School Inclusion Manager
Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield
- New
- Salary:
- Grade 9, £33,177 - £35,396 (actual)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 January 2025
Job overview
Kettlethorpe High School is the last local authority-maintained high school in Wakefield.
We’re also the first when it comes to innovation, as we want to deliver a 21st century education where imaginative teaching creates synergy alongside cutting-edge technology. That is why we are putting a brand-new team together under an ambitious, visionary new Headteacher. It is also why we want you to be our Inclusion Manager.
You will forge new dynamic systems and procedures and build warm and trusting relationships with students. We are looking for you to innovate and build the strategic direction of pastoral support in school. You will be joining us at an exciting time when the pastoral and SEND team are being re-invigorated.
We are seeking a skilled and knowledgeable practitioner with experience in the field of school inclusion to join our team supporting children and young people to engage in learning.
You will line manage a team working alongside other professionals, and a resource base to identify pupils requiring support, focussing on the root causes of non-attendance and barriers to learning, allowing early intervention through an agreed range of strategic support, which will be planned and delivered as part of a whole school focus to secure the best possible outcomes for every child. Where necessary, you will oversee the use of legal powers and interventions. You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with schools and partner agencies including mental health and school nursing.
You will need to be a proven and effective case worker in your own right as you will also be responsible for a caseload of more complex cases. You will need to be passionate about supporting children and families to engage in learning and will need to have some experience of managing a team.
Hours: 37 hours per week, term-time only, plus inset days.
In return, we can offer supportive and structured line management with reflective supervision, a team of like-minded individuals focused on making a real difference with opportunities for structured and tailored training and continuous professional development.
Closing date: Noon on Friday 10 January 2025.
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About Kettlethorpe High School
- Kettlethorpe High School
- Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield
- West Yorkshire
- WF2 7EL
- United Kingdom
About Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe High School is a large comprehensive school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. We have 1,700 pupils aged 11–16 and often see year group entries of between 330 to 360 pupils.
The school opened in 1965, and we have benefitted from considerable capital building improvements over the years. Recently, the school has had a new MFL block and sports studio built and also financed our own all-weather 3G pitch for school and community use.
Pupils benefit from a rich and broad curriculum offer. At Key Stage 4, our English Baccalaureate entry and actual figures are the very best in Wakefield. In 2021, the entry was 79% with 61% achieving passes across the EBacc suite of subjects. At this school, pupils succeed and do well. Progression rates are impressive.
Across the school, the wider life of the school and extra-curricular offer is second to none. Pupils and staff engage with a rich extra-curricular offer and we are very proud of our sports, arts and performing arts offer. It adds a real richness to our school community.
Our pupils are great and have lots to say about their school. They support and represent their community well. Over the last 9 years, they have raised over £103,000 for Children in Need. Most years, they raise between £10,000 and £15,000 for CiN and other charities.
Teachers at the school work hard to support all our pupils. They are proud of their successes and involvement with the school.
As a school community, we recognise that schools are more than just Ofsted judgements. We do what we do to benefit our pupil community first and foremost. That said, we are more than a ‘good’ school and valued the comment made by one lead inspector… ‘There is something very special going on at this school.’ We agree!
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