Inclusion Lead

The Inclusion Manager role is an exciting addition to the Gloucester academy team.

As a Inclusion Manager you will work with colleagues, Trustees, School Council and parents/carers, in partnership, sustaining and improving the quality of education:

• To enable all students to develop the habits of self - discipline required to climb their own personal mountain to University and beyond.
• To fulfil our commitment to disruption free learning, every minute, of every day.

Job Purpose

• Ensure the 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. 

What’s in it for you: 

• 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