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Associate Assistant Principal – Inclusion

Associate Assistant Principal – Inclusion

Clarus EducationHertfordshire
19 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Lead Practitioner 10 - 12 (Salary) £63,888 - £66,994

Associate Assistant Principal – Inclusion

Associate Assistant Principal – Inclusion

Location : Watford

Salary : Leadership pay scale, points L10 – L12 (£63,576 - £66,665)

Department : SLT

Job Type : Full Time, Permanent

September 2025

Purpose :

The Associate Assistant Principal for Inclusion will lead and manage our Academy’s inclusive provision, ensuring students with SEND, EAL, literacy and numeracy needs access a high-quality, ambitious curriculum and achieve strong outcomes. As part of the extended leadership team, you will contribute to whole-school improvement and champion inclusive practices across the academy. The successful Associate Assistant Principal – Inclusion will be expected to fulfil the responsibilities of a teacher as set out in the STPCD.

Associate Assistant Principal for Inclusion - Strategic Leadership of Inclusion

  • Design and deliver the school’s SEND strategy in line with the Academy
  • Development Plan, working closely with the Trusts Head of SEND.
  • Lead the strategic direction for EAL, literacy and numeracy catch-up provision, ensuring all students can access and succeed in the curriculum.
  • Monitor the effectiveness of inclusive provision, using data to drive improvements and evaluate impact.
  • Contribute to the wider leadership of the school, aligning inclusion work with whole-school priorities.

SEND Leadership and Management

  • Oversee the day-to-day operation of the SEND policy and provision mapping using the assess-plan-do-review cycle.
  • Lead and manage a team of SEND Teaching Assistants and relevant professionals to ensure strong progress for students with SEND.
  • Identify and assess students with SEND, coordinate access to support and ensure high-quality curriculum adaptations.
  • Manage the EHCP process and coordinate annual reviews in partnership with families and professionals.
  • Ensure accurate and timely access arrangements are in place for internal and external assessments.
  • Implement learning and behaviour strategies in response to individual pupil needs.
  • Plan and deliver a programme of SEND CPD for all staff, ensuring inclusive practices are embedded across the school.
  • EAL Provision

  • Oversee high-quality provision for students with English as an Additional
  • Language, ensuring access to and progress within the full curriculum.
  • Identify students at different stages of English language acquisition and support staff with appropriate strategies and scaffolding.
  • Monitor the progress of EAL learners and adapt provision to ensure achievement gaps are narrowed
  • Pastoral Collaboration

  • Work closely with the pastoral team to identify and support students with social, emotional, and mental health needs and other SEND.
  • Coordinate a multi-agency approach, liaising with external professionals such as speech and language therapists, social workers, and educational psychologists.
  • Support the smooth transition of vulnerable students, including targeted support for incoming Year 7s with additional needs.
  • Wider School Improvement and Leadership

  • Provide regular updates to the Principal and leadership team on the effectiveness of inclusive provision.
  • Use school-wide data to identify trends, design interventions and track impact for vulnerable groups.
  • Support staff to meet the needs of all learners through coaching, mentoring, and modelling best practice.
  • Contribute to the development of a culture where inclusion, high expectations and success for all are central to the school’s ethos.
  • Qualifications :

  • Qualified teacher status
  • Role relevant degree
  • National Award for SEN Co-ordination, or a willingness to complete it
  • within 3 years of appointment.
  • Evidence of Continuous professional development
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