Head of School Inclusion
Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6PZ47 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 October 2025
Closing date
5 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time, Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC M7 Points 45 - 49
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential criteria Job-related education, qualifications, and knowledge
- Good understanding of the intellectual, personal, social, and emotional needs and expectations of students
- NVQ Level 4 or higher qualifications in relevant areas or equivalent experience
- An up-to-date knowledge of inclusion regulations and current guidance
Experience
- Experience of managing schools’ inclusive provision e.g. Alternative Curriculum, Inclusion Mentors and other Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) interventions
- Experience of leading a team (working in close partnership with the SENCO and Deputy Head) to lead, motivate, support, challenge and develop staff to secure high standards of work and continual improvement.
- To have the skills to be able to lead in the development of SEMH interventions and review their effectiveness.
- To undertake significant Continual Professional Development, leading staff by example, as well as identify development requirements for staff.
- To take a lead role in the school’s appraisal cycle.
- To be able to work in partnership with members of the Senior Leadership Team and leadership teams to monitor the quality of teaching and learning for SEND pupils.
- Good communicator to keep whole staff and groups, as appropriate, informed about the developments with student groups causing concern, and able to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- To advise, plan and support staff groups working with student causing concern.
- To be able to identify which other professionals and partners in the community are best placed to support the school, to promote the good name of the school, contributing to positive outcomes for all students through developing and maintaining strong partnerships.
- Commitment to acquiring awareness and knowledge of Health and Safety policy and practice as it applies in their area of work.
- Ability to co-operate and adhere to Health and Safety Policy, practices, and instructions.
- Demonstrate a genuine commitment to the council’s values in relation to embracing diversity and provide a service based on fairness and inclusion.
- Experience in developing and implementing inclusion strategies
Skills and abilities
Health and safety knowledge
Diversity and inclusion
Personal Qualities
- Enthusiasm, optimism and resilience
- High expectations and energy with a capacity for sustained hard work
- Innovative in thought and practice
- Has an understanding of the intellectual, personal, social, and emotional needs and expectations of students.
- Passionate about the education of young people.
- Good sense of humour with the ability to stay calm under pressure
- Can do attitude
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
What the school offers its staff
Our school is ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2023), being one of the most popular and successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive schools in the Preston Park area of Brighton, consistently over-subscribed.
Our curriculum is broad and balanced and offers many exciting opportunities for all students, both in school and out. There are tremendous extra-curricular opportunities at Dorothy Stringer through sport, performing arts, the Junior Leadership Team, Art, the Duke of Edinburgh award, as well as a number of other trips. In short, we believe there is something for everyone at the school.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Dorothy Stringer School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1626 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dorothy Stringer School website
- Email address
- recruitment@dorothy-stringer.co.uk
Dorothy Stringer is a vibrant, stimulating and happy community where it is safe to learn and where everyone can excel both inside and outside the classroom. We are ambitious for our students’ progress and attainment and strive to create an environment that promotes a keen enjoyment of learning.
Today’s students face a world that is changing at an ever-increasing pace and we have a duty to prepare them for their adult lives. We value and promote self-discipline, creativity, independence, self-confidence and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
We work to ensure that all our students achieve their full academic potential. However, we believe that school is not just about academic success: we want our students to thrive and to develop holistically. We are immensely proud of the wide range of opportunities we offer outside the classroom in sport, performance, creativity and service.
We excel at nurturing our students in a safe and happy environment and believe that schools need to care for the emotional wellbeing of their students and understand their personal needs. We have created an atmosphere where students can be themselves and they are known and supported as individuals. Students take pride in our school and in their own achievement as well as in the achievement of others.
We are a community which is based on clear moral values and where there is a sense of belonging and identity. We work hard to develop partnerships with parents and carers and to secure their interest, support and commitment. We aim to be a community to which everyone wants to belong and where all feel respected and valued.
Matt Hillier | Headteacher
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