Senior Inclusion Lead - Driving Inclusive Education

Somerset County Council; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave & bank holidays

LGPS pension scheme

Hybrid working arrangements

Health and wellbeing support

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Somerset Council is seeking a Senior Inclusion Lead to promote inclusive educational practice and improve outcomes for children and young people facing barriers to education. The role leads a team of Inclusion Leads, providing guidance and quality assurance while engaging with schools, families and partners across Somerset.

The post focuses on early intervention, safeguarding, and coordinated support through TAC/TAF and multi-agency planning, ensuring needs are understood and supported with

Qualifications

• Degree and QTS or equivalent qualification.
• Experience with SEND Code of Practice.
• Experience leading practitioners.
• Experience working in multi-agency partnerships.
• Strong safeguarding responsibilities understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of Inclusion Leads, providing professional supervision, guidance and quality assurance.
• Provide oversight and leadership for the most complex situations across the service.
• Support schools to develop inclusive practice and meet the needs of children and young people with identified and emerging SEND.
• Work collaboratively with schools and partners to promote engagement in provision.
• Participate in TAC, TAF and multi-agency meetings, contributing to solution-focused planning and coordinated support.
• Provide advice, challenge and support to education settings where barriers to learning and inclusion are evident.
• Promote early identification of need and timely intervention to prevent difficulties from escalating.
• Support successful transitions between educational phases for vulnerable learners.
• Build effective partnerships across education, health and social care to improve outcomes for children and young people.
• Contribute to service development and the continuous improvement of inclusion practice across Somerset.

Skills

SEND expertise

Lead teams

Multi-agency partner

Stakeholder comms

Analytical skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Problem solving

Influencing skills

Strategic planning

Education

Degree or QTS

Job description

Somerset Council is seeking a Senior Inclusion Lead to promote inclusive educational practice and improve outcomes for children and young people facing barriers to education. The role leads a team of Inclusion Leads, providing guidance and quality assurance while engaging with schools, families and partners across Somerset.

The post focuses on early intervention, safeguarding, and coordinated support through TAC/TAF and multi-agency planning, ensuring needs are understood and supported with