• Will contribute to the school’s Inclusion programme, alongside the SVP and wider Leadership Team to actively promote the Academy’s Adaptive Teaching and Inclusion strategies, through a combination of theoretical knowledge and values-based implementation.
• Will drive the Academy’s Inclusion practices in lessons, to ensure all students can reach their God-given potential, by assessing their barriers to learning.
• Manage the Inclusion and SEND teams, to embed a consistent and supportive SEND offer, through our academic, pastoral and enrichment curriculum.
• Contribute to and support the Senior Leadership Team in achieving the Academy’s five school priorities, with particular focus on Inclusion and enrichment 
• Will support St Mark’s vision of transformation for all, so that every child can realise their God-given potential
• Believes in building strong relationships with our students and who is willing to go above and beyond to allow them to transform and live life in all its fullness.  

This role also offers a suitably experienced colleague the additional opportunity to support as a system leader across Anthem Trust, to play a leading role in shaping our approach to the DfE White Paper (September 2026).

Successful candidates will transform their practice through our instructional coaching offer. As one of 10 nationally selected Steplab Hub Schools, staff benefit from this expertly led programme underpinned by cutting edge research into cognitive science.

St Mark’s Church of England Academy is part of Anthem Schools Trust, a multi-academy trust serving over 8,000 children and young people in 15 schools across the East Midlands, London and the Thames Valley. Full details of the responsibilities can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification for this post. Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted as received and therefore early application is strongly advised. Anthem Trust remains the right to close or extend this advert at any time. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references. It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’ and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 [Exceptions] Order 1975. 

Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.