Principal Accountabilities - Inclusion

§  To act as the strategic lead for the academy’s Inclusion provisions of the SEND team, Study Hub (Compass) and Inclusion and Well Being Hub

§  To act as the Designated Teacher for Looked After Children

§  In conjunction with the Principal / Vice Principal and the academy’s vision, exercise strategic, curriculum-led financial planning to ensure the equitable deployment of budgets and resources, in the best interests of student’s achievements and the academy’s sustainability

§  To strategically lead the growth of the Study Hub ensuring that a robust business plan is financially costed and implemented successfully

• Ensure the provisions have effective safeguarding in place
• Demand ambitious standards for all students within SEND and AEN, Study Hub and Inclusion and Well Being Hub, overcoming disadvantages and advancing equality
• Instilling a strong sense of accountability in staff for the impact of their work on student outcomes particularly those students with SEND and AEN
• Maintain and improve standards, achievement and student progress and development, contributing fully to the strategic leadership, direction, quality assurance and staff leadership at the academy 
• Be responsible for whole school approach of Inclusion including, individual support plans, liaison with parents/carers, external agencies and other key stakeholders
• To identify individuals and groups who exhibit behaviours that are challenging, and to lead the interventions, support and sanctions which will help to put their learning back on track
• To use the data and information from primary school colleagues to prepare for the smooth transition of students from KS2 to KS3, and for transition between stages within the main school
• To be responsible for fostering an ethos of aspiration, challenge and inclusion across the school for students with AEN