Assistant Trust Inclusion Lead

Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust invites an experienced leader to join as Assistant Inclusion Lead, focusing on inclusion, SEND and wellbeing across our Trust.

You will work with the Trust Inclusion Team and senior leaders to shape strategy, support SENCOs and safeguarding, and develop specialist curricula and pathways that are equitable and responsive to pupil needs.

Job description

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a highly effective leader, with passion and expertise in inclusion, SEND and wellbeing strategies and practice.

In this newly developed post, you will support the Trust Inclusion Team to shape inclusive and specialist provision and opportunities for all pupils across our Trust with a focus on the most vulnerable.

The successful candidate will be a key member of the Trust School Improvement Team. You will work closely with the Trust Executive Leadership Team, Headteachers and school colleagues to support the development of the Trust’s inclusion strategy, ensuring consistently high-quality delivery within our schools. You will work with the wider school improvement team to embed our inclusion safeguarding, SEND, behaviour and wellbeing strategies, ensuring high quality support and challenge for all pupils with a focus on the most vulnerable.

The Assistant Inclusion Lead will work alongside the Trust Inclusion Team to provide strategic direction and guidance to all schools and specialist provisions within the Trust, offering advice, support and technical expertise to Headteachers and will ensure that SENCO’s, safeguarding, and pastoral staff benefit from current and relevant evidence informed practice and research.

You will be a skilled communicator and strong advocate for the pupils and families we serve and hold relevant SEN leadership qualification/s. You will also have significant professional experience working with pupils with SEND, including those educated within inclusion bases, resource bases or specialist provisions as well as proven ability to take a strategic overview of curriculum design, including specialist curriculum pathways that are ambitious, equitable and responsive to pupils’ needs.

What can you expect from us

• Supportive and developmental culture


• High quality CPD opportunities and career development opportunities


• Collaborative networking


• Professional growth

Please note: In line with Safer Recruitment Practice, a minimum of two references will be sought for shortlisted candidates prior to interview. One reference must be the candidate’s current/most recent employer. The Trust is absolutely committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults through its safer recruitment processes. The Trust expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post.

As part of our due diligence an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).

Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.