About the Role
Luminate Education Group are recruiting for a Head of Inclusive Learning (SEND).
The post holder will lead in the implementation of the SEN Code of Practice and in ensuring the college meets its legal and statutory requirements. In particular they will lead the implantation of SEND Reforms within Luminate, ensuring the Group engages positively with reform, and is outward-looking and collaborative in its approach.
As a leader of SEND across Luminate FE Colleges they will drive and embed practices that deliver an outstanding experience for SEND students, and by extension those with additional vulnerabilities or disadvantages, ensuring that all learners and apprentices have a quality learning experience with outcomes comparable to their peers.
What You Will Do
This post has a dual role encompassing leadership and management of the central SEND department within Luminate Education Group, and through a matrix management approach, supporting the leadership of the SEND agenda across Luminate FE colleges.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, deliver and maintain an outstanding service and provision within the SEND department, prioritising the student experience and delivering positive outcomes and transitions for students.
- Champion inclusive pedagogy by designing and developing, delivering and maintaining a comprehensive group-wide CPD offer, equipping curriculum staff with the skills for meeting the needs of increasingly complex learners, ensuring clear focus on adaptive teaching and the graduated approach as core strategies.
- Support Campus Principals, Heads of Department, College Managers and other staff to fully embed the SEND agenda, including reform, in order to provide an outstanding, inclusive, and aspirational experience for students and staff.
About You
We are looking for someone who has:
- Previous experience of working positively with young people and adults.
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of Government policy in relation to SEND and education and skills, including its funding and curriculum / qualification reform.
- Expertise, knowledge and understanding of the Sector
- Proven experience managing staff in an educational setting
- Experience of successful administration and management of financial budgets.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.