Associate Assistant Principal; SEND

WAVERLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION TRUST

Waverley School

Yardley Green Road

Bordesley Green

Birmingham

B9 5QA

Full Time

Salary L8
-L12 £ 64,690 - £67,897

Start Date:
January 2026 or Sooner

Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust, which operates both Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. WEF has over 1900 pupils on roll across the trust. It develops, brokers and delivers a range of services which support learning and leadership & management and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Waverley School is an all through school for pupils aged 4-19. It also has a Resource Base for pupils with cognition and learning difficulties. In its recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021, Waverley School was graded as a ‘Good’ School. Waverley Studio College is a specialist academy catering for 14 – 19 year old students which offers both academic and vocational qualifications.

The secondary phase of Waverley School has 1174 pupils including those in the Sixth Form. We have state of the art facilities for learning, teaching and training and a strong staff team that are committed to the learning and development of all our students.

Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do.

We are looking for a highly motivated and committed individual to join our Secondary Senior Leadership team as Associate Assistant Principal (SEND).

The ideal candidate will have an excellent track record of teaching and student progress within a successful secondary school. They will be expected to provide extraordinary lessons to ensure excellence and achievement for all learners, with a true commitment to raising standards. You will develop and enhance the teaching practice of others and nurture a culture where good practice is regularly shared.

The appointed candidate will be accountable for the performance of the SEND team and take appropriate action to support and effect improvement.

You will also need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to forge strong working relationships within the Humanities team and Trust as a whole.

“Pupils have a strong understanding of diversity, respect and tolerance, including for different family lifestyles” – Ofsted 2021

The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be accepted.

Waverley Education Foundation is committed to the protection and safety of its students.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’

For an application pack please visit our website:

We welcome informal visits to the school.

Closing date:
Wednesday 22 October 2025 m

Completed applications should be sent to Appli Applications received after this date and time will not be considered. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.