Part Time Assistant Headteacher (SENCO from Sept 2026)

Crawley Ridge Infant School, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 2AJ

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Pay Scale L1 - L4 London Fringe

Part Time Assistant Headteacher (SENCO from Sept 2026) job summary

Part-time Assistant Headteacher (SENCO from September 2026, with short-term Curriculum & Assessment cover from January 2026 – August 2026)

Start date: January 2026

Contract: Permanent, part-time

Salary: Leadership scale L1–L4, London Fringe, depending on experience

Hours: 1 day per week

Crawley Ridge Infant School is looking for an experienced teacher and leader to join our friendly team.

This is first and foremost a SENCO leadership role. From September 2026, the postholder will be Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for SENCO on a permanent basis. To support the school’s needs, the role will begin in Spring and Summer 2026 with short-term responsibilities for Curriculum and Assessment. During the Spring and Summer terms, you will only lead on curriculum and assessment as we have a SENCO in post until the end of the 2025 – 2026 academic year.

We are committed to supporting work–life balance. For the right candidate, we can agree working days and times that fit both the role and the individual.

We offer:

• A permanent leadership role with flexibility and support

• An inclusive, caring school with high standards and strong community links

• A dedicated and committed team of staff, governors and families

• Opportunities for professional growth

We strongly encourage all interested candidates to arrange a visit to the school. If a visit is not possible, we would ask that you arrange either a phone call or a Teams meeting before applying. Please contact the school office to book.

At this time, we will only be shortlisting candidates who can offer experience and expertise in both the interim curriculum and assessment cover role and the permanent SENCO role. Candidates at this time may not apply for the roles separately.

Applications close on Friday 10th October at 12 noon.

Interviews will be conducted the week beginning 20th October 2025.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Crawley Ridge Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 204 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Crawley Ridge Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/crawley-ridge-infant-school-camberley

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