Associate Assistant Principal - Inclusion

Location: Watford

Salary: Leadership pay scale, points L10 – L12 (£63,576 - £66,665)

Department: SLT

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

September 2025

Purpose: The Associate Assistant Principal for Inclusion will lead and manage our Academy’s inclusive provision, ensuring students with SEND, EAL, literacy and numeracy needs access a high-quality, ambitious curriculum and achieve strong outcomes. As part of the extended leadership team, you will contribute to whole-school improvement and champion inclusive practices across the academy. The successful Associate Assistant Principal – Inclusion will be expected to fulfil the responsibilities of a teacher as set out in the STPCD.

Associate Assistant Principal for Inclusion - Strategic Leadership of Inclusion

• Design and deliver the school’s SEND strategy in line with the Academy Development Plan, working closely with the Trusts Head of SEND.
• Lead the strategic direction for EAL, literacy and numeracy catch-up provision, ensuring all students can access and succeed in the curriculum.
• Monitor the effectiveness of inclusive provision, using data to drive improvements and evaluate impact.
• Contribute to the wider leadership of the school, aligning inclusion work with whole-school priorities.

SEND Leadership and Management

• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the SEND policy and provision mapping using the assess-plan-do-review cycle.
• Lead and manage a team of SEND Teaching Assistants and relevant professionals to ensure strong progress for students with SEND.
• Identify and assess students with SEND, coordinate access to support and ensure high-quality curriculum adaptations.
• Manage the EHCP process and coordinate annual reviews in partnership with families and professionals.
• Ensure accurate and timely access arrangements are in place for internal and external assessments.
• Implement learning and behaviour strategies in response to individual pupil needs.
• Plan and deliver a programme of SEND CPD for all staff, ensuring inclusive practices are embedded across the school.

EAL Provision

• Oversee high-quality provision for students with English as an Additional Language, ensuring access to and progress within the full curriculum.
• Identify students at different stages of English language acquisition and support staff with appropriate strategies and scaffolding.
• Monitor the progress of EAL learners and adapt provision to ensure achievement gaps are narrowed.

Pastoral Collaboration

• Work closely with the pastoral team to identify and support students with social, emotional, and mental health needs and other SEND.
• Coordinate a multi-agency approach, liaising with external professionals such as speech and language therapists, social workers, and educational psychologists.
• Support the smooth transition of vulnerable students, including targeted support for incoming Year 7s with additional needs.

Wider School Improvement and Leadership

• Provide regular updates to the Principal and leadership team on the effectiveness of inclusive provision.
• Use school-wide data to identify trends, design interventions and track impact for vulnerable groups.
• Support staff to meet the needs of all learners through coaching, mentoring, and modelling best practice.
• Contribute to the development of a culture where inclusion, high expectations and success for all are central to the school’s ethos.

Qualifications:

• Qualified teacher status
• Role relevant degree
• National Award for SEN Co-ordination
• Evidence of Continuous professional development

To apply for this Associate Assistant Principal for Inclusion, please get in touch today! We are recruiting for this role now and will be interviewing ASAP. We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. As an Associate Assistant Principal for Inclusion, you will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references. This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Apply for this opportunity by sending your CV. You will be contacted (if shortlisted) for the role within 48 hours.

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