42 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    30 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    19 December 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Other leadership roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

SFCA Leadership Range L8 – L10 (£71,244 to £74,707 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated Director of Inclusion to provide strategic leadership across all areas of SEND, High Needs and Alternative Provision, encompassing Early Years to Post Compulsory frameworks.

This is an opportunity to be part of an ambitious executive team driving educational excellence and lead meaningful change for hundreds of learners across our all-through provision. You'll work in a trust that values innovation, collaboration and professional growth, while shaping regional SEND provision as a strategic leader making a real difference to children and young people's lives.

If you are interested in this unique opportunity to lead a continually evolving Trust, are committed to making a difference and have the passion and integrity we are looking for, then we would welcome your application.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Substantial senior leadership experience in SEND and inclusion, ideally within a multi-academy trust environment.
  • Qualified Teacher Status and NASENCo qualification (or equivalent)
  • A proven track record of transforming outcomes for vulnerable learners
  • Outstanding strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement skills
  • The ability to inspire, challenge and support leaders across multiple sites.
  • Experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with external stakeholders such as Local Authorities, partner schools and employers

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits include:

  • Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme for all our teaching staff
  • Opportunities for training and professional development
  • Membership of Vivup, our Employee Benefits and Wellbeing Platform, including online GP
  • Cycle Scheme
  • On-site canteen for both staff and students
  • Free on-site parking
  • Discounted nursery provision on the Prior Pursglove College site (available to all Trust employees)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Atomix Educational Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust
Email address
HR@atomix.ac.uk
Phone number
01287 280800

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