Director of Inclusion
Lordswood Boys' School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 8BJ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
1 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- SENCo (special educational needs coordinator)
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:00, Friday 08:00 to 15:30. Pro-rata, Term Time plus two additional working weeks.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- FTE £40,777 to £46,142. Pro-rata £36,755 to £41,591
Pay scale
- NJC 30-35
What skills and experience we're looking for
A highly credible inclusion leader with strong values, excellent judgement and a clear commitment to equity.
Someone able to lead people, systems and intervention with calm authority and professional precision.
A colleague who understands SEND, EAL, wider vulnerability and the importance of coherent multi-agency support.
A professional who can coach and develop staff, helping inclusive practice become stronger across the whole school.
A leader who can use data, casework, provision mapping and review processes intelligently to improve outcomes.
Someone who can build trusted relationships with pupils, families, colleagues and external partners while maintaining very high expectations.
What the school offers its staff
A culture of high expectation, strong pastoral care and genuine teamwork.
The opportunity to shape a high-profile area of school development alongside senior leaders.
Professional development, coaching and career progression within Lordswood Boys' School and Central Academies Trust.
A staff benefits package including pension, employee discounts, transport support and Westfield Health / wellbeing provision.
The chance to contribute to a growing school community that is confident, improving and ambitious for further growth.
The opportunity to make a profound difference to the life chances, belonging and daily experience of young people.
Further information about the job
Who are we?
Lordswood Boys' School is a thriving, ambitious and highly successful 11-16 school at the heart of Central Academies Trust. Outcomes across key measures are above or significantly above national averages, and the strength of our work with disadvantaged pupils has been recognised nationally, with the Secretary of State recently writing to congratulate the school on the outcomes achieved by this group. Over the last three years the school has grown significantly, and our latest inspection has reinforced the secure, sustained trajectory of improvement that has been built over more than a decade.
This makes now an exceptional time to join Lordswood Boys' School. You will become part of a flourishing environment filled with determined, optimistic young people and staff, united by a clear sense of purpose. We know what we do well, we are honest about what we need to do even better, and we are relentless in our ambition for every stakeholder. Rooted in our belief that literacy builds success and committed to equity in its fullest sense, we are building a school and trust community with the confidence, capacity and moral purpose to grow.
At LBS, colleagues benefit from high-quality professional development, genuine opportunities to lead and influence, and a strong package of staff support. This includes our Westfield Health plan and employee support programme, with benefits linked to optical, dental and physiotherapy costs, access to a 24/7 doctor line / virtual GP, and wider health and wellbeing support designed to help colleagues feel valued, looked after and able to do their best work.
About the role
We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Director of Inclusion to provide strategic and operational leadership for inclusion across Lordswood Boys' School. This is a significant non-teaching leadership role for a colleague who believes deeply in equity, access and belonging, and who can help shape the next phase of our development with inclusion at its heart.
The successful candidate will work closely with the newly appointed Deputy Headteacher for Culture, Inclusion and Equity, alongside pastoral, safeguarding and curriculum leaders, to ensure that vulnerable learners and those requiring additional support experience a school culture that is ambitious, coherent and relentlessly pupil-centred.
This role includes oversight of inclusion systems, intervention, support staff, external agency partnership, SEND and wider additional needs provision, including EAL and access arrangements. It is not simply about responding to challenge. It is about building strong structures, coaching colleagues, using data intelligently and ensuring that inclusion is embedded as a whole-school strength rather than a bolt-on service.
For the right candidate, this is a particularly compelling opportunity. It offers genuine strategic influence, visible impact and the chance to help shape the experience of some of the pupils who need us most, within a school community that is flourishing, growing and ambitious for what comes next.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Lordswood Boys' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 654 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lordswood Boys' School website
- Email address
- l.williams@lordswoodboys.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01214642837
“Learn, Believe, Succeed”
Our Ethos underpins everything that we do at the school. We believe that every member of our community can be successful, and through strong academic and pastoral support we provide a safe and respectful environment where our students can achieve.
Arranging a visit to Lordswood Boys' School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.williams@lordswoodboys.co.uk.
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