Director of Inclusion - #2182506

Director of Inclusion

Permanent | Full-Time | 37 hours per week

Location: the South West

Salary: £60,170 – £65,582 per annum

Start date: As soon as possible

Are you an experienced FE, education or SEND leader looking for a senior strategic role where you can shape inclusion across a large organisation?

About the Role

You'll join a further education provider in the South West, leading its approach to Inclusion, SEND and learner support across multiple sites. This is a senior strategic role, giving you responsibility for ensuring learners can access, participate in and succeed in high-quality education regardless of their individual needs or circumstances.

You'll provide strategic leadership for inclusion and SEND, working closely with curriculum leaders, local authorities, families and external partners to drive improvements across the organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing the organisation-wide Inclusion and SEND strategy.
• Managing and developing multidisciplinary inclusion, SEND and learning support teams.
• Driving improvements in attendance, engagement, achievement and progression.
• Overseeing SEND, EHCP, ALS and high-needs provision.
• Using data, learner voice and quality assurance to identify areas for improvement.
• Supporting curriculum leaders to embed inclusive teaching and adaptive practice.
• Ensuring compliance with SEND, funding and regulatory requirements.
• Working with local authorities, families and external partners.
• Leading improvement activity across multiple sites.
• Supporting positive destinations and reducing NEET risk.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Significant leadership experience within FE or a similarly complex educational environment
• Strong knowledge of SEND, Inclusion and Additional Learning Support
• A proven track record of leading strategic change and improving learner outcomes
• Experience managing and developing large teams, ideally across multiple sites

If you're ready to take on a strategic, organisation-wide role shaping inclusion for the learners who need it most, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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