Director of Inclusion & Safeguarding

Pathway Trust; Weston-super-Mare; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers Pension Scheme

Sick pay

CPD opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Family-friendly leave

Job summary

Pathway Trust is seeking a Director of Inclusion to provide executive-level strategic leadership across our family of schools. The role focuses on safeguarding, attendance, behaviour and inclusion, advising the CEO, Leadership Team and Trustees, while shaping trust-wide systems and driving cultural integration.

You will implement policies, lead inclusion initiatives and coordinate with Local Authorities and external partners to ensure high-quality provision for vulnerable learners.

Qualifications

• QTS with degree-level education.
• Advanced Level Designated Safeguarding training.
• Significant senior leadership experience within a school or Multi-Academy Trust.
• Ability to analyse complex performance data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the trust’s response to national policy reforms, translating statutory guidance into a cohesive Pathway inclusion strategy with robust operational systems.
• Develop trust-wide strategies that champion inclusive cultures, systems and classroom practice so that all pupils have the opportunity to flourish at school.
• Lead evidence-informed attendance and relational behaviour frameworks across the trust to improve absence and reduce preventable exclusions.
• Oversee support for SEND, disadvantaged, and LAC students ensuring impact-driven use of IMF, Pupil Premium and high-needs funding and line managing the trust SEND lead.
• Oversee safeguarding compliance, training and risk reporting to Trustees, embedding a robust safety culture across all schools and line managing the trust safeguarding lead.
• Be the trust’s primary liaison with Local Authorities, multi-agency services and external providers for EHCP processes, alternative provision and safeguarding partnerships.

Skills

Senior leadership

Data analysis

Communication & collaboration

Strategic planning

Regulatory knowledge

Education

QTS

Degree-level education

Advanced Safeguarding training

Job description

Pathway Trust is seeking a Director of Inclusion to provide executive-level strategic leadership across our family of schools. The role focuses on safeguarding, attendance, behaviour and inclusion, advising the CEO, Leadership Team and Trustees, while shaping trust-wide systems and driving cultural integration.

You will implement policies, lead inclusion initiatives and coordinate with Local Authorities and external partners to ensure high-quality provision for vulnerable learners.