Faculty Director - Inclusive Practice

Buckinghamshire College Group; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Training & development

Induction & probation support

Flexible working

Employee discounts

EAP

Cycle to work

Job summary

Buckinghamshire College Group is seeking an inspirational Faculty Director - Inclusive Practice to provide strategic and operational leadership across our campuses in Buckinghamshire. You will drive inclusive education, manage SEND provision and lead high-performing teams to secure exceptional learner outcomes and progression.

The role reports to the Vice Principal - Inclusion and Support and offers a collaborative, results-driven environment with a strong emphasis on safeguarding, quality

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership and management experience within Further Education.
• Strong understanding of SEND reform, inclusive education, high-needs provision, quality improvement and curriculum development.
• Innovative leader committed to developing outstanding learning environments and championing inclusive practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Inclusive Practice across the College, ensuring outstanding provision, learner outcomes and compliance.
• Manage SEND, EHCP, high-needs and vulnerable learner provision, championing inclusive and adaptive teaching practices.
• Drive student success through effective leadership of Curriculum Managers and support teams.
• Oversee alternative, subcontracted and partnership provision, ensuring quality, safeguarding and regulatory standards are met.
• Lead EHCP processes, funding applications, annual reviews and learner placements.
• Use quality assurance, learner feedback and performance data to drive excellence across provision.
• Build strong partnerships with employers, stakeholders and external agencies to meet learner and community needs.

Skills

Leadership

Inclusive Practice

Curriculum Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

We are seeking an inspirational, experienced and forward-thinking

Faculty Director - Inclusive Practice to join Buckinghamshire College Group. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional educational leader who is passionate about ensuring that every learner, regardless of background or need, has access to outstanding educational experiences and the support required to achieve their full potential.

This is a full-time leadership role (37 hours per week) working across our campuses and reporting directly to the Vice Principal - Inclusion and Support.

You will bring extensive leadership and management experience within Further Education, alongside a strong understanding of SEND reform, inclusive education, high-needs provision, quality improvement and curriculum development. You will be an innovative leader who is committed to developing outstanding learning environments, championing inclusive practice and driving excellence across all areas of provision.

The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership for Inclusive Practice across Buckinghamshire College Group, ensuring that learners achieve exceptional outcomes, progression and destinations. You will lead high-performing teams, drive continuous improvement and ensure statutory compliance, quality assurance and outstanding learner experiences across the College's inclusive and alternative provision.

We believe that education should inspire and develop our future generations and as Faculty Director - Inclusive Practice you will:

• Lead and develop Inclusive Practice across the College, ensuring outstanding provision, learner outcomes and compliance.


• Manage SEND, EHCP, high-needs and vulnerable learner provision, championing inclusive and adaptive teaching practices.


• Drive student success through effective leadership of Curriculum Managers and support teams.


• Oversee alternative, subcontracted and partnership provision, ensuring quality, safeguarding and regulatory standards are met.


• Lead EHCP processes, funding applications, annual reviews and learner placements.


• Use quality assurance, learner feedback and performance data to drive excellence across provision.


• Build strong partnerships with employers, stakeholders and external agencies to meet learner and community needs

While working at

Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:

Why join Buckinghamshire College Group?

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

While working at

Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:

• Pension scheme - LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) or TPS pension scheme


• Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays & additional leave purchase scheme


• Access to free training & continuous professional development


• A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support


• Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing


• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon)


• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)


• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible - we call this the Bucks College Factor!

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The closing date for applications is

24/11

/2026. Interviews are scheduled to take place on

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2/12/2026; however, please note that these dates may be subject to change.