Assistant Headteacher - Inclusion in Bury

We are seeking an outstanding and motivated Assistant Headteacher – Inclusion to join our senior leadership team from September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate leader who is committed to ensuring every student achieves their full potential, particularly those with additional needs. The successful candidate will play a key strategic role in leading inclusion across the school, with specific responsibility for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Disadvantaged students (Pupil Premium and Looked after Children).

As a core member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will help shape the vision, values, and direction of the school while driving high standards of teaching, learning, and student wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive and champion inclusion throughout the school as part of our culture and practice.
• Lead and manage the school’s SEND provision, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
• Act as the school’s Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo).
• Develop and implement inclusive teaching strategies to support all learners.
• Line manage key staff, including SEND and the PP Disadvantaged Lead.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of interventions on student progress and outcomes.
• Contribute to whole-school improvement planning and self-evaluation.
• Work closely with staff, families, and external agencies to support student success.

Tottington High School is committed to the continued professional development of all members of staff and the sustained successful performance of all its academies. At THS we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. We want to inspire our school community to believe they can achieve their high aspirations and will be successful in the future.

We will accomplish this by:

• Working as a team and promoting inclusivity.
• Striving for greatness every day.
• Being inspired to reach our goals.

If you would like an informal discussion about working for Shaw Education Trust in this role, please contact Jessica Webber to make an appointment with Louise Jaunbocus-Cooper Headteacher (Interim).

All candidates are required to provide a supporting statement on the formal application forms which states clearly your reasons for applying, skills and experience for this position.

At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life. Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or leading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful. Our values — opportunity, integrity, collaboration, and equity — guide everything we do. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power of learning.” We bring this to life through our mission: working together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice matters, and every learner thrives.

We are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools, proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury. Our people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their development through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes, and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled, confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster a culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real difference.

You will join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and a strong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust has an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailored learning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures.

If you have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and create futures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team. Together, let’s make the remarkable happen. We believe every child has the potential to be extraordinary.

In our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful, and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them.

Some examples of our innovation include moving towards an extended school day, to provide a world-class enrichment programme and more opportunities for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to develop work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T Levels and apprenticeships.

Shaw Education Trust offers the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:

• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff).
• Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays).
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
• Free Eye Tests.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.

We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one. Colleagues within the Trust benefit from:

• Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited.
• Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.
• Access to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT.
• Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate.
• Participating in peer reviews.
• Access to a suite of online courses.
• Placement projects within our family of schools.