Job title and organisation: Assistant Headteacher - Inclusion and SENCo - Rosebank Primary School
Salary: Leadership Scale 1-5 Dependent on experience, £53,326 - £58,851
Hours: 33 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, subject to 6 month prob
Location: Rosebank Primary School
Closing Date and Time: Monday 11th May 2026 at 23:59.
Assistant Headteacher – Inclusion & SENCo
Rosebank Primary School is seeking to appoint an exceptional Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion and SENCo to join our Senior Leadership Team from September 2026.
This is a key strategic role, leading inclusion across the school and ensuring that all pupils — particularly those with SEND, SEMH, EAL and disadvantage — achieve strong outcomes and feel a genuine sense of belonging.
The role includes responsibility for leading SEND provision and fulfilling the SENCo role, ensuring high-quality, compliant and impactful provision for all pupils with additional needs. This is a non-class-based role, with some teaching commitment linked to targeted interventions, specialist support and class cover, enabling the successful candidate to model high-quality inclusive practice across the school.
The successful candidate will:
- Lead and develop whole-school inclusive practice
- Fulfil the strategic and operational responsibilities of the SENCo role
- Drive improvements for vulnerable pupils
- Oversee a structured and impactful inclusion model
- Model excellent teaching through co-teaching, interventions and classroom practice
- Develop staff through coaching and professional development
We are looking for a leader who:
- Has a strong track record of improving outcomes for pupils with SEND and other vulnerable groups
- Has secure knowledge of SEND, statutory requirements and inclusive practice
- Demonstrates excellent classroom practice and can model this for others
- Can lead strategically while remaining highly visible in practice
- Can inspire, challenge and support staff effectively
At Rosebank, we are proud of our ethos:
“We are all friends and together we succeed.”
We offer a supportive team, strong professional development and the opportunity to shape inclusion at a strategic level within a diverse and vibrant school community.
Visits to school are warmly welcomed.
Rosebank Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. An enhanced DBS check is required.
Please complete the School Officer application form and return to esmith@rosebank.leeds.sch.uk by 11.59pm Monday 11th May
For more information and an application form, please visit our website here:
https://www.rosebank.leeds.sch.uk/AboutUs/Job-Vacancies/
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service Check.
We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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