Key Role Information

Salary
£69,332.00 - £78,215.00 per annum
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
14/04/2026 08:30
Interview
21 April 2026
Start
1 September 2026
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
WMAT Fringe Leadership | WL12 - WL17
Department
SLT
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
52.140
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Assistant Principal: Inclusion


We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, innovative and inspirational teacher and SENDCO with the passion and enthusiasm to fulfil a key role in the school as Assistant Principal: Inclusion. The Assistant Principal: Inclusion leads our SEND Team, works in close partnership with parents and carers and liaises with a wide range of external professionals.

We are looking for someone who is:

  • Passionately committed to inclusive education
  • Who can ensure that all of our students can access the curriculum, make excellent progress and thrive throughout their time at Weydon
  • An experienced and fully qualified SENDCO
  • With a proven track record of SEND leadership, EHCP processes and statutory frameworks
  • The ability to lead change and contribute to whole school improvement
  • Confident in using data to evaluate impact and to improve outcomes
  • Be a calm, credible and inspiring leader able to motivate, challenge and to support others

We recognise the challenges of this role, and the complex and ever-changing context in which leaders of inclusion work, particularly in the light of the White Paper ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’. We will provide as much time, support and capacity to allow you to meet these challenges and opportunities!

Come and visit us!

Please come and visit and meet members of our team before you apply. Weydon School is a large, vibrant and over-subscribed school in an unspoilt area of Surrey within easy reach of London. We are the founding member school of the Weydon Multi Academy Trust, which also comprises Woolmer Hill School, Rodborough School, Farnham Heath End School, Frogmore Community College and Eggar’s School alongside primary and specialist schools from the local area. The close proximity of these schools allows many opportunities for staff collaboration, particularly on SEND and curriculum and assessment; there is a Trust Director for SEND who works with SENDCOs across the Trust. The Times frequently rates Weydon School in the top 10 of 11-16 schools in England attainment at GCSE is exceptional. Weydon also features in the Good Schools Guide where it is described as “slick state schooling at its best”.


Benefits

Free use of our fitness suite & extra-curricular opportunities such as staff Zumba/Yoga
Free use of our fitness suite & extra-curricular opportunities such as staff Zumba/Yoga
Cash back medical scheme
Cash back medical scheme
Priority admissions for Children of staff (subject to service/skills shortage)
Priority admissions for Children of staff (subject to service/skills shortage)
Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
Lifestyle discounts and benefits scheme through our employee benefits platform
Lifestyle discounts and benefits scheme through our employee benefits platform
Cycle to Work
Cycle to Work
International school trip opportunities
International school trip opportunities
Extensive CPD opportunities
Extensive CPD opportunities

Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Statusessential
Pass
Special educational needs co-ordinator's (SENCO) national professional qualificationessential
Degree or equivalent qualificationessential
Hold a leadership qualificationdesirable

Skills

Personal Attributes

Passionately committed to inclusive educationessential
Who can ensure that all of our students can access the curriculum, make excellent progress and thrive throughout their time at Weydon essential
An experienced and fully qualified SENDCO essential
Proven track record of SEND leadership, EHCP processes and statutory frameworks essential
The ability to lead change and contribute to whole school improvement essential
Confident in using data to evaluate impact and to improve outcomes essential
Be a calm, credible and inspiring leader able to motivate, challenge and to support othersessential

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working at Weydon School.

We are a school with a wonderful tradition of academic excellence, which ensures all of our students, regardless of their starting point, fulfil their potential, due in large part to our enriching and stimulating curriculum which is delivered by a committed and inspiring staff body.

Our world-class facilities, alongside our investment in contemporary technologies, ensure that the student and staff experience is difficult to match in the state sector, and also provides the opportunity for our 1600 strong student body to take advantage of a vibrant, inclusive and exciting extra-curricular programme which builds character, resilience and leadership.

We very much hope you will submit an application to work at Weydon School. Working in school is a demanding role, and we are committed to ensuring that the hard work of every colleague is recognised and valued, that we work collaboratively and creatively to reduce workload, without reducing the autonomy of teachers in the classroom, and that all new members of staff quickly feel that they belong to, and are cared for as a member of the Weydon community.

Weydon School

Miranda Francis

MFrancis@weydonschool.surrey.sch.uk

Weydon Lane
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8UG

Safeguarding Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 


All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We make every effort to provide a safe and welcoming environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe that they are being listened to. We maintain an attitude of “it could happen here” where safeguarding is concerned.