Head of Inclusion (Education)
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- Employer:
- Bristol City Council
- Location:
- Bristol
- Salary:
- £81,367 to £91,933
- Closing date:
- 18th July 2025
- Job Ref:
- GSe123888
Description
Bristol is a unique and modern city, with a rich history and tapestry of vibrant and diverse communities that make it a great place to live. We are a growing city, attracting inward investment, creating jobs, and developing excellent skills and learning opportunities that support all of our residents to thrive. We are committed to placing children, young people and families at the heart of how we design and deliver services, and this approach is embodied in our ambitious new SEND and Inclusion Strategy that empowers collaborative relationships with partners and stakeholders to deliver excellent outcomes for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Our new Head of Inclusion, reporting to the Director of Education and Skills, will be core to realising our vision; we have much more to do through our new strategy and are creating a positive and restorative environment for our team to deliver. With support from our Members, we have committed £1m to early intervention through our new Inclusion and Outreach Service, we have launched our new Co-production Charter and Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen our partnership work with our Parent Carer Forum and health partners, we have successfully concluded our response to the Written Statement of Action, and secured £40m of investment in specialist provision across the city over the next 5-years.
We are looking for someone who will lead across the entire system, building relationships with schools and other education settings, health partners, the third sector and of course with our communities. We want someone who shares our passion, championing our children and young people, and holding our partners to account where standards are not to the level that we expect, shaping the quality of provision and delivering our new strategy across our diverse city. You will be committed to co-production, recognising the value that our parents, carers and partners bring to designing and shaping the services that we deliver.
This is a great opportunity to join Bristol City Council, where our ambition is matched by political, corporate and financial commitment, where you too can truly make a difference. For further information about the role speak to colleagues at GatenbySanderson, Delicia Coutinho (07741 264892) or Philip Emms (07590 225472)
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How to apply
Please apply by submitting a CV and supporting statement (no more than 2 sides of A4 in length per document). Please also include your contact details.
- Please ensure your full employment history is outlined in your application including any education or employment gaps. Please detail how you meet the essential criteria, competencies and qualification requirements detailed in the role specification.
- In your supporting statement, please share with us the values and behaviours that you bring to your leadership, and how you will transfer your skills and experience to this role.
- Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- You will be asked to complete an Equal Opportunities monitoring form as part of the application process.
- Please let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit your application.
Interviews - Please outline in your application any dates when you will not be available in July and August.
Contact
The following consultants are managing this role and will be happy to answer any questions that are not covered in the person specification on the next webpage.
- Contact:
- Philip Emms
- Telephone:
- 07590 225 472
- Contact:
- Delicia Coutinho
- Telephone:
- 07741 264 892