Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion (Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School)

Hours of work: 32.5 per week
Working pattern: Full-time

Closing date: 18.03.2026 at 12 pm

Interview dates: 25.03.2026 and 26.03.2026

start date: 01.09.2026

For more information and to apply for the above post please contact:

Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School

Gundreda Road
Lewes
BN7 1PU

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Wallands Community Primary and Nursery school is looking for someone to play a key role in the senior leadership team of the school.

The post holder will be an ambitious and nurturing leader who is passionate about ensuring all our pupils get what they need to thrive and achieve their full potential by working to find effective solutions to any barriers that they may face.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Qualified Teacher Status and teaching experience across the primary range.

• Experience as a SENCO or in a leadership role within a specialist setting and hold a National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination (NASENCo) or the National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (NPQSENCo).

• A genuine passion for inclusion and creating an environment where all pupils can thrive.

• Strong understanding of SEND legislation EHCPs leading on Annual Reviews and provision mapping.

• Proven ability to lead manage and develop teaching assistants and staff.

• Experience working with parents local authorities and external agencies.

• Excellent leadership communication and organisational skills.

• Commitment to champion inclusion for all pupils.

In return for your passion and commitment we offer:

• A supportive team who places our values of kindness resilience cooperation responsibility aspiration and pride at the centre of all that we do with a commitment to raising pupil achievement and aspirations.

• A well-equipped school set in fantastic grounds with a commitment to OPaL (Outdoor Play and Learning).

• Professional development and training opportunities.

Our last Ofsted inspection in September 2022 stated that this is a great place to learn. Leaders have high aspirations and hopes for pupils to achieve all they are capable of. They also care deeply about the well-being of every child.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.