Assistant Headteacher - SENDCo

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Bristol
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£75,049 / year
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

SENDCo Leadership Student Outcomes Equal Opportunities Classroom Practitioner Pastoral Care Data Analysis Well-being

FULL DESCRIPTION

Assistant Headteacher - SENDCo

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk], Bristol, Bristol, BS10 6NJ

Closing date: 30 April 2026 at 10am

Job details

Job role: - SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern: Full time

Contract type: Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary: £67,898.00 - £75,049.00 Annually (FTE)

L12-L16

Assistant Headteacher - SENDCo job summary

[Employer hidden] is a successful and heavily oversubscribed secondary school with a thriving Sixth Form serving the community of North-West Bristol. We are a caring school with a highly qualified and committed staff, who recognise the importance of creative and challenging teaching alongside high professional standards. All staff and students are greatly valued and emphasis on student and staff wellbeing is central to our culture.

At [Employer hidden], we are committed to the young people in our care to encourage and inspire every child to fulfil their potential. We provide our students with the necessary skills to achieve academic and personal growth so they truly thrive, both socially and emotionally. We are excited to be advertising for an Assistant Headteacher to play a crucial role in shaping the future of our school and maintaining our core values of Community, Ambition and Opportunity.

We are looking for a candidate who is:

  • An exceptional leader, with experience of securing outstanding outcomes for students
  • Passionate about ensuring outstanding provision and equal opportunities for students with SEND
  • An outstanding classroom practitioner, and role model for all stakeholders
  • Enthusiastic about working in a school which prioritises pastoral care and the well-being of students
  • Adept in the use of data at classroom and leadership levels

What we can offer:

  • A rewarding and dynamic job valued as one that will make a lasting and positive impact on our school community
  • Welcoming and inclusive working environment where well-being is central to our culture
  • Career development, and CPD courses, with Trust-wide collaboration across 5 schools at whole school and subject level
  • Access to the Teacher Government Pension Scheme
  • Access to an Employee Wellbeing Hub
  • Free parking onsite
  • Children having a place in the school if they start in Year 7

Please see the attached Recruitment Pack for full details.

BFS celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

The postholder will be required to undergo criminal, teacher status, qualification, medical and reference checks as part of the recruitment process and must be willing to participate in further training as the job requires. All staff are expected to take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students at the School.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job. CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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