18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    6 October 2026 at 1am

  • Date listed

    18 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£70,974 - £73,932 per year (depending on experience)

Additional allowances


  • Access continuous staff development. We have a minimum of 10 training days and weekly in school sessions of a high standard.  We strongly support NPQML, NPQSL and Lead Practitioner course.

  • Our successful behaviour policies treat student behaviour not as the responsibility of individual teachers, but of the entire school. This ensures as a teacher at Ark Academy, your time is never wasted dealing with discipline. Our students know what is expected of them, allowing both students and teachers to focus on learning.

  • As a member of Ark Academy, you will receive extensive professional development geared towards excellence. Weekly sessions designed by those who understand the context of the school, are ensured to cater for our teachers’ every need. In addition, the school provides continual support and career progression. Numerous comprehensive training programmes are available to our staff from ECT’s to aspiring middle and senior leaders.

  • By being part of the Ark network, you will have access to a range of other benefits including reduced gym membership and large retail discounts.


Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/ 

Primary Assistant Headteacher - SENDCo and Inclusion job summary

 We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Assistant Headteacher (SENDCo & Inclusion Lead) who is relentless in their commitment to ensuring every child, regardless of need or background, is supported and challenged to achieve their full potential. This is a key leadership role, and we are looking for an individual with the vision, expertise and determination to drive inclusive practice and raise outcomes for pupils with SEND and additional needs across the school. You will combine strategic leadership with a strong track record of impactful teaching, ensuring consistently high-quality provision that enables all pupils to succeed academically, socially and emotionally. 

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

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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.

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About Ark Academy

Organisation type
Academy, ages 3 to 18
Education phase
All through school
Size
1639 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 18
Ofsted report
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Website
Ark Academy website
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Ark Academy is an all-through school in state-of-the-art school in Wembley, set against the backdrop of the iconic Wembley Stadium, with excellent transport links. We are a successful, vibrant, oversubscribed school whose pupils appreciate the high aspirations expected & modelled. “Pupils strive to meet these expectations, knowing that staff are there to support them every step of the way. Pupils are happy and kept safe.”

Our successful behaviour policies treat student behaviour not as the responsibility of individual teachers, but of the entire school. This ensures as a teacher at Ark Academy, your time is never wasted dealing with discipline. Our students know what is expected of them, allowing both students and teachers to focus on learning.

As a teacher at Ark Academy, you will be part of Ark, an international charity and one of the UK's most successful multi-academy trusts, with a network of 35 schools in 4 locations across the country

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