Inclusion Lead
Advantage Schools, Bedford, MK44 3RZThis job expired on 27 November 2023
Start date details
April 2024
Closing date
27 November 2023 at 9am
Date listed
31 October 2023
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £55,330.00 - £62,463.00 Annually (FTE) Advantage Schools Leadership Pay Scale 7-12
Inclusion Lead job summary
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Inclusion Lead, who will lead on ensuring excellent standards of provision are in place
for pupils with SEND across Advantage Schools, whilst acting as SENDCo at our
oversubscribed school, Bedford Free School, located in Bedford, from April
2024.
This is a truly career-defining opportunity to make
a real difference to pupils, through your leadership of SEND within a highly
aspirational trust and an incredible school with a national reputation for
excellence. You will primarily work with the established SEND team at Bedford
Free School to ensure it continues to be an excellent place for pupils,
particularly those with SEND, to learn and achieve success. You will
also be an integral part of the trust education team, sharing your expertise to
influence and lead teaching and learning across our schools, and working
closely with other trust SENDCos to facilitate collaboration.
This is a career-defining opportunity to join
Advantage Schools and be part of our story as we grow. Working
together with you, we will provide transformational experiences for thousands
of pupils, develop our staff to be the very best they can be, and influence the
wider system by demonstrating first-hand what is achievable.
Overall Responsibilities:
To work closely and collaboratively with SENDCos across the trust, ensuring the trust vision for SEND is enacted in our schools
To work with the leadership team and SEND governor to determine the strategic development of SEND provision at Bedford Free School aligned to the Advantage Schools approach
To have day-to-day responsibility for the operation of the SEND portfolio of documents and the co-ordination of specific provision made to support individual students with SEND, including those who have EHCPs
To provide professional guidance to colleagues and to work effectively with parents, and other agencies to ensure that students with SEND receive appropriate support and high quality teaching at Advantage Schools
To have overall responsibility for the provision and progress of students with SEND at Bedford Free School
To work as part of the education team to ensure the professional development of teaching and education support staff enables them to effectively support all pupils, particularly those with barriers to learning, including learning difficulties and/or SEND
WHY ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS?
Our values are aspiration, honesty and respect and our vision is to create a family of exceptional schools, within
which students are empowered and supported to achieve extraordinary outcomes. We currently run four schools in Bedfordshire –
Bedford Free School (secondary, Ofsted outstanding), Houstone School (secondary,
not yet inspected), Elstow School (primary, Ofsted good) and Queen’s Park
Academy (primary, Ofsted good) – with a fifth school (primary) joining us
imminently. Our pupils will leave our
schools prepared for a fulfilling life, including the opportunity to go to a
great university and pursue the career of their choice. To achieve this, our
network of schools teach an academic, knowledge-rich curriculum enhanced by an
entitlement to enrichment for all.
We achieve our goals through the recruitment and retention of the best
colleagues and school leaders, developing talent through sector-leading
professional learning. We foster
collaborative work, both across our trust and our extensive network of
professional contacts, to ensure our staff can learn from and contribute significantly
to the wider educational system.
We believe great staff make a great school, so we look after our colleagues well. We value hard work, but we do all we can to identify and eliminate unnecessary workload that could result in burnout.
THE PASTORAL AND SEND TEAMS
You will work with the
inclusion team so that we can deliver on our promise to local families –
that high expectations, superb behaviour and great teaching are the hallmarks
of this school. You will build on our strong systems, processes, and standards
to improve them further, bringing a capable and committed staff team with you.
You will be fully supported by the excellent team at Bedford Free School and
our wider network of executive and school leaders across the trust.
We will also expect you to lead strategically across the growing trust of five schools, working with school leaders and SENDCos to maximise the experience and outcomes of our pupils with SEND. We want to be a beacon for the system, where pupils with SEND achieve at least as well as their peers, including for outcomes, and expectations are unashamedly high.
SUPPORT
AND DEVELOPMENT
Career development is a priority. We
are outward facing, with partnerships across the country: our staff contribute
to the delivery of National Professional Qualifications, the Early Career
Framework and, as a lead school, the Behaviour Hub programme. You will be joining us at an
exciting time - our multi-academy trust is expanding which, in addition to
creating exciting opportunities for our staff in the future, has further
expanded our capacity to deliver the high-quality induction and ongoing professional
development which will support you in your role.
WHAT TO DO
NEXT
We strongly encourage prospective candidates to
come and visit our schools, to speak to staff and pupils, please contact Vicky Lockey should you wish to arrange a visit.
For a confidential discussion
about the position, contact Vicky Lockey, Executive Assistant on 0330 0531680
or email vlockey@advantageschools.co.uk
Safeguarding children enrolled at the School is of paramount importance, and we are fully committed to the protection and safe care of our pupils. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate checks as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.
Commitment to safeguarding
About Advantage Schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
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