Assistant Head Teacher – SENDCO and Lead DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead) at Nansen Primary School

(Including Leadership of our forthcoming Autism resource base in September)

📍 Location: Nansen Primary School, 104 Naseby Rd, Saltley, Birmingham B8 3HG

📌 Salary: Leadership scale 9-13 dependent on experience £60,644-£66,919.00 annually (actual) 

🗓 Start Date: September 2025 (or earlier) 

📝 Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Join Our Inclusive and Ambitious School Community

Are you an aspirational and dedicated leader with a passion for inclusive education? Do you have the expertise to drive outstanding SEND provision and lead Safeguarding across the school while supporting staff development and whole-school improvement? If so, we would love to hear from you!

At Nansen Primary School we are looking for a committed Assistant Head Teacher – SEND Leader and a Lead DSL to take strategic responsibility for Special Educational Needs, Disabilities (SEND) provision and Safeguarding across our school, including the resource base coming to our school in September. This is a non-class-based leadership role, but will include some teaching responsibilities as required.

As a valued member of our Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will work closely with the Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, and specialist staff to ensure that every pupil, particularly those with additional needs, thrives in our supportive and inclusive learning environment.

About the Role:

As Assistant Head Teacher – SEND Leader and Lead DSL you will:

·        Lead and strategically develop SEND provision, ensuring high-quality teaching, learning, and pastoral care for all pupils with additional needs.

·        Oversee the forthcoming Resource base- ensuring that pupils with autism receive specialist support and an inclusive, aspirational curriculum.

·        Keep a strategic overview of our additional specialist enhanced provision hub for children with complex needs.

·        Be the school’s SENCO, leading on EHCP processes, intervention strategies, and multi-agency working with external specialists such as Speech and Language Therapists.

·        Provide high-quality training and professional development for staff on inclusive teaching strategies and SEND best practice.

·        Be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to whole-school improvement and leading safeguarding as a Lead DSL.

·        Work closely with parents and carers, fostering strong relationships to support pupil progress and well-being.

What We Are Looking For:

We are seeking an inspirational leader with:

·        Proven experience in SEND leadership, including working as a SENCO or leading on inclusion in a primary setting.

·        A knowledge and understanding of leading safeguarding across the school with the support of 5 trained Deputy Safeguarding leads.

·        A track record of raising standards for pupils with SEND, including those with Autism and complex needs.

·        Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with staff, families, and external professionals.

·        The ability to motivate and develop staff, ensuring a school-wide commitment to inclusive education.

·        A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

·        A National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO) or willingness to work towards it.

Why Join Us?

🌟 A supportive and welcoming school with a strong commitment to inclusion and excellence.

📚 An opportunity to lead and shape SEND and our forthcoming Resource Base, making a real impact on pupils' lives.

🤝 A collaborative and experienced leadership team, committed to professional growth and school improvement.

📈 Excellent CPD opportunities, including leadership development and SEND-focused training.

💡 The chance to work in a forward-thinking Multi-Academy Trust, sharing best practice across schools.

How to Apply:

If you share our vision for excellence, inclusion, and high expectations for all and would like to be part of our dynamic leadership team, we encourage you to apply.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Halima Begum (h.begum@nansen.bham.sch.uk) and ask to speak to N.Bajwa (Headteacher) or S.Shan (Deputy Headteacher).

📞 0121 389 3787

📧 h.begum@nansen.bham.sch.uk

🔗 For more information and to apply, please visit our website. https://www.nansen.bham.sch.uk/

How to apply

Please apply via clicking on the link to the My New Term portal below. You will need to Register and create an account with them. Once registered, you will be able to submit your application. 

🔗 Only applications submitted via the MyNewTerm portal will be considered:

Closing date: Monday 7^th April 2025 at 9am

Interviews and observations: Thursday 10^th April 2025.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Nansen Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Nansen Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.