Associate Assistant Headteacher/SENDCo
Brookfield Community School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3NSThis job expired on 13 October 2025
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
13 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- SENCO (special educational needs coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L8 - L12
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role:
We are seeking a dynamic and committed educational leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as Associate Assistant Headteacher. This pivotal role combines strategic leadership with operational responsibility for SEND provision and safeguarding. The successful candidate will be passionate about inclusive education, safeguarding excellence and driving whole-school improvement
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Strategic Development
- Contribute to the strategic direction of the school as part of the Senior Leadership Team.
- Lead on SEND provision across the school, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practice.
- Support the development and implementation of whole-school policies, particularly those related to inclusion, safeguarding, and pastoral care.
SENCO Responsibilities
- Oversee the identification, assessment, and provision for students with SEND.
- Coordinate and monitor EHCPs, interventions, and support plans.
- Lead the SEND team, including the Assistant SENCo, Teaching Assistants and external specialists.
- Liaise with parents, carers, and external agencies to ensure effective support and communication.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure timely reporting to Governors and local authorities.
- Support colleagues in developing inclusive teaching strategies and differentiation.
- Monitor progress and outcomes for SEND students and contribute to whole-school data analysis.
Person Specification:
Essential
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- NASENCO qualification (or willingness to complete)
- Proven experience in middle or senior leadership
- Strong understanding of SEND legislation and safeguarding frameworks
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to inspire and lead others with integrity and empathy
Desirable
- Experience working in a secondary school setting
- DSL training or experience as a safeguarding lead
- Experience managing EHCPs and liaising with external agencies
Brookfield Community School is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities and a chance to work alongside colleagues from other high-performing schools in the region. The Trust also leads the regional Teaching School Hub, delivering local teacher training and the National Professional Qualifications for teachers.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits
- Access to Teachers Pension Scheme
- Recognised continuous local government service
- The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee benefits platform
Further information about the job
For further details regarding this post or to request a visit please contact Mrs Gillian Rhodes, PA to Headteacher ong.rhodes@brookfieldcs.org.uk. Toapply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team onhr@redhillacademytrust.org.uk.
As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, social media presence check and successful references.
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 Brookfield Community School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1156 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- g.rhodes@brookfieldcs.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01246568115
Brookfield Community School is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The school is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.
Arranging a visit to Brookfield Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email g.rhodes@brookfieldcs.org.uk.
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