Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Salary information: L6 - L10, per annum (dependent upon experience)
Start date: September 2025
Longfield Primary School is looking for an Assistant Headteacher to lead on Inclusion (SENDCo).
Are you an experienced or aspiring Inclusion Leader, with SENDCo experience, looking for an exciting challenge? The community of Longfield Primary School in Harrow are seeking an Inclusion Leader to lead an ambitious professional team in the pursuit of excellent learning in our happy, vibrant, highly motivated, inspiring school.
We are passionate about our school.
Longfield Primary School is at the heart of a diverse community. We are very proud of these links and are a well-established school with a sense of pride, community spirit and strong values.
We are a school that offers excellent facilities, a very supportive staff and leadership team. Our diverse curriculum helps prepare children to become lifelong learners through the development of the 5Rs, resilience, responsibility, reasoning, reflectiveness and resourcefulness which underpin our school values of safety, mutual respect, a positive attitude, independence and growth.
We are seeking an Assistant headteacher with responsibility for Inclusion, to join our Senior Leadership Team. We require a diligent, committed and caring person who is passionate about special educational needs, to lead the high-quality SEND provision within our school. We are looking for an experienced practitioner who has excellent interpersonal skills to foster positive relationships with our families and work with our teaching team to ensure the impact of all interventions are effective.
Do you have:
- A proven track record of supporting pupils with SEND, particularly speech and language, ASD and SEMH;
- Experience of successful leadership and management within a school or other educational setting;
- The ability to provide professional leadership and management of a staff team and contribute to the work of other teams to secure high quality teaching, effective use of resources and improve standards of learning and achievement for ALL pupils across the school;
- The knowledge of relevant legislation;
- The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines;
- The ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people;
- The ability to inspire, enthuse and motivate others;
- Ambition for yourself and the school you work in and a desire to work in partnership with others;
- The ability to establish and develop good relationships with all members of the school community.
In return we can offer you:
- Creative, inquisitive children who love to learn;
- Our school motto, working together, achieving forever, promoting lifelong learning;
- An environment that has embedded strong values that are understood by everyone;
- Dedicated colleagues who will support and challenge you to continue to grow as a leader;
- An opportunity to become part of a forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team who have high ambitions for their school;
- A commitment to self improvement with an aspiring attitude to professional development.
The above role is non-class based.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact the school to book an appointment.
Closing date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 at Noon
Interviews: Tuesday 6th May 2025
Longfield Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check. A copy of the school’s CP Policy is available on the school website.
