Job Title: Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion (SENCo)
Job Location: Lacon Childe School
Salary: L7 - L11
Closing Date: 9.00 am Friday 13 November 2026
Are you ready to make a difference in an organisation where ambition, collaboration, and innovation drive every decision?
About the role:
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion (SENCo) as part of our school leadership team to start in January or April 2027.
The Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion (SENCo) will be accountable for:
• Leading the school’s Inclusion Strategy
Leading the school’s SEND Strategy
Fostering a culture of inclusivity and high standards
Undertaking the role of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)
Supporting the development of high achieving classrooms with Quality First Teaching (QFT)
Raising levels of achievement amongst those students identified in the job description.
Providing strategic oversight for vulnerable groups (as outlined in the job description) to narrow attainment gaps.
Leading on the Pupil Premium Strategy and ensuring the Pupil Premium statement meets the DfE statutory requirements
Managing budgets for specific initiatives e.g. SEND, Pupil Premium
Our successful candidate will have the following experience, skillset and qualifications:
National Qualification for SENCOs (or be working towards)
Experience of being a middle leader and teaching in a secondary school
Outstanding classroom practitioner with the knowledge, understanding and practical application of effective teaching and learning strategies in order to raise standards
Proven track record as a teacher whose students reach high standards of learning and achievement
Successful leadership, management and development of a significant, recent initiative with measurable positive impact
Clear vision for and proven track record of raising attainment and achievement and dealing with underachievement at Key Stages 4 and/or 5 and dealing with underachievement
Ability to oversee and ensure a safe and well-ordered environment, ensuring excellent and fully compliant safeguarding practices
An understanding of the whole range of learning needs
The post is full-time and permanent. This role reports to the Headteacher/Deputy Headteacher and will have a team that report directly to the post-holder.
Why join us?
As part of our Trust, you will have:
Opportunities to be part of a collaborative culture whereby you are part of a network where schools and staff work together to excel.
Quality resources and a rich environment, to enable you to develop a personalised approach for every student you teach or support.
A culture of lifelong learning, emphasising professional growth where your own ambitions are actively encouraged and supported.
A safe and positive physical and psychological environment that welcomes diversity and actively promotes wellbeing.
We also recognise that successful people place value on the range of benefits associated with their careers. As your future employer we place value on these too, that is why we are proud to offer:
Access to the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme.
Automatic pay progression for those on our main, upper and support staff pay ranges.
7 training days calendared with a view to alleviate pressure at key times in the year, with a training day in December dedicated to marking mock exams.
Access to a range of paid special leave provisions to help with life’s emergencies, unpredictable events and significant occasions.
Access to a bank of pre-planned teaching resources. You need to intellectually prepare for lessons rather than plan from scratch.
A wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (cycle2work, lifestyle benefits).
About us:
At Lacon Childe we pride ourselves on calm classrooms, high standards and warm relationships; this, along with the strong moral compass that our staff and students possess, is what makes us a unique and special place to work. We are ambitious for all our students and staff and are a school on a journey of improvement.
We are part of Four Stones Gateway Trust, a family of like-minded schools, who work collaboratively to provide mutual support, share best practice, and learning from one another to achieve the core purpose: to provide excellence and opportunity for all.
Our work is underpinned by our core values of: Ambition, Commitment, Creativity, and Integrity and a relentless focus on achieving our Trust Dividend to ensure opportunity and success for all.