Inclusion Advisor

LeighAcademiesTrust; Strood; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teacher Pension Scheme

Virtual GP Service

MAT network

LAT benefits

Job summary

Leigh Academies Trust is seeking an Inclusion Advisor to provide strategic SEN leadership across our multi-academy Trust. The role focuses on Inclusive practices, ensuring SEND learners' needs are met in line with best evidence-based research and the Ofsted Framework.

You will work with senior leaders across academies and travel to schools to raise standards. As a high-performing SEN professional, you will guide curriculum implementation, improve teaching quality, and support potential

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a senior SEN leader.
• Experience across primary and/or secondary settings within a Trust or MAT.
• Strong understanding of Ofsted Framework and evidence-based inclusive practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic SEN support to subject and senior leaders across the Trust.
• Lead on inclusive practices to meet needs of SEND learners in line with evidence-based research and IB commitments.
• Drive curriculum implementation and teaching quality to secure strong outcomes for SEN pupils.

Skills

SEN leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Curriculum development

Job description

Competitive + Teacher Pension Scheme + 24/7 access to a free virtual GP Service + collaborative MAT network + additional LAT benefits.

We are now recruiting for the post of Inclusion Advisor. The successful candidate will be one of our leading professionals in this specialist area across the whole Trust, providing strategic support to subject and senior leaders in all academies. The role will focus on supporting academies in Inclusive practices, ensuring that they are meeting the needs of their SEND learners effectively in line with the best evidence-based research, our commitment to IB programmes and the Ofsted Framework. You will report directly to a member of the Trust Executive and will be part of a team of a wider team of central experts, each leading on a different specialist area. You will be based at our Strood Head Office, but will inevitably want to spend a good deal of your time visiting our academies to provide the strategic support necessary to raise standards.

We are looking for a special education expert with superb knowledge and skills in this area. You will currently be an outstanding senior leader working within SEN. Your focus will be supporting leaders across the Trust to ensure the best possible provision for pupils with SEN. This will involve working with our two special academies, the several specialist resource provisions in our mainstream academies (primary and secondary), plus pupils with EHCPs and who have SEN wherever they are in our Trust. You will be a high-performing SEN professional with a strong commitment to raising standards for young people with SEN. This is one of the most exciting job opportunities for career progression and satisfaction in our Trust today. We look forward to appointing a dynamic individual with ideas, skills and dedication to ensure our SEN pupils enjoy the best education possible.

The role itself offers superb career development and training opportunities for the successful candidate. Having proven yourself already as an excellent teacher and subject leader in SEN, you will be joining one of the UK’s largest and best-established multi-academy trusts with a specialist brief across the whole organisation. Others will look to you for advice and expertise; the impact you can have in this post will be highly significant. Key responsibilities will focus on curriculum implementation, improving the quality of teaching and securing the best outcomes for SEN pupils. We anticipate that most candidates will have aspirations for further career progression beyond the Curriculum Advisor position into senior leadership positions in one of our academies. We are extremely well-placed to assist you in achieving your ambitions based on excellent performance.

We wish to hear from you if you are committed to changing our education world and are:

• an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious leader with a successful track record at the primary and/or secondary level;
• a motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff;
• confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school;
• able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance;
• approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success;
• able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders.

Applying for this Opportunity

Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.

Closing date: Sunday 6th December 2026, midnight

Shortlisting date: Monday 7th December 2026

Interview date: Friday 11th December 2026

Our Commitment to Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity

Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role involves regulated activity relevant to children, and it is a criminal offence for anyone barred from engaging in regulated activity with children to apply for this position.

We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates, and you can read more about our approach on our Careers site. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role, regardless of any protected characteristics, which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices, and not discriminating on any grounds.