Head of School Inclusion
| Posting date: | 19 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 August 2025 |
| Location: | Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6PZ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | d1c19b1c-141e-47a8-9fcd-fcdc072acfef |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential criteria Job-related education, qualifications, and knowledge
• Good understanding of the intellectual, personal, social, and emotional needs and expectations of students
• NVQ Level 4 or higher qualifications in relevant areas or equivalent experience
• An up-to-date knowledge of inclusion regulations and current guidance
Experience
• Experience of managing schools’ inclusive provision e.g. Alternative Curriculum, Inclusion Mentors and other Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) interventions
• Experience of leading a team (working in close partnership with the SENCO and Deputy Head) to lead, motivate, support, challenge and develop staff to secure high standards of work and continual improvement.
• To have the skills to be able to lead in the development of SEMH interventions and review their effectiveness.
• To undertake significant Continual Professional Development, leading staff by example, as well as identify development requirements for staff.
• To take a lead role in the school’s appraisal cycle.
• To be able to work in partnership with members of the Senior Leadership Team and leadership teams to monitor the quality of teaching and learning for SEND pupils.
• Good communicator to keep whole staff and groups, as appropriate, informed about the developments with student groups causing concern, and able to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• To advise, plan and support staff groups working with student causing concern.
• To be able to identify which other professionals and partners in the community are best placed to support the school, to promote the good name of the school, contributing to positive outcomes for all students through developing and maintaining strong partnerships.
• Commitment to acquiring awareness and knowledge of Health and Safety policy and practice as it applies in their area of work.
• Ability to co-operate and adhere to Health and Safety Policy, practices, and instructions.
• Demonstrate a genuine commitment to the council’s values in relation to embracing diversity and provide a service based on fairness and inclusion.
• Experience in developing and implementing inclusion strategies
Skills and abilities
Health and safety knowledge
Diversity and inclusion
Personal Qualities
• Enthusiasm, optimism and resilience
• High expectations and energy with a capacity for sustained hard work
• Innovative in thought and practice
• Has an understanding of the intellectual, personal, social, and emotional needs and expectations of students.
• Passionate about the education of young people.
• Good sense of humour with the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Can do attitude
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
What the school offers its staff
Our school is ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2023), being one of the most popular and successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive schools in the Preston Park area of Brighton, consistently over-subscribed.
Our curriculum is broad and balanced and offers many exciting opportunities for all students, both in school and out. There are tremendous extra-curricular opportunities at Dorothy Stringer through sport, performing arts, the Junior Leadership Team, Art, the Duke of Edinburgh award, as well as a number of other trips. In short, we believe there is something for everyone at the school.
Commitment to safeguarding
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
Essential criteria Job-related education, qualifications, and knowledge
• Good understanding of the intellectual, personal, social, and emotional needs and expectations of students
• NVQ Level 4 or higher qualifications in relevant areas or equivalent experience
• An up-to-date knowledge of inclusion regulations and current guidance
Experience
• Experience of managing schools’ inclusive provision e.g. Alternative Curriculum, Inclusion Mentors and other Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) interventions
• Experience of leading a team (working in close partnership with the SENCO and Deputy Head) to lead, motivate, support, challenge and develop staff to secure high standards of work and continual improvement.
• To have the skills to be able to lead in the development of SEMH interventions and review their effectiveness.
• To undertake significant Continual Professional Development, leading staff by example, as well as identify development requirements for staff.
• To take a lead role in the school’s appraisal cycle.
• To be able to work in partnership with members of the Senior Leadership Team and leadership teams to monitor the quality of teaching and learning for SEND pupils.
• Good communicator to keep whole staff and groups, as appropriate, informed about the developments with student groups causing concern, and able to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• To advise, plan and support staff groups working with student causing concern.
• To be able to identify which other professionals and partners in the community are best placed to support the school, to promote the good name of the school, contributing to positive outcomes for all students through developing and maintaining strong partnerships.
• Commitment to acquiring awareness and knowledge of Health and Safety policy and practice as it applies in their area of work.
• Ability to co-operate and adhere to Health and Safety Policy, practices, and instructions.
• Demonstrate a genuine commitment to the council’s values in relation to embracing diversity and provide a service based on fairness and inclusion.
• Experience in developing and implementing inclusion strategies
Skills and abilities
Health and safety knowledge
Diversity and inclusion
Personal Qualities
• Enthusiasm, optimism and resilience
• High expectations and energy with a capacity for sustained hard work
• Innovative in thought and practice
• Has an understanding of the intellectual, personal, social, and emotional needs and expectations of students.
• Passionate about the education of young people.
• Good sense of humour with the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Can do attitude
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
What the school offers its staff
Our school is ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2023), being one of the most popular and successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive schools in the Preston Park area of Brighton, consistently over-subscribed.
Our curriculum is broad and balanced and offers many exciting opportunities for all students, both in school and out. There are tremendous extra-curricular opportunities at Dorothy Stringer through sport, performing arts, the Junior Leadership Team, Art, the Duke of Edinburgh award, as well as a number of other trips. In short, we believe there is something for everyone at the school.
Commitment to safeguarding
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.