SENDCO - Assistant Headteacher
Marden Bridge Middle School, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 8RW15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
12 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
25 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Full time: 32 hours per week Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L7 to L11
What skills and experience we're looking for
Marden Bridge Middle School is seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher (SENDCo) to join our 5-person leadership team. This is a pivotal role for an ambitious and positive leader who is passionate about inclusive education and eager to make a tangible difference across the whole school community. We have a growing SEN cohort who perform well academically and within the school environment because of the high-quality, expert care they receive, which is strategically co-ordinated by the SENCO. The successful candidate will maintain and grow this role as society and the educational landscape for pupils with SEN changes.
The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day operation of the school’s SEND provision while playing a strategic role in shaping whole-school improvement. Working closely with colleagues, families, and external professionals, the Assistant Headteacher/SENDCO will ensure that all pupils with SEND are supported to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. As a member of the Leadership Team, you will contribute strategically to whole-school leadership, teaching and learning, and staff development. Your expertise in working with pupils and devising appropriate, reasonable adjustments that you disseminate to staff will help pupils flourish in our school.
Applications are invited from experienced teachers with experience of SEND who:
Are excellent practitioners, with high expectations for all children, and who have an excellent understanding of a wide range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Value the positive impact that a nurturing environment can have and have an understanding of nurture principles.
Are skilled in supporting others in their professional development and understanding of SEND through classroom adaptations.
Are able to develop excellent, positive relationships with children, parents/carers, and other staff.
Understand the graduated approach.
Can work confidently with outside professionals to complement the offer of services for key pupils.
September 2027 will see the start of a new school rebuild as we move into a new state-of-the-art school building. This will include specific rooms for pupils with different, particular needs.
There will be approximately 5 teaching periods across the week of a 25-hour timetable. We can retain flexibility for candidates with subject specialism.
Ofsted July 2025 ;
“Marden Bridge is offering pupils an exceptional education.”
“Pupils with SEND have the support they need to achieve well.”
“The personal development programme is exemplary.”
To request an application pack, please email lisa.dawson@mbms.org.uk.The closing date for applications is Thursday 12 March at 9.30am.
What the school offers its staff
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Marden Bridge Middle School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 9 to 13
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 587 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 13
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Marden Bridge Middle School website
- Email address
- lisa.dawson@mbms.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 3499538
Marden Bridge Middle School in Whitley Bay, is a highly regarded 9-13 Middle School with 600 pupils on roll.
Arranging a visit to Marden Bridge Middle School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lisa.dawson@mbms.org.uk.
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