Inclusion Lead
Whaley Thorns Primary School, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 9HB10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To be negotiated, September preferable.
Closing date
7 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £49,781.00 - £52,301.00 Annually (Actual) To be negotiated based on experience (L1 - L3), 1 Year initial fixed term contract
Inclusion Lead job summary
We are excited to offer an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and passionate educator to join the team at Whaley Thorns Primary School as the Inclusion Lead. At our school, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our motto 'Everyone is different, Everyone is special', we celebrate individuality and strive to create a nurturing environment where every child feels seen, heard and valued. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Inclusion Lead who shares our commitment to equity, kindness and opportunity for all. This is a fantastic opportunity for either an experienced or aspiring SENDCO who is ready to take the next step in their professional development.
Whaley Thorns is a school on an ambitious journey of improvement, and we are looking for someone who shares our commitment to inclusive education and believes in the potential of every child. You will be working with a driven and supportive team, playing a key role in leading SEND and inclusion across the school.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead on the strategic development of SEND provision, ensuring a clear vision and direction for inclusive practice.
- Oversee the identification, assessment, and review of pupils with SEND, maintaining and updating the school’s SEND register and provision map.
- Coordinate and chair EHCP reviews, Learning Plan meetings, and multi-agency support plans.
- Support class teachers and teaching assistants with effective strategies, interventions, and differentiation to meet individual pupil needs.
- Provide coaching and CPD to staff on inclusive practice, adaptive teaching, and behaviour for learning.
- Develop and implement systems to track and monitor progress of SEND and vulnerable pupils.
- Work closely with external partners including Educational Psychologists, SALT, Early Help, and Behaviour Support.
- Champion the needs of vulnerable pupils ensuring inclusion extends beyond SEND.
- Ensure that the school meets all statutory requirements relating to SEND and Inclusion.
- Contribute to whole-school improvement planning.
Who Should Apply?
We welcome applications from:
- Current SENDCOs seeking to gain experience in a new setting and contribute to school improvement.
- Aspiring SENDCOs who are ready to step into a leadership role with the support through mentoring.
What You’ll Gain:
- The chance to lead and shape a key area of school improvement.
- Valuable leadership experience, development and training opportunities within the school and TEAM Education Trust.
- Hands-on involvement in multi-agency working and strategic planning.
- A role where your work will have a visible and lasting impact on children’s lives
The TEAM Education Trust can offer the successful candidate excellent renumeration and employment benefits as well as the potential for further career development.
For more information on our school, please telephone the TEAM Education Trust and ask to speak with the HR Manager. To learn more about our Trust, please see www.teameducation.org
Please follow the link to find details of school policy: Policies & Statutory Information | Together Everyone Achieves More (teameducation.org)
TEAM Education Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff and potential staff, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.
As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), TEAM Education Trust complies fully with the code of practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. TEAM Education Trust undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a criminal record check on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All school posts involve working with children and therefore the successful candidates will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All school posts involve working with children and therefore the successful candidates will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Whaley Thorns Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 149 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Whaley Thorns Primary School website
School location
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