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Job Title: Assistant Headteacher - SENCO
Location: Colne Grange School, Uxbridge, UB8 2YG
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
Start: September 2025
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
We now have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher to join our new Options Autism School - Colne Grange School in Uxbridge, part of Options Autism.
About The Role
The Assistant Head for SENCO will have overall responsibility for the strategic development of the school’s Special Educational Needs (SEN) policy, including oversight of the day-to-day operation of that policy with the aim of raising all students’ attainment and achievement.
The Assistant Headteacher will take lead responsibility for ensuring the best possible curriculum offer, provision, well-being, progress and achievement for all pupils through careful monitoring and holding staff to account for the progress their pupils make. The role will also include teaching time.
* To be responsible for progress and support of a Key Stage.
* To be responsible for a specific curriculum or pastoral responsibility, as required to fulfil the school development plan and that supports teaching and learning.
* To carry out teaching duties in accordance with the school’s schemes of work and National Curriculum.
* To meet in full the Professional Standards for Teachers.
* To model and promote good practice in teaching and learning.
* To contribute to and help implement developments that relate to the School Development Plan.
* To monitor progress and targets to ensure that each individual student is able to achieve planned outcomes.
Essential
* Relevant experience in the specialist area of service i.e., relevant experience of working with young people/young adults with Autistic spectrum disorders and/or challenging behaviours.
* Experience of managing staff.
* Good knowledge of people management practices.
* Effective leadership skills.
* QTS.
About The School
Colne Grange School is a new specialist ASD provision. We have an exciting opportunity for a SEN Teacher to join our team due to growth and a new extension to our school. As part of the Hillingdon Grange group of schools and the Outcomes First Group, Colne Grange will offer day provision to pupils with Autism.
Located over four sites, the group provides education from early years up to KS2 and offers a unique mix of education and support to pupils within a wide spectrum of needs and abilities. Personalised teaching and learning in an autism-specific environment allows pupils’ individual needs to be addressed completely and their capabilities fully realised.
Colne Grange will provide specialist education for c35 pupils. Colne Grange deploys a wide range of teaching strategies to engage and develop the progress of learners, who present with a range of learning difficulties and styles. Our pupils are taught in smaller class sizes and work towards an Equals Semi-Formal Curriculum and National Curriculum expectations where appropriate.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Options Autism?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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