Strategic Lead Inclusion Quality & Practice

Full Time, Permanent

We’re looking for an experienced senior strategic leader to help shape inclusive education across Bristol.

Reporting to the Head of Service, Inclusion, you’ll lead our quality assurance and practice frameworks across Inclusion and SEND and oversee SEND place-making and co-production. Working with children, families, schools and partners, you’ll use evidence, data and lived experience to improve services and outcomes—particularly for children and young people with SEND or facing disadvantage.

You will play a key role in delivering Bristol's SEND and Inclusion Strategy and supporting SEND Reform, championing inclusive practice, strengthening partnership with families and settings, and ensuring children and young people can access the right support, at the right time, in the right place. You will drive system-wide improvement through co-production, quality assurance, workforce development and the effective use of data to improve outcomes and reduce barriers to participation, belonging and achievement.

About you

You’ll bring:

• Significant leadership experience in a complex, multi-agency environment
• Expert knowledge of SEND, safeguarding, attendance and related statutory duties
• Experience of quality assurance, service improvement and co-production
• Strong influencing, partnership-working and communication skills
• Experience of driving strategic change and embedding inclusive practice across education and partner agencies
• A proven commitment to inclusion, equity and improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
  
  

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Helen Cox, Head of Inclusion (helen.cox@bristol.gov.uk) 

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit. 

The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.