Collegiate Inclusion Manager

The Central Collegiate network of Schools for Birmingham is seeking a dedicated and proactive Central Collegiate Inclusion Manager to play a key role in promoting inclusion and supporting positive outcomes for children and young people across our schools. Working closely with school leaders, pastoral teams and the Central Sharing Panel, as well as the Local Authority, you will help ensure that vulnerable pupils at risk of exclusion, pupils on off-site direction and placements receive the support, guidance and opportunities they need to succeed in education.

This is a rewarding and varied role focused on supporting the most vulnerable pupils in the central network, coordinating and monitoring placements, supporting successful transitions, engaging with families, and using data to identify and respond to emerging concerns. You will be instrumental in helping schools make off-site directions successful, reduce exclusions, improve placement stability, and enable vulnerable pupils to remain engaged in learning, ensuring every child has the best chance to achieve their full potential.

Our values and ways of working mean a great deal to us across the Central Collegiate; openness, integrity, collegiality and a determination to support all children to be successful underpin all that we do, and so it is important that you champion our values and ways of working, as well as championing children.

We value our staff and provide a comprehensive programme of coaching and professional development for all our staff. We use our values and our virtue pathways to shape the way we work and learn together. Hear what our teachers have to say about working at Ark Victoria Academy:
https://arkvictoria.org/jobs/working-for-us

• We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
• Our school's 'Wellbeing Wednesdays' are a great hit - get in touch to find out more
• Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
• Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark /careers/why-work-with-us/

We are a group of twelve secondaries, including three all-through schools with the core aim of working together to improve the life chances of all the learners across the central collegiate network. We work together as leaders to share best practice, and work collaboratively to provide an excellent education across each of our schools. Your employment will be through Ark Victoria Academy, as the Executive Principal is the Chair of the Collegiate.

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• Ark St Albans Academy
• Ark Victoria Academy
• Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
• Holy Trinity Catholic School
• Small Heath Leadership Academy
• Starbank School
• Eden Girls Leadership Academy
• BOA Digital
• Waverley
• Waverley Studio College
• Yardleys school

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments,

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process,