Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion - Oakridge School
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Leadership L1–L5
Salary Details: L1-L5/ 4 days working (£41,418 - £45,710) 5 days (£51,772 - £57,137)
Contract type: Fixed Term, may be extended to permanent
Hours: Part-time/Full-time , 4 days may be considered
Teaching Commitment: Maximum 2days per week for a full time position.
Closing date: 20/11/2025
Interviews to be held: Wednesday 26 November 2025
About us
At Oakridge you can make a real difference to children who really need it.
We are in a really exciting chapter of the school's development.. At Oakridge School, we set no limits on what our children can achieve and aspire too. We always put learning first and as such, it is a community built on everyone supporting each other to succeed. At our last inspection, one parent told an inspector 'We feel part of the Oakridge family.'
'Working Together to Succeed' is our motto and the reason we are here is to: 'Improve the life chances of all our pupils.' Our four core values of respect, integrity, perseverance and kindness underpin all we do.
Website: https://www.oakridgehighwycombe.co.uk/
About the role
1 x term only, until SPRING 2026
The Assistant Headteacher Inclusion will play an important role in leading inclusion across the school. This includes strategic leadership and oversight of SEND, safeguarding, pastoral support, behaviour, attendance, pupil premium and children with medical needs.
They will:
• Lead on Inclusion in the school which includes Pupil premium, behaviour, EAL, Attendance and medical needs.
• Be a key member of the Core Leadership Team.
For further information please see attached Job description.
About you
Please see attached Person specification.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please send apply via: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110289/EDV-2025-OS-95048.
Queries may be sent to the email address below.
Tel No: 01494 520341
Email: [email protected]
Oakridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
