Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion

Hours: (0.8 FTE) Tuesday to Friday (Monday non-working day)
Contract type: Permanent

Compass Point Primary is a diverse and inclusive school in the heart of Bedminster, Bristol. As part of our evolving leadership vision, we are seeking a passionate and visionary leader to join our senior leadership team in a key strategic role leading our Resource Base and SEND needs across the school.

As Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion, you'll work in partnership with teaching staff, families, and external agencies ensuring all children's needs are met and the curriculum is accessible for all children.

This is a broad leadership role with no teaching responsibility, ideal for an experienced SENDCo wishing to gain further leadership experience as a step towards headship.

Key Responsibilities

To lead and manage the specialist provision team to meet the needs of the children

Lead the development and implementation of inclusivity

Ensure all statutory processes are completed

Ensure SEND Provision meets the needs of all SEN children (45% SEND across the school with 18% of children with EHCP)

To support the Headteacher in all aspects of school leadership

Ideal Candidate:

An outstanding and experienced SENCO with NASENCo qualification and knowledge of SEND Legislation looking for a further leadership role

Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to inspire others through positive leadership

Be able to reflect on your work and excel at innovating and creating new solutions

Please refer to the Job Description document attached see the Person Specification for this role.

The successful candidate will be focused on improving the life chances of all SEND pupils, bringing a passionate and inspirational outlook to the role. You will be a strategic thinker, able to create and implement a strategy for SEND across the entire school

If you are ready to take the next step in your leadership journey and champion inclusion at Compass Point Primary, we would love to hear from you.

Safeguarding Statement Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.