Job title and organisation: Assistant Headteacher and SENCO - Wigton Moor Primary School
Salary: L4 - L8
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Location: North Leeds - LS17 8RU
Closing Date: Monday 20 April 2026 at Midday
Wigton Moor is a very popular, lovely school situated on the north-eastern edge of Leeds. We are a friendly, high achieving, culturally diverse learning community where success for all is ensured. We are a hard working school always striving to be the best we can be.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at our school and governors wish to appoint a highly skilled and motivated professional with excellence behind everything they do to join our Senior Leadership Team in September 2026. You will be joining a new leadership team in strategic partnership with governors ready to take the school into its next phase.
We can offer:
- Delightful, well-behaved children who love learning, so much so Ofsted said they were ‘blown away’ by them! They have supportive, motivated parents who believe in the importance of education.
- A fantastic team of hardworking, dedicated and supportive staff who have fun with the children and each other, while striving for great outcomes.
- A new, enthusiastic Senior Leadership Team and staff who describe working here as ‘happy, fun & rewarding’.
- A child centred, compassionate ethos across school that promotes a positive learning focused message to all stakeholders
- An exciting changing environment looking forward to the future, whilst building on the successes of the past.
- A dedicated, driven team who are given time, training and support to achieve the best they can.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Qualified teacher offering ideally a PGCE, B.Ed or BA with QTS
- A skilled and knowledgeable SENCO with appropriate qualifications or experience
- An outstanding classroom practitioner, highly skilled and knowledgeable about curriculum and pedagogy across the primary age range.
- Able to show excellent classroom management skills and high expectations for learning and behaviour
- Proven experience in middle or senior leadership and understands data analysis and assessment.
- Able to carry out the duties of SENCO and promote a child’s right to be included, working with families, external agencies and have excellent communication and co-ordination skills.
- Is hardworking, innovative and creative with an academic, thoughtful approach to learning.
- Willing to ‘go the extra mile’ for pupils and builds great relationships with staff, parents and children.
The successful candidate will have a teaching commitment of 0.6 FTE in whichever Key Stage their skills appropriately fit and will lead a phase team.
Application Information:
Please visit our website at www.wigtonmoor.leeds.sch.uk for more information about the school. We warmly welcome you to visit our school. Prospective candidates are invited to visit the school by arrangement by calling 0113 2682341 or by emailing the school office on schooloffice@wigtonmoor.leeds.sch.uk.
Application forms and Job descriptions are available on our school website
Applications to: Jon.Goodall@wigtonmoor.leeds.sch.uk
Closing date: 20.04.2026 – 12 noon
Shortlisting: 21.04.2026
Interviews: 27.04.2026
Start date: 01.09.2026
Wigton Moor Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an on-line search will be conducted. This includes only information which is publicly available on-line.
Wigton Moor Primary School, Barfield Crescent, LEEDS, LS17 8RU
0113 2682341
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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