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Whole Academy Inclusion Lead

Whole Academy Inclusion Lead

Plume, Maldon's Community Academy

Essex

  • £61,042 - £67,351 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
LPS 14 - 18
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 1, 2023
Apply by:
24 April 2023

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint a permanent full time Whole Academy Inclusion Lead with effect from September 2023 to join our Senior Leadership Team.

Reporting to the Joint Head of Academy, the role will be integral in ensuring that the work of the academy reflects its core aims and objectives and vision, values and ethos within a strong forward thinking and innovative college setting in our highly successful academy which holds good Ofsted status. 

The role will work with all staff to raise levels of achievement for all students within the inclusion setting as well as to ensure they remain safe and happy whilst in our care. 

The role exists to lead our approach to inclusion at Plume Academy, ensuring that all students’ needs are met, they have full access to our curriculum, and are able achieve their full potential. It is a whole-school responsibility, developing the quality of our curriculum and teaching to enable all pupils (including those with additional needs) to make excellent progress.

A large part of the role is leading the SEND faculty in ensuring an exceptional climate for learning in which staff and vulnerable learners can flourish, both academically and in terms of their own personal development. The holder of this role will ensure that the day-to-day running of the SEND faculty functions efficiently and effectively, and that all relevant policies and procedures are fit for purpose and are applied robustly and fully.

Working with the Whole Academy Mental Health Champion, you will coordinate matters directly relating to LGBT+ initiatives to work alongside the academy’s many external partners such as the Rainbow Award and Just Like Us in matters directly relating to students, maintaining the accreditation and focus. To support the academy’s faculties and their respective staff to champion our LGBT+ approach and to effectively engage our parents and carers to further their understanding of LGBT+.

You will work alongside the members of the Senior Leadership Team to effectively support, guide, and manage the academy’s staff to provide a secure, rigorous, and stimulating environment, as well as a sense of teamwork and collaborative respect. In addition, the role will work collaboratively with the Joint Head of Academy in all aspects of the day-to-day management of the academy for students with additional educational needs.

Personal Qualities

The successful applicant should have a good honours degree and a QTS or equivalent teaching qualification and have the NASENCO qualification. In addition, proven successful experience of outstanding leadership and classroom teaching experience.

Applicants should be hardworking, enthusiastic and have a high level of commitment and ability to focus on fostering the teaching and learning and personal development of Year 7 to 13 students. They should have an interest in new teaching and learning developments and a high level of integrity. Experienced candidates should be able to evidence excellent levels of value-added achievement and high retention levels.

Leadership is an important aspect of the role and candidates should have experience as a manager of leading, motivating and line managing staff effectively to raise standards and evaluate the impact of initiatives.

Responsibilities of the Post Holder

A full job description and person specification can be found in the New Candidate Information Pack – Whole Academy Inclusion Lead, which accompanies this advertisement.

 Pastoral

 All qualified and experienced full time teaching staff are expected to fulfil both an academic teaching role and a pastoral role in the academy and act as a tutor to a group of assigned students. This involves staff in all aspects of tutorial work including guidance, pastoral support, first level safeguarding, monitoring and encouraging progress, contact with parents, writing reports, compiling student references and the delivery of part of the academy’s personal tutorial programme during the timetabled tutorial period. For a full time post, a firm commitment to this aspect of teaching is essential. 

Wider Contribution

Full time teaching staff may also have opportunities to contribute to the extra-curricular programme. This is very wide ranging and can often enable staff to contribute particular skills and interests where they meet academy needs. Applicants should indicate if they have particular interests and this would be discussed at the time of interview.

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About Plume, Maldon's Community Academy

Work at a place where you feel valued and recognised. An environment where imagination and creativity counts. Work with us.

Currently the third largest secondary school in Essex as a single academy trust and growing, we are focused on enhancing our future structure and have roles where we are seeking people who can bring fresh perspectives and new variety for the benefits of our students. At Plume Academy you will find the space to develop your talents, the freedom to contribute and the opportunity to grow as part of our welcoming and inclusive family.

Employing over 250 staff, from teaching and learning to management and administration, you will find opportunities at every level, across both of our campuses.

Our people share a determination to push boundaries, think differently and achieve more.

As an employee, you’ll play a crucial part in assisting with our continual development.

In return, we will support, nurture and reward you with benefits from training and development to responsibility recognition.

Plume had a successful Ofsted inspection in November 2023 and was judged a ‘good’ Academy. Ofsted acknowledged the high quality of teaching and excellent relationships in the Academy.

Plume Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are therefore subject to satisfactory DBS and Immigration Checks, demonstration of ability, together with the receipt of references.

If you would like to telephone the Director of HR prior to completing the application form, Mrs. Dorcas Ologunde would be pleased to discuss the role in further detail.  Further information about the academy including videos to give candidates virtual tours are available on our website at https://www.plume.essex.sch.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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