About this role
Grade 7 (£30,023 - £32,046)
(Annual salary based on 37 hours per week, term time only: £25,450.27 - £27,165.15)
Icknield Community College is seeking a highly organised, child-centred and solution-focused colleague to join our SEN Team as Interventions Manager. This is a support staff role. Working closely with the Assistant Headteacher/SENCO, the successful candidate will lead a team of colleagues delivering a range of interventions to students including literacy, numeracy and pastoral. The post holder will be based in our school library and will have responsibility for managing this space.
Our successful candidate will
- Lead a team of people delivering interventions to our students
- Deliver a range of interventions themselves
- Evaluate the impact of the interventions ensuring that they are fit for purpose
- have excellent spoken and written communication skills, including the ability to maintain clear and accurate records;
- demonstrate sound professional judgement and professional curiosity;
- demonstrate a solution-focused approach;
- work effectively as part of a team and with external professionals.
We offer the successful candidate a school which:
exists to serve its students and both support and challenge its staff;
enjoys positive relationships between staff and students;
knows every individual student well because of its size; and
is on an upward trajectory and excited about its future.
In December 2024, Ofsted inspected our school and concluded that:
- Staff are effusive about working in the school and value its mindful approach to workload.
- Pupils are proud to be members of this ambitious and friendly school.
- Pupils value the warm and respectful relationships they have with staff.
- Pupils’ behaviour is calm and orderly.
In March 2025, The Sunday Times named Icknield Community College the happiest secondary school in Oxfordshire. More recently, in October 2025, the Great British Schools Guide (GBSG) ranked the school joint sixth nationally in terms of “safest schools”, based on the latest Parent View feedback for the 2024-2025 academic year. These recognitions reflect our strong commitment to student wellbeing and success, further supported by Ofsted’s Parent View survey, where 98% of parents said they would recommend the school.
To discuss this post informally, please contact Charlotte Gibson, Assistant Headteacher on [email protected]
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if we receive an application from the right candidate. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.
Safeguarding Statement
The Acer Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and online checks.
The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All applicants are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.
Applications close on: 16th November 2026
Interview: w/c 16th November 2026
Start Date: ASAP