Assistant Headteacher Inclusion (SENDCO)

Blackdown Education Partnership; Taunton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational trust is seeking an Assistant Headteacher Inclusion (SENDCO) at The Castle School in Taunton for a permanent full-time position starting Easter 2026. This role involves leading inclusion work, supporting vulnerable students, and ensuring compliance with SEND regulations. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a commitment to inclusive education, and the ability to motivate a dynamic team. Competitive salary and opportunities for development are provided. Applications from diverse candidates are encouraged.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience working in school settings, especially with vulnerable students.
• Commitment to inclusive education and legal requirements for SEND.
• Leadership skills to influence school strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead all inclusion work and support vulnerable students.
• Ensure compliance with legal and statutory requirements for SEND.
• Work with staff to achieve high standards in student achievement.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of SEND

Ability to manage workloads

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

## Assistant Headteacher Inclusion (SENDCO)### We are searching for the best education professionals* Assistant Headteacher Inclusion (SENDCO)NEWFast Apply# Assistant Headteacher Inclusion (SENDCO)EmployerLocation: Taunton, SomersetContract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: L11-L15Posted: 17th December 2025Start Date: 20th April 2026Expires: 15th January 2026 09:00 AMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: 20th April 2026Job ID: 1526602Start Date: 20th April 2026* Contract Type :Permanent* Job ID: 1526602* Share :**Assistant Headteacher Inclusion (SENDCO)****Leadership Scale L11 – L15****Start date – Easter 2026**The Castle School is looking to appoint a dedicated and committed Assistant Headteacher Inclusion to work with an experienced and committed Leadership Team, to lead on supporting vulnerable students as well as our well-established SEND faculty. This is an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership role, influence whole school strategy and drive inclusive education across the school, raising standards of student attainment and achievement for our SEND and other vulnerable students. This role will also be the named SENDCO.You will lead all our inclusion work to ensure appropriate provision is in place for all students with SEND and other vulnerabilities. A key task of this role is to ensure that our inclusive provision is both efficiently and effectively managed, with all legal and statutory requirements met for students with SEND.This is an exciting and varied role, working with staff and students daily, so excellent communication skills are required. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable, approachable and reliable with resilience and commitment to their workload and responsibilities.We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment. The school is committed to developing leaders and welcome applications from colleagues who are ambitious and aiming for Headship in the future.Disclosure Level: Enhanced Start date: Easter 2026### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.**References:** References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.**Data Protection Act:** Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.**BEP Privacy Statement–Recruitment:** Please see our website for further information.### The Castle SchoolPart of### Blackdown Education Partnership