Strategic Inclusion Lead


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW19 1EB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Strategic Inclusion Lead – Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Be an active member of the Senior Leadership Team and contribute to school improvement and self-evaluation.

• Work closely with the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher to develop and implement a whole-school inclusion strategy.

• Promote a culture of high expectations, belonging and inclusive practice.

• Line manage and develop the Deputy Inclusion Lead, providing clear direction, supervision and professional development.

SEND & Early Intervention

• Provide strategic leadership for SEND provision, ensuring high expectations and access to a broad and ambitious curriculum.

• Oversee EHCP processes, provision mapping, interventions and transitions.

• Ensure early identification and appropriate support for pupils with additional needs, including within EYFS.

• Work closely with families and external agencies to secure effective support and provision.

Behaviour, Nurture & Attendance

• Support the development and implementation of a consistent, inclusive approach to behaviour.

• Oversee and develop nurture provision, including ELSA, SEMH interventions and mentoring.

• Support the school’s attendance strategy, with a particular focus on vulnerable pupils.

• Use attendance and behaviour data to identify barriers and drive improvement.

Teaching Assistants & Staff Development

• Lead the strategic deployment of Teaching Assistants, ensuring support promotes independence and complements high-quality teaching.

• Develop and deliver training in SEND, adaptive teaching, behaviour, nurture and communication.

• Provide coaching and feedback to develop staff expertise and consistency across the school.

• Lead CPD linked to the school’s inclusion priorities.

Safeguarding, Wellbeing & Personal Development

• Work closely with the DSL to identify vulnerable pupils and monitor safeguarding risks.

• Promote pupils’ wellbeing, emotional regulation, positive relationships and sense of belonging.

• Ensure all pupils feel safe, valued and included and have access to enrichment opportunities.

• Contribute to multi-agency work where appropriate.

Partnership & Community

• Build strong relationships with parents, carers, governors and external agencies.

• Lead and contribute to meetings, reviews and multi-agency processes.

• Report on the impact of inclusion provision and support continuous improvement.

• Contribute to collective worship and promote the Christian ethos and values of All Saints’.

What the school offers its staff

At All Saints’, we are proud of our supportive and dedicated staff team and the opportunities we provide for colleagues to develop and flourish.

• A welcoming and supportive school community

• The opportunity to work within a collaborative and dedicated staff team who are committed to achieving the best for every child.

• A strong commitment to professional development, with ongoing opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and leadership.

• Access to high-quality CPD; in recent years this has included opportunities through Merton LA, the Southwark Diocesan Board of Education and Brunel University.

• A commitment to ‘growing our own’ leaders, with opportunities to take on responsibility and develop your career within the school.

• Opportunities to work collaboratively with other schools within our local cluster, sharing expertise and developing practice.

• The opportunity to contribute to an exciting and ambitious curriculum and to play a meaningful role in the wider life of the school.

• Access to the Employee Assist Programme

• Access to Vivup Employee benefits

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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