Inclusion Lead

Bridport Primary School, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3BJ

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1-UP3
• Additional allowances:

  SEN1 Allowance £2,787

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an ambitious and compassionate educational leader dedicated to ensuring every child succeeds? We are seeking an inspirational Inclusion Lead to champion the progress, achievement, and holistic wellbeing of all pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or who are disadvantaged, and those facing barriers to learning.

This dynamic, newly established role offers a unique opportunity to work across two vibrant schools in the Bridport area—Bridport Primary School and Bridport St Mary’s CE Primary School. As Inclusion Lead, you will drive high-quality inclusive practice and empower every child to flourish. It is an extraordinary moment to join us as we reimagine our well-established Inclusion Hub at St Mary’s (supporting communication and interaction) and launch an innovative specialist resource provision for SEMH at Bridport Primary. You will have the creative freedom and strategic backing to shape and design this role to best serve our school communities whilst working alongside our teams of ambitious professionals.

Essential Criteria:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

• NASENCO National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination / NPQ for SENCOs. (NQPSENCO)National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

• Strong understanding of SEND strategies, and wider inclusion needs.

• Experience supporting a range of vulnerable learners.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills.

• A passion for ensuring every child makes strong and sustained progress.

• Proven outstanding teaching skill

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working across more than one setting.

• Experience in role as inclusion lead

• Senior Leadership (SLT) experience

What We Offer You:

A warm, welcoming and highly supportive team across two schools.

Collaborative leadership: Work closely with committed headteachers, teaching and learning leads and other senior staff.

A genuine opportunity to shape inclusion strategy across multiple settings and make a lasting difference.

Excellent continued professional learning and career development opportunities, including leadership training, SEN-specific professional learning and networking across schools.

Dedicated time and support for strategic leadership tasks — your role will be prioritised and valued.

A culture of high expectations and high support, where wellbeing matters and successes are celebrated.

The chance to work creatively and innovatively, bringing new ideas and initiatives to life.

Lovely children who are keen to learn, a variety of families, and a positive community ethos.

Beautiful school environments in a picturesque part of Dorset, with strong community links.

A real platform to develop your leadership career, influencing not just one school, but multiple settings.

What the school offers its staff

Initio Learning Trust provides:

• A supportive and welcoming environment with a genuine commitment to professional development.
• A flexible, equal opportunities workplace.
• Access to the local government or teachers pension scheme.
• Employee benefits including a Health Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme.

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

Community Primary School

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidates will be required to have an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check in line with Safer Recruitment guidelines.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Bridport Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 267 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bridport Primary School website
• Email address: recruitmentwest@initiolearning.org
• Phone number: 01308 422846
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bridport-primary-school

We are a community school who work hard together to give the best possible care and education to our children, rated 'Good' by Ofsted in March 2023. We are passionate about working closely with our families and understanding their unique needs. We strive to give rich and varied experiences to all, endeavouring to understand and embrace one another’s unique qualities, talents and skills. The aim is that this learning will give them good life chances and choices in the future: ‘Learning today for our tomorrow.’

Arranging a visit to Bridport Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitmentwest@initiolearning.org.

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