Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion & SEND)
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcestershire
- £65,286 - £73,819 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Group
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2025
- Apply by:
- 2 April 2025
Job overview
Please look at our informative website www.christopherwhitehead.co.uk for further information and an application pack.
Please email your completed application form to recruitment@cwlc.email
Please do not send a CV.
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic and inspiring teacher to coordinate and oversee the strategic direction of inclusion including oversight of the SEND department, in our fabulous, vibrant, growing 11-18 secondary school of 1,600 students that received ‘outstanding’ from Ofsted for personal development, behaviour and welfare in their last four inspections.
We are looking for someone who will bring expertise, new ideas and consistent ‘can do’ attitude to our leadership team. The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of inclusion and SEND.
- Be passionate about delivering an outstanding and ambitious curriculum for all students.
- Be an excellent teacher in your chosen field.
- Be able to motivate and inspire students and staff to a achieve the very best outcomes.
- Be an effective leader and team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Have a proven track record of improving outcomes.
- Understand the barriers to achievement and how to overcome them.
This post includes a broad range of leadership responsibility but is particularly focused on inclusion and SEND. It will be essential to have successful leadership experience in SEND, inclusion and curriculum development. Our SEND department has expanded rapidly over the last eighteen months. We are delighted to offer outstanding provision to both our mainstream students and those who attend our Enhanced Mainstream Autism Base, “The Beacon”.
Please look at our informative website www.christopherwhitehead.co.uk for further information and an application pack.
Choice of informal visit/tour available:
Tuesday 25th March, 4.30 – 5.30pm
Thursday 27th March, 4.00 – 5.00pm
To arrange a visit please contact recruitment@cwlc.email
The deadline for receipt of applications is 10.00am on Wednesday 2nd April 2025. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 9th April 2025.
Please email your completed application form to recruitment@cwlc.email
Please do not send a CV.
Attached documents
About Christopher Whitehead Language College
- Christopher Whitehead Language College
- Bromwich Road, Worcester
- Worcestershire
- WR2 4AF
- United Kingdom
Christopher Whitehead Language College is an 11-18 school ‘in pursuit of excellence' in all areas of its community's life. Near to the cricket ground, on the west bank of the River Severn in Worcester, it is a larger than average, inclusive and community-focused comprehensive school with approximately 1600 students. In the last five years, the school has enjoyed a huge rise in popularity amongst the local community and is still proud of outstanding student behaviour.
In our latest 2018 Ofsted inspection, personal development, behaviour and welfare was judged as ‘outstanding’. We were delighted to be re-awarded the prestigious Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence in July 2024.
Values and vision
Christopher Whitehead Language College values all its students and believes that, with its support, everyone achieves excellence in their education. The school believes it is a happy, vibrant place that offers life-changing experiences; it runs 24 after school clubs and in-school experiences, allowing academic, sporting, dramatic and artistic development to the highest standards.
Christopher Whitehead Language College’s mantra is ‘In pursuit of excellence’, which it says is much more than a strapline and can be seen in every aspect of the school where personal development is as important as academic success. The school believes its students feel happy, safe and ready to learn.
Christopher Whitehead Language College’s latest Ofsted report
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