Associate Assistant Principal - SENDCo in Wiveliscombe

Job Title: Associate Assistant Principal - SENDCo

Salary: £61,534 - £67,898 (CLF L8 - L12)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time, 32.5 hours per week

Provisional Start Date: As soon as possible

Join a committed leadership team where inclusive education drives excellence for all of our students

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly skilled SENDCo to join our rural academy as an Associate Assistant Principal, leading and coordinating SEND provision across the whole school. You will join a well‑established and highly committed SEND team, including an Assistant SENDCo, a team of Learning Support Assistants and the support of an experienced admin team. In this strategic leadership role, you will ensure that the needs of all students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are effectively identified, supported, and met across the academy. This includes driving high‑quality adaptive teaching, overseeing the implementation of targeted interventions, and ensuring that provision is both impactful and evidence informed.

You will lead the monitoring and evaluation of SEND provision, using robust data and practice review to secure strong outcomes for students through effective SEND plans, adaptive teaching, and well‑targeted support. There is potential that the role includes a small teaching commitment, enabling you to model excellent classroom practice and ensure alignment with our Teaching and Learning Framework. We recognise the demands of meeting special educational needs, and teaching responsibilities will be carefully balanced to support your strategic impact.

About you

• be a qualified teacher.
• have professional knowledge of what constitutes high quality and standards in teaching and learning.
• have the ability to write reports, keep accurate records and communicate effectively
• have proven ability as an excellent classroom teacher
• thrive as an experienced leader in an aspect of whole school development
• enjoy leading and managing a team.
• understand clearly the curriculum and assessment of pupil progress

What we can offer you

• Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
• Sector‑leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
• Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
• Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
• Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
• A collaborative culture which supports workload.
• Well‑being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on‑site parking and many more!

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part‑time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.