Faculty Director - Inclusive Practice

Dovetail & Slate Ltd; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is seeking an experienced FE leader to drive SEND and inclusive practice across curriculum, EHCPs and high needs, overseeing Curriculum Managers. You will work with senior leaders and external partners to shape provision, support funding decisions and promote inclusive teaching approaches.

You will lead curriculum quality, development and improvement, monitor student progression and champion Universal Design for Learning and trauma-informed practice across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Significant further education leadership experience.
• Strong experience leading curriculum teams.
• Extensive line management and performance management experience.
• Strong knowledge of SEND, high-needs funding and EHCP processes.
• Experience with curriculum development and quality improvement.
• Experience with alternative, subcontracted or partnership provision.
• Strong understanding of teaching, learning and assessment.
• Experience using data to drive improvement.
• Level 2 English and maths.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing Curriculum Managers and business support teams.
• Providing strategic leadership across SEND, high needs and EHCP provision.
• Leading curriculum quality, development and improvement.
• Overseeing alternative, subcontracted and partnership provision.
• Monitoring student achievement, progression and destinations.
• Leading staff performance management and development.
• Supporting EHCP consultations, funding and placement decisions.
• Promoting Universal Design for Learning, trauma-informed practice and adaptive teaching.
• Leading curriculum growth and planning.
• Working with senior leaders, SENCos and external stakeholders.

Skills

FE leadership

SEND

EHCP processes

curriculum management

data analysis

Universal Design for Learning

trauma-informed practice

stakeholder engagement

children progression

performance management

Education

PGCE, Cert Ed or DTLLS teaching qualification

Job description

Recruitment for education and the public sector

Are you an experienced further education leader with a strong background in SEND and inclusive practice?

About the Role

Working with a further education provider in the South East, you'll provide strategic and operational leadership across SEND, high needs, EHCPs, alternative provision and wider inclusive curriculum provision. You'll lead and develop Curriculum Managers and support teams, ensuring high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across the faculty.

You'll work closely with senior leaders, SENCos and external stakeholders to shape provision, support EHCP consultations and funding decisions, and promote inclusive teaching approaches across the organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing Curriculum Managers and business support teams.
• Providing strategic leadership across SEND, high needs and EHCP provision.
• Leading curriculum quality, development and improvement.
• Overseeing alternative, subcontracted and partnership provision.
• Monitoring student achievement, progression and destinations.
• Leading staff performance management and development.
• Supporting EHCP consultations, funding and placement decisions.
• Promoting Universal Design for Learning, trauma-informed practice and adaptive teaching.
• Leading curriculum growth and planning.
• Working with senior leaders, SENCos and external stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

• Significant further education leadership experience
• Strong experience leading and managing curriculum teams
• Extensive line management and performance management experience
• Strong knowledge of SEND, high-needs funding and EHCP processes
• Experience of curriculum development and quality improvement
• Experience with alternative, subcontracted or partnership provision
• Strong understanding of teaching, learning and assessment
• Experience using data to drive improvement
• PGCE, Cert Ed or DTLLS teaching qualification
• Level 2 English and maths

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience with alternative, subcontracted or partnership provision
• Experience leading teams through Ofsted inspection

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Skills & Qualifications

SEND leadership EHCP processes Curriculum management Performance management Quality improvement Data analysis Universal Design for Learning Trauma-informed practice Adaptive teaching Stakeholder engagement