Director - Inclusive Education and SEND

Care to Join Us?

Ready to shape the future of inclusive education? Want to lead change, influence strategy and make a lasting difference to learners' lives? Discover how you could help SHCG create better futures as our Director of Inclusive Education and SEND.

We offer great benefits including;

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Generous Employer Pension Contribution

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Regular Training & Development

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Access to a Health Care Plan

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Learning & Development Opportunities

This is a pivotal opportunity to shape the future of South Hampshire College Group (SHCG). Following the launch of our new strategic ambition and curriculum strategy, you will join our Senior Leadership Team as Director of Inclusive Education and SEND, playing a key role in delivering our vision of Creating Better Futures. You will help ensure every learner has the opportunity to participate, achieve, progress and succeed.

At SHCG, inclusion is about much more than specialist support or statutory compliance. It is about the culture you help shape, the leadership you provide, the way we design our curriculum and teaching, and the everyday experiences of learners across our colleges. You will champion high expectations for all, help remove barriers to learning and participation, and ensure every learner is known, valued and supported to fulfil their potential.

With significant change taking place across SEND, inspection, commissioning and funding, this is your opportunity to help SHCG lead the way in developing an ambitious, evidence-informed and sustainable approach to inclusive education. You will provide strategic leadership across Inclusive Education, Additional Learning Support and statutory SEND, ensuring we are well prepared for SEND reform, developments in Ofsted's approach to inclusion and the implications of devolution.

Working across the Group, you will lead the development of our Inclusive Education Strategy, strengthen inclusive curriculum and teaching practice, and ensure effective SEND governance and statutory compliance. You will develop the leadership, systems and professional expertise needed to deliver consistently excellent support, while building strong partnerships with local authorities, schools, employers, specialist providers, health and social care services, learners and families. Through these relationships, you will help create stronger pathways and better outcomes for learners with SEND and additional needs.

We are looking for a visionary, credible and influential leader who combines deep knowledge of SEND and inclusive education with the ability to turn policy and reform into meaningful organisational change. You will bring the leadership and influencing skills to inspire others, an evidence-led approach to improvement, and a clear understanding of adaptive teaching and inclusive curriculum design. You will be confident working strategically, influencing practice across a large organisation and bringing people together around a shared ambition.

Above all, you will share our conviction that inclusion is everyone's responsibility. You will have the vision, passion and determination to help us build the culture, capability and practice that make this belief a reality, creating an environment where every learner at SHCG can belong, participate, progress and succeed.

If you are ready to influence strategy, inspire colleagues and make a lasting difference to the experiences and futures of learners, this is your opportunity to help shape what inclusive education looks like across SHCG.

About Us

The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is a dynamic, purpose driven Further Education organisation with a commitment to Creating Better Futures for learners, employers and communities within South Hampshire and beyond.

We pride ourselves on living our values - Collaborative, Inclusive and Aspirational. We also understand the difference exceptional employees can make to us delivering outstanding results and we are always seeking to attract talent who can add value and who will be proud to be part of our growing organisation.

South Hampshire College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to safer recruitment practices to ensure that all appointments are made in the best interests of our learners. All appointments are subject to appropriate pre-employment safeguarding checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable to the role. We value equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.