Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion Lead and SENCo) - Conifers Primary School

Assistant Headteacher – Inclusion Lead/SENCo

Conifers Primary School are looking for an ambitious and dedicated Assistant Headteacher – Inclusion Lead and SENCo with high expectations for all children to work in our THRIVE Ambassador School. This is a strategic leadership role where you will drive our inclusion strategy, support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and ensure every child has access to an exceptional education.  Inclusion is not limited to SEND and this role will strategically address the needs of EAL, LAC and PP children across the school.

As part of our leadership team, alongside the Headteacher and other Assistant Headteacher, you will be responsible for leading English and also share a Teaching commitment.

We can offer you:

A positive, supportive community of staff, governors and parents.

As a two-form entry school, we encourage and promote opportunities for shared planning and dissemination of good practice across year teams as well as whole school. Opportunities for professional development and flexible career paths throughout the school.

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Visits to the school are encouraged and very welcome – please ring the school office to make an appointment on 01305 771289. For more information about the school please visit our website: www.conifers.dorset.sch.uk.

This role commences from September 2025.

Conifers Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Conifers Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Conifers Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.