Associate Assistant Principal - SENCO

Job Title:   Associate Assistant Principal - SENCO

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

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time, 32.5 hours per week

Provisional Start Date : 1 September 2026

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:

You will:

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

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

About Kingsmead Academy:

Kingsmead School is a rural mixed ability Academy with a fully comprehensive intake situated near the Devon/Somerset border, close to the Brendon Hills and Exmoor. It is a magnificent area in which to live and work. Not only is there the tranquillity and beauty of the countryside but there is the rapidly growing county town of Taunton nearby and easy access (20 minutes) to the M5 for connections to the rest of the country.

The school lies in the small town of Wiveliscombe. It caters for the age range 11-16 and has 884 students and just over 100 staff. Our latest Ofsted Report, in June 2022, gave an overall judgement that Kingsmead “require