Job Description

Salary: 51,027 - 54,939 per annum


Contract type: Permanent


Working pattern: Full-Time


Closing date: 9am 15 September 2025


Interview date: In the week following the closing date.


How to apply:


If you are interested in the position please download the Application Pack on our website: https://www.gildredgehouse.org.uk/home/contact-us/staff-vacancies/


Please complete the Application for Employment and return to careers@gildredgehouse.org.uk by 9.00 a.m. on Monday 15th September 2025.


Who to contact if you have a query:


If you would like to find out more, please get in touch. We welcome visits from prospective candidates, by appointment.


Please contact Fiona Masoumi to enquire:


F.Masoumi@gildredgehouse.org.uk


Tel: 01323 400650


We are recruiting for a new position, Assistant Head of Primary - SENDCo & Pastoral. You will be responsible for leading high standards of student behaviour, attitudes to learning, and inclusion, promoting the school's vision, mission, culture, and policies. You will lead and manage SEND operations in the Primary phase, creating and maintaining the conditions in which all students can reach the highest educational standards. You will be responsible for leading an ethos that brings out the best in staff and students across the school, ensuring continuous improvement.





Ideal candidates will:


Align to the Gildredge House vision, mission and values. Have a track record of school improvement and outcomes.

Be committed to working in partnership with colleagues, Governors, parents, and the community todeliver strong outcomes for students.
Act with integrity and build effective, trusting relationships with colleagues and students. Be able to contribute meaningfully to the school's strategic development. Possess the technical and behavioural traits to support the leadership of a highly effective school.

Be a great teacher themselves.
Know what great learning looks like in the classroom and how to achieve it. Have experience in improving teaching and learning. Know what a strong performance management and professional development programme should look like. Be able to secure a strong culture for learning with students and their families.
The successful candidate will have proven success in driving standards, be committed to the pursuit of excellence and be able to lead and embed rigorous accountability procedures effectively.


This is an exciting opportunity for someone aspiring to make an impact at Senior Leadership level or a current Senior Leader looking for a new challenge.





Start date: 01 January 2026.





Gildredge House offers:


continuity of education for boys and girls aged 4-16. an expectation of high academic standards. strong discipline. excellent pastoral care. a range of extra-curricular activities. parent and community involvement.

As an employee of the school, you would benefit from:


A two-week break in the Autumn Term, allowing for holidays to be taken out of peak season.

A supportive induction programme for new staff to the school.
Investment into your career development through appropriate, regular CPD.

Support and mentoring by a strong Senior Leadership Team and other experienced leaders.
Access to a full employee assistance programme, in support of wellbeing. Complimentary tea and coffee in our staffroom Ample on-site parking.

Gildredge House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All offers of employment with the school are subject to pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in UK, a satisfactory Enhanced DBS with Children's Barred List check and a Declaration that they are not a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2006. Please note that under the UK GDPR, by replying to this advert, you are consenting to Gildredge House processing and retaining your personal information for the purposes of this application. You


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