Inclusion Base Lead

Chelmsford Learning Partnership Careers; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is seeking an Inclusion Base Lead to establish and lead a new Inclusion Base supporting pupils experiencing barriers to attendance and learning. You will oversee daily operations, design targeted interventions and coordinate multi‑agency support to improve outcomes.

Working term‑time with 37 hours a week, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape provision for vulnerable learners and to drive improvements in attendance and engagement across Beaulieu Park

Qualifications

• Has experience working with vulnerable, disengaged or hard-to-reach young people.
• Understands EBSA, SEND, attendance and barriers to learning.
• Has experience developing and delivering successful intervention programmes.
• Can build positive, trusting relationships with pupils and families.
• Is confident leading support plans and coordinating provision for individual pupils.
• Has excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Has the confidence to work collaboratively with external agencies and school staff.
• Believes that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the school's Inclusion Base.
• Deliver structured learning programmes that support pupils to remain engaged with education.
• Design, implement and evaluate targeted interventions to improve attendance, engagement and outcomes.
• Lead reintegration programmes for pupils experiencing EBSA, persistent absence and reduced timetables.
• Act as Lead Professional for pupils accessing the provision.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and guidance to teaching assistants and mentors working within the Inclusion Base.
• Build strong relationships with pupils and families to remove barriers to learning and attendance.
• Coordinate multi-agency support and review meetings.
• Monitor attendance, engagement and reintegration outcomes, evaluating the impact of provision and contributing to school improvement.
• Work collaboratively with subject leaders to ensure pupils maintain access to a broad and ambitious curriculum.

Skills

Vulnerable learners experience

Organisational skills

Communication

Problem solving

Collaboration with external agencies

Job description

Job Title: Inclusion Base Lead

Grade: Scale 7 Pt. 19-24

Term time (including inset days) + 3 weeks holiday working (42 weeks)

37 hours per week

Actual salary: £29,577 - £32,668

Help us change lives through Inclusion

Are you passionate about inclusion? Do you believe every child deserves a pathway to success, regardless of the barriers they face?

The Beaulieu Park School is seeking an exceptional Inclusion Base Lead to establish and lead our new Inclusion Base, providing targeted support for pupils experiencing barriers to learning, including Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), SEND, anxiety and attendance difficulties.

This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed practitioner to shape a new provision that will play a pivotal role in improving attendance, supporting vulnerable learners and ensuring that every pupil remains connected to education.

The role

As Inclusion Base Lead, you will lead a specialist provision designed to support pupils experiencing barriers to attendance, engagement and learning.

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the school's Inclusion Base.
• Deliver structured learning programmes that support pupils to remain engaged with education.
• Design, implement and evaluate targeted interventions to improve attendance, engagement and outcomes.
• Lead reintegration programmes for pupils experiencing EBSA, persistent absence and reduced timetables.
• Act as Lead Professional for pupils accessing the provision.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and guidance to teaching assistants and mentors working within the Inclusion Base.
• Build strong relationships with pupils and families to remove barriers to learning and attendance.
• Coordinate multi-agency support and review meetings.
• Monitor attendance, engagement and reintegration outcomes, evaluating the impact of provision and contributing to school improvement.
• Work collaboratively with subject leaders to ensure pupils maintain access to a broad and ambitious curriculum.

This is a newly created role reflecting the school's commitment to strengthening inclusion, improving attendance and ensuring vulnerable pupils receive the support they need to thrive.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with vulnerable, disengaged or hard-to-reach young people.
• Understands the challenges associated with EBSA, SEND, attendance and barriers to learning.
• Has experience of developing and delivering successful intervention programmes.
• Can build positive, trusting relationships with pupils and families.
• Is confident leading support plans and coordinating provision for individual pupils.
• Has excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Has the confidence to work collaboratively with external agencies and school staff.
• Believes that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed.

Why join us?

We offer:

• The opportunity to establish and lead a high-impact Inclusion Base.
• A supportive and ambitious leadership team.
• The chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of vulnerable young people every day.
• A culture that values inclusion, wellbeing and professional development.
• The opportunity to influence whole-school practice and improve outcomes for some of our most vulnerable learners.
• Excellent opportunities for professional growth within a successful and ambitious trust.

Join us and Make a Difference

If you are resilient, compassionate, solution-focused and committed to helping young people succeed, we would love to hear from you.

This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to change lives.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

Closing Date

2026-09-21