Associate Assistant Headteacher - SENCO
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3AE22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
14 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 April 2026
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
- L10 to L14
Associate Assistant Headteacher - SENCO job summary
Hillcrest School seeks to appoint a highly effective Associate Assistant Headteacher who will champion inclusive practice across the school.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful school and play a key role in building on its strong reputation. Our ethos is rooted in high-quality teaching and learning, ensuring that every student is supported to achieve their full potential.
The new Associate Assistant Headteacher will have the drive and ambition to move the school forward. They will be resilient and determined to deliver an outstanding education for students with SEND, have excellent communication skills, and uphold the school's core values: ‘Work Hard, Be Kind, Aim High’.
Hillcrest School has a strong history of working with and supporting other schools, including links with the Oaks Collegiate.
We are looking for an Associate Assistant Headteacher who is:
• An experienced and effective leader in SEND, who works collaboratively and can clearly communicate a vision for the school, inspiring and empowering others to help achieve it.
• Has the drive to build on existing strengths and lead the school to even greater success.
• Demonstrates a strong belief that no student should be left behind.
• Builds and sustains positive relationships with staff, governors, parents/carers, students, and the wider community, maintaining a strong and visible presence.
We strongly welcome visits to the school. To arrange a date/time please contact Claire Thompson, Headteacher's PA at: CThompson@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk
Further information about our school please visit our website Hillcrest School & Sixth Form Centre - Home
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Hillcrest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is committed to equal opportunities in employment and positively welcomes your application.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and relevant safer recruitment checks.
Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
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 Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 642 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre website
Hillcrest School is an all-girls 11 to 16 school with a mixed sixth form located on a green field site in Edgbaston constituency on the southwest edge of Birmingham. Our students come from a range of backgrounds across Birmingham and surrounding areas.
The school was rated ‘Good’ with outstanding behaviour and safety by Ofsted in September 2013, and following a short inspection in July 2017 and again in September 2022, retained our ‘Good’ rating. We are focused on continuing our drive for excellent attainment and progress outcomes, with an aspiration to be rated ‘Outstanding’ at our full next inspection.
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