring outstanding provision for all SEND students within an outstanding setting. We offer a highly supportive environment and are committed to ensuring outstanding teaching, behaviour, and achievement.
With our expanding Sixth Form and our desire and drive to continue moving forward, this is an exciting time for you to join our team. If you are ready to take on this rewarding challenge and make a real difference, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and help shape the future of our students.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits of working at St Thomas the Apostle:
- Private health care programme for ALL staff.
- Two staff well-being days per full academic year.
- Loyalty service payments.
- Excellent record of staff development with opportunities for career advancement.
- Annual travel loans for season tickets.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free use of school gym.
- Free use of school swimming pool.
- Regular staff social events.
- Excellent public transport links.
- Free onsite parking.
- Working at one of the highest performing schools in the country. Nationally recognised OUTSTANDING with extremely high levels of pupil engagement and impeccable behaviour.
- Outstanding facilities.
- Generous staff loadings and lower than average pupil to staff ratios.
- New, modern, light and airy building.
- Safe and secure cycle storage.
- Pastries on a Friday morning.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. DBS check required.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About The St Thomas the Apostle College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1101 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The St Thomas the Apostle College website
- Email address
- stac@hays.com
- Phone number
- 02072598770
St Thomas the Apostle school is a 11-18 Catholic boys’ school with a co-educational Sixth Form in South London. We are an outstanding school and 2017 TES Secondary School of the Year winners. We pride ourselves on our high expectations of all learners. This creates a calm learning environment where teachers can teach and students can learn.
Arranging a visit to The St Thomas the Apostle College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stac@hays.com.
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