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Band 4 – Group 3 (£40,382 to £54,777) (subject to pro rata adjustments), dependent on experience / impact in previous roles

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Job title: Director of Inclusion
Location: Barnsley Academy, Farm Road, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3DL
Starting salary: Band 4 – Group 3 (£40,382 to £54,777) (subject to pro rata adjustments), dependent on experience / impact in previous roles
Contract: Permanent, full-time, term time only (39 working weeks per year).
Start date: ASAP
Barnsley Academy is seeking to appoint a Director of Inclusion. The ideal candidate will be a committed, passionate and knowledgeable individual who can positively and actively contribute to our mission to ensure the young people in our care receive a world-class education.
The recent Ofsted report (January 2025) highlights that “the school is a welcoming and vibrant place”, “is aspirational for what pupils can achieve”, and “has high expectations for pupils’ behaviour.” Inspectors noted that “Leaders know the school well”, “ensure that staff have the support and training that they need”, and that “staff feel supported by the school.” Barnsley Academy is a UNICEF Rights Respecting school, reflecting our commitment to achieving equity for all students leading to the best possible personal and academic outcomes.
Please watch our Welcome Video to find out how our values of Ambition, Determination and Respect underpin everything that staff and students do here at Barnsley Academy: Barnsley Academy > Video
The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. Barnsley Academy is an 11-16 secondary. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost.
United Learning is one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the country who offers unrivalled Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training, including opportunities for nationwide networking.

WE WILL OFFER YOU:

• Highly competitive pay above national
• Excellent facilities and resources in a respectful working
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
• Polite, respectful and dedicated students who want to learn and fulfil their potential.
• Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country with opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in other schools within the Yorkshire cluster and across United Learning.
• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions, a personal leave day each year, and a generous staff discount scheme.
• Access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Health Cash Plan.
• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
• We are open to requests for flexible or part-time working; and we encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
  If you possess these qualities and share the academy’s vision, then we will be delighted to hear from you. Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.
  To apply, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the advert on our website using the following link to our vacancies page: Barnsley Academy > About Us > Vacancies and complete our online application form. Please note that CVs are not accepted. The closing date for this post 9am on the Monday 14 July 2025 with interviews proposed to take place on Thursday 17 July 2025.
  If you would like to discuss this exciting opportunity, please contact hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk
  United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list

• Supporting the Senior Vice Principal and the Pastoral team in shaping and managing the student experience at the Academy.
• Leading and coordinating support for students who are difficult to reach and disengaged from education, ensuring specific targeted interventions are implemented to re-engage.
• Leading the identification of student learning needs, providing insights to SENDCo, curriculum leads, and teachers to enhance learning outcomes while ensuring inclusion strategies align with the academy’s vision and policies
• Establishing productive working relationships with students acting as a trusted member of staff and role model.
• Building strong, collaborative relationships with parents and carers, sharing information to help students make meaningful progress.
• Working closely with the wider Pastoral team to engage students across year groups and break any cycles of repeated negative behaviour.
• Taking the lead in improving attendance for a specific group of students, ensuring they are actively engaged in the academy and all it has to offer.
• Overseeing, monitoring and quality assuring processes and decisions around alternative and bespoke provision for individual students, including reviewing its impact. To include liaising directly with alternative providers and considering benefits versus cost.
• Supporting the wider safeguarding team by acting as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).