Director of Inclusion

Pathway Trust, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 November 2026

• Closing date

  24 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: L24 - L28

Director of Inclusion job summary

Job title: Director of Inclusion 

Salary: L24 - L28

FTE: 1 

Location: Pathway Partnership Hub 

To recognise the geographical reach of our family of 20 schools, we have four dedicated Partnership Centres for colleagues to work from. We are flexible on which of the following you chose to be based at:

Marlwood School (BS35 3LA) 

Lyde Green Primary School (BS16 7LH) 

Worle Community School (BS22 8XX) 

The King Alfred School (TA9 3EE) 

About the Role

You will provide executive-level strategic leadership across Pathway Trust to secure exceptional standards in safeguarding, attendance, behaviour and provision for vulnerable learners. Providing advice to the CEO, Leadership Team and Trustees, you will design trust-wide systems, lead policy implementation and drive cultural integration across Pathway Trust.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the trust’s response to national policy reforms, translating statutory guidance into a cohesive Pathway inclusion strategy with robust operational systems.
• Develop trust-wide strategies that champion inclusive cultures, systems and classroom practice so that all pupils have the opportunity to flourish at school.
• Lead evidence-informed attendance and relational behaviour frameworks across the trust to improve absence and reduce preventable exclusions.
• Oversee support for SEND, disadvantaged, and LAC students ensuring impact-driven use of IMF, Pupil Premium and high-needs funding and line managing the trust SEND lead.
• Oversee safeguarding compliance, training and risk reporting to Trustees, embedding a robust safety culture across all schools and line managing the trust safeguarding lead.
• Be the trust’s primary liaison with Local Authorities, multi-agency services and external providers for EHCP processes, alternative provision and safeguarding partnerships.

About You

We are seeking a personable, highly credible leader with multi-school or trust-level experience. You will have the professional authority to build high-trust relationships with headteachers, offer constructive challenge and bring strategic clarity to complex regulatory environments.

Essential Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), educated to degree level, and hold Advanced Level Designated Safeguarding training.
• Significant senior leadership experience within a school or Multi-Academy Trust, with a proven track record of driving measurable improvements in attendance, behaviour and outcomes for vulnerable students.
• Deep working knowledge of statutory safeguarding requirements, SEND legislation, graduated response models and alternative provision frameworks.
• Knowledge and understanding of emerging national inclusion reforms, governance oversight and vulnerable learner funding streams
• Ability to analyse complex performance data to inform decisions, manage risk and align trust-wide priorities.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with demonstrated experience collaborating with Local Authorities, parents and multi-agency regional forums.

We can offer you:

• A supportive trust and school community
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
• A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
• A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
• Teachers Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
• Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance
• For more information about our trust or our benefits, please refer to the attached recruitment pack. 

In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by Wednesday 24th November, 9am. Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 2nd December. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process. 

For more information about our trust or our benefits, please refer to the attached recruitment pack. 

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities. 

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child 

Pathway Trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our students.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Pathway Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-school-education-trust

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