Assistant Headteacher (SENCo)

Gosford Hill School; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Staff pension schemes

Job summary

Gosford Hill School is seeking a knowledgeable and compassionate leader to champion inclusion and SEND provision. The role leads a SEN team and works with families and specialists to ensure every student achieves well, regardless of starting point.

The successful candidate will shape the school's vision and strategy during a period of transformation as the school rebuilds under the DfE programme, with a focus on adaptive teaching and high expectations for all learners.

Qualifications

• Experience leading SEND provision and SENCO teams.
• Ability to champion adaptive teaching and high expectations.
• Strong collaboration with families and specialists.

Responsibilities

• Set the vision, culture and strategy for whole school inclusion and SEND provision.
• Lead the SEN team including an Assistant SENCO, SEND Administrator, HLTA's and Teaching Assistants.
• Ensure safeguarding and safeguarding-related duties are upheld across the school.

Job description

We are looking for a knowledgeable and compassionate leader with high expectations of themselves and others, who will champion our most vulnerable learners, grow the expertise of every teacher, and work closely with families and specialists so that every student achieves well, whatever their starting point.

The successful candidate will play a central role in setting the vision, culture, and strategy for whole school inclusion and SEND provision. You will lead our SEN team including an Assistant SENCO, SEND Administrator, HLTA's and Teaching Assistants and champion high expectations and adaptive teaching across every classroom.

This appointment coincides with an exciting transformative period: Gosford Hill is undergoing a multi-million-pound rebuild under the DfE School Rebuilding Programme, offering the successful candidate the unique opportunity to help shape new SEND spaces.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR 'WHY?' is that children and young people 'only get one go' in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible 'go' for our pupils.

OUR 'HOW?' is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

• Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff.

For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our "Working in RLT" guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The River Learning Trust and Gosford Hill School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment for all staff, free from discrimination and harassment.