Inclusion Leader

As an Inclusion Lead you will work with colleagues, School Council and parents/carers, in partnership, sustaining and improving the culture and ethos of the school.

Main purpose of the role

The successful candidate will:

• Ensure the Ready For Learning (RfL) area is fully operational each day to receive any student who has been referred from class (in line with our behaviour policy)


• Reinforce the high levels of expectations for every student and ensure these are adhered to by modelling the standards at all times.


• Develop rigorous systems of tracking and intervention to support students who are repeatedly referred to the RfL centre.


• Ensure students who are repeatedly referred are able to access the support required to meet our expectations.


Assessment, Feedback and Tracking

• To work with the senior leadership team to improve the self - discipline of students referred to the RfL room.


• To share in the corporate responsibility for, and commitment to, the safeguarding and promotion of the well-being and discipline of all students.


• To ensure the climate for learning in the RfL room is exceptional, characterised by warmth, kindness and rigour.


• To line manage the behaviour admin assistant, training and directing as is necessary.


• To support other members of the academy pastoral team in ensuring disruption free learning across the academy.


• To 'run the room' in RfL. You will be responsible for the efficacy of the centre; this will include making sound assessments of the needs of children who are regularly referred to the RfL and working with colleagues to promote the best outcome for each child.


• To ensure that the team actively supports attendance at detentions.


• To target specific groups of students to improve attendance.


• Facilitate 'Reset Conversations' between staff and students


• To develop rigorous tracking systems for the numbers of students referred to RfL


• To work closely with the communities and families to improve behaviour.


• To ensure that the RfL room prevents disruptive behaviour occurring anywhere in the academy.


• To develop the academy's approach to inclusion, ensuring repeat referrals are supported to meet expectations.


• To work closely with the Director of Alternative Provision, to support the reintegration of students successfully into mainstream school.


• To develop supportive interventions designed to improve student behaviour, and lead staff in delivering these interventions


• To work closely with the Family Support Team in ensuring families are supported to improve student behaviour and attendance.


• To further develop the RfL room to ensure that it is characterised by warmth and kindness for children, with clear boundaries being central to this.


• To not allow excuses to become a part of the culture at Gloucester Academy.


• To perform particular assigned duties at the reasonable direction of the Headteacher or his/her designated representative(s)


• To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people in accordance with the Child Protection/Safeguarding and Inclusion policies.


• Support and promote the school's behaviour management policy


• Ensure the learning environment engages students with learning and promotes good behaviour.


• Monitor the behaviour of students
  
  A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues


• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression


• Employer contributions to Local Government (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Gym membership scheme


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Free eye tests


• Childcare Voucher scheme


• Car benefit scheme


• My Health discounts