Assistant Head Teacher SENDCo Elms Farm Primary Community School Dorncliffe Avenue Sheldon B33 0PJ Tel: 0121 464 4634 Email: recruitment@elmsfarm.org Website: www.elmsfarmprimaryschool.co.uk Head Teacher: Miss E Baxter Salary Range: L4-8 (£55,747-£61,534) Elms Farm Community Primary School Elms Farm Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic, forward-thinking individual for the role of Assistant Head Teacher -SENDCO. At our school: ‘This is an inclusive school where pupils are welcomed warmly and have a strong sense of belonging. Leaders create a nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and supported. Leaders maintain a highly effective culture of inclusion, holding ambitious expectations for every pupil, including those who face barriers to learning. Staff are supported to identify pupils’ needs swiftly and accurately. They know pupils well and adapt learning effectively. This means that pupils can achieve well.’ ‘Leaders and governors place a high priority on managing staff workload and wellbeing, considering these carefully when making decisions. As a result, staff feel highly valued.’ Ofsted January 2026 The successful candidate will become part of our established Senior Leadership Team. The role will involve a teaching commitment which will be planned with the successful candidate to enable adequate management time to complete the essential role of Assistant Head Teacher - SENDCo at our school. We are looking for: Somebody who is passionate about meeting the needs of all pupils. Someone with experience supporting a range of pupils across the primary phase. An organised, innovative, confident practitioner with good interpersonal skills. Someone dedicated to professional development and holds or is happy to study for the National Award for SENCos. Someone who demonstrates excellent teaching and leadership skills. Someone who has experience of being or are willing to be a Designated Safeguarding Leader. Our school offers: Kind, well behaved children with increasingly positive attitudes to learning; A dedicated and hardworking staff team; Supportive parents and governors; Leadership who are focussed on the personal development of staff with good C.P.D opportunities. Visits are warmly encouraged; these can be arranged by contacting the school office on 0121 464 4634 Closing Date: 14 th May 2026 @ 9am Interviews: Week Beginning 18 th May 2026 Completed application forms should be returned to: recruitment@elmsfarm.org This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.