LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH SEND CLASS TEACHER RESPONSIBILITY Wyvil Primary

St Andrewsrc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative school in Greater London seeks an enthusiastic leader with strong SEND teaching experience to join their dynamic team. This role is perfect for a candidate aspiring to advance into senior leadership, such as Assistant Head or Deputy Head. Responsibilities include modeling effective teaching practices for children with Autism and Speech and Language needs while driving strategic change. The position offers opportunities for professional development and the chance to work within a welcoming community dedicated to inclusivity and children's growth.

Benefits

Opportunities for specific SEND training

Supportive community

Access to external specialists

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Proven experience in SEND teaching, particularly with Autism and Speech and Language needs.
• Desire to grow into senior leadership roles in education.
• Understanding of children's educational health care plans.

Responsibilities

• Model best teaching practices for children with SEND.
• Drive strategic change in educational practices.
• Lead a strategic area across SEND provision and support day-to-day site operations.

Skills

Leadership in SEND education

Teaching experience with Autism

Communication strategies (PECS, Widgit Online)

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

SEND qualifications

Job description

Salary: MPS / UPS + SEND allowance + TLR

Hours: Full-time

Year Round?: Yes

Permanent?: Yes

To Start: Flexible for the right candidate (January/ April/ September 2026)

To Apply: All applications must use the forms supplied below and be submitted using the ‘Apply for Job’ button below, unless an ‘External Link’ appears below – please do not submit CVs, as these cannot be accepted.

Applications Close: Noon, Wednesday 4 February 2026

Shortlisting: Wednesday 4 February 2026

Interviews: w/c Monday 9 February 2026 (or sooner for early applications and the right candidate)

For Further Details or to Arrange a Visit: Please contact Nadia Davis by email at [e-mail]

Wyvil Primary School is an exciting and innovative school situated in the centre of London, based in three buildings. We have a dedicated Autism Resource Base in Kennington and two mainstream sites with integrated resource base classes for children with Autism and Speech and Language needs.

We are looking to appoint an inspirational, enthusiastic and aspirational leader with proven SEND teaching experience who wishes to further develop or establish their leadership journey.

This will be an ideal role for someone whose next steps would be a Senior Leadership role such as Assistant Head or Deputy Head.

As a leader, you will:

• Model best teaching and learning practice for children with SEND, particularly Autism and Speech and Language, as a class teacher, within other Resource Base classes and the wider school;
• Drive strategic change by being forward thinking, reflective and aspirational;
• Have a holistic approach to learning to enable all children to make demonstrable progress in both academic learning and Personal, Social and Emotional development;
• Have consistently high expectations of yourself and others so that behaviour, inclusivity and children’s learning are of the highest standard;
• Lead a strategic area across the SEND provision, such as curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning;
• Take leadership responsibility including supporting other leaders with the day to day running of the site;
• Design and deliver meetings and training for staff and hold all staff to account;
• Understand how to support children in the early stages of communication effectively (e.g. PECS, Widgit Online, Intensive Interaction, ALD devices);
• Implement and review strategies to support children’s educational health care plans;
• Be prepared to work flexibly as part of a collaborative partnership.

At Wyvil we can offer you:

• The development of leadership skills and strategies to enable you to take the next step into senior leadership, such as assistant, deputy or head teacher;
• The opportunity to share ideas in a school which is striving to be at the forefront of best SEND practice;
• A forward thinking and inclusive team;
• Opportunities for specific SEND training and development;
• The chance to work with a range of external agencies and specialists;
• Opportunities to support others to deliver exceptional learning opportunities for all children through a variety of strategies including coaching;
• Opportunities to plan and deliver creative and adaptive learning and activities to enable children with SEND, particularly Autism and Speech and Language, to learn;
• Amazing children, with a passion for learning;
• A welcoming community who have our children’s best interests at heart;
• An exciting opportunity to work across three sites including resource bases for children with speech and language needs, and autism;
• The chance to be part of a wider school federation;
• The opportunity to work in different learning spaces to support different areas of learning for children with SEND (e.g. calm area, sensory room, library).

Tagged as: Leadership, Teaching

Application Documents:

Lambeth-Application-Form-interactive-1-2.pdf

Leadership-Role-with-SEND-Class-Teacher-Responsibility-JD-and-person-spec-2025-Copy.pdf