Director of Primary Inclusion

Director of Primary Inclusion required asap or January 2025 for preferred candidates

Do you have the skills and passion to develop inclusion provision across our four Trust primary schools? Would you like to be part of the Executive Team that shapes our ambitious strategic agenda to improve outcomes for each, individual pupil across our community?

We are a group of highly inclusive schools, working together in Harlow as part of The Passmores Cooperative Learning Community. This exciting new post, created as part of our growth, is an excellent opportunity for an inspiring practitioner to play a pivotal role in the leadership and development of the primary schools within PCLC. You will work closely with our CEO, Executive Leadership Team and Primary SLTs, along with your team of SENCO’s, assistant SENCO’s and Inclusion Managers, to champion effective inclusive provision across our four primaries.

We are looking for an experienced leader with a proven track record improving outcomes for key groups of learners, who is ready for the next step in their career progression. If you share our passion and purpose and want to inspire others to share in achieving our goals, then we would like to hear from you.

If you are interested, the next step is to have an informal conversation with our Primary EHT, Emma Bloomfield. Please call 01279 425100.

What we can offer:

· A supportive, enthusiastic and passionate Inclusion team who work within our four schools and within our primary Autism Hub

· Regular working alongside the CEO, executive Headteacher and other executive leaders from across the trust  

· Opportunities to engage with colleagues across the town through our work with Harlow Education Consortium.

· Strong links with the Essex SEND team, including their SEND strategy leads

· A commitment to your well-being, including regular opportunities to work from home

· A trust wellbeing programme that supports all staff - including access to our staff Well-being hub, gym access and salary sacrifice schemes 

The successful candidate will : 

·  Be a strategic thinker and inspirational leader

·  Be effective in initiating new approaches to collaborative working

·  Be an experienced primary school practitioner, who has successfully led and developed provision in one or more schools.

·  Be passionate about supporting all children including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those who English is an additional language (EAL) to achieve and succeed.

· Have a good understanding of different aspects of SEND, and good knowledge of the SEN code of practice.

· Have an interest in current educational issues, recent developments and significant legislative changes in this area.

· Have some experience of curriculum and policy development in relation to inclusion, as well as training, developing and supporting other staff.

· Be a positive, proactive, collaborative person with great interpersonal skills, who works and communicates well with children and adults.

32.5 hours per week

52.14 weeks per year

Salary: Leadership Point 1 – Point 10 (according to experience)

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 22nd July 2024 (applications will be assessed upon receipt and closing date may be earlier if successful in recruiting.) 

Interviews: to be confirmed

 ‘PCLC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure Barring Service’