Inclusion Lead - maternity cover
Thameside Primary School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5NL28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April or May 2025
Closing date
9 January 2026 at 10:59pm
Date listed
20 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £45,352.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS Plus TLR2.1 (SENCO)
Inclusion Lead - maternity cover job summary
Job Advert: Inclusion Lead
Location: Thameside Primary School, Abingdon, OX14
Salary: MPS/UPS & TLR2.1 SENCO
Contract: Full time (Part time considered)
Are you passionate about inclusion and committed to ensuring every child gets the best possible start? Thameside Primary School is seeking a dedicated and strategic-thinking Inclusion Lead to cover a maternity. We are looking for an exceptional individual who cares deeply and is passionately committed to ensuring every child is successful, regardless of their starting point.
We are proud to be an Ofsted-rated ‘Good’ school and a valued part of the Cambrian Learning Trust. With a dedicated staff team and a supportive community, we put out motto of ‘every child, every chance, every day’ at the heart of our work. This is a really exciting opportunity to join a nurturing, ambitious and forward thinking school where you really can make a difference each and every day,
What we offer:
- The exciting opportunity to shape and lead strategic Inclusion - SEND, safeguarding, and attendance across our school
- A highly supportive, reflective and forward-thinking leadership team
- Commitment to your professional development and wellbeing
- Flexible working options (Full time, part time considered)
- Collaboration with colleagues across the Cambrian Learning Trust
- A commitment to recognise previous, continuous service.
- A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Eligible for Blue Light discount card
- Free parking
- Free Eye Care Voucher
About you:
- Qualified teacher with a passion for inclusion, SEND and safeguarding
- Inspirational leader, committed to high standards; the best outcomes for all pupils and making a difference to children's lives
- Skilled communicator, able to build positive relationships with children, families, staff, and external partners
How to apply: Please apply via MyNewTerm. For an informal conversation or to arrange a visit, please contact, Laura Youngman or Emma Marsh via the school office. Visits are very warmly welcomed.
Cambrian Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as part of their job role.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
SAFER RECRUITMENT STATEMENT
Thameside School and The Vale Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.
Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Thameside Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 201 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thameside Primary School website
‘Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day’
We want our children to be confident and independent, have a love of learning and to care about themselves, other people and the world around them.
OUR VISION IS TO NURTURE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WHO ARE ASPIRATIONAL, COURAGEOUS, CREATIVE AND KIND.
Throughout their time at Thameside, we will ensure every child has excellent opportunities with memorable and meaningful experiences which will inspire and challenge them at school while also preparing them for their future. Everything we do is underpinned by our values of respect, responsibility, resilience, resourcefulness and reflectiveness.
WE AIM TO DO THIS BY:
Our Standards and ambition for all:
- achieving the highest standards possible
- being a learning community where all are enabled to experience success and to achieve their best
- providing excellent teaching which is based on high expectations, an ambitious and coherently planned curriculum, and stimulating learning activities
Our Values:
- putting the well-being of each child at the heart of our work
- celebrating the successes of our school community within a culture of mutual respect for others
- enabling children to make positive and informed life choices in the school, local and wider community
Our Curriculum:
- ensuring that our curriculum takes into account children’s starting points
- promoting excellence in all areas of the National Curriculum
mastering and applying the key skills of English and Maths
- ensuring that every second counts
Our Partnership with Parents:
- developing a home/school partnership that is focused on the child’s learning and development
- ensuring supportive and positive communication links between home and school
- actively involving parents and the wider community in the life of the school
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