Advanced Practitioner - Inclusion until 12/2028

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Advanced Practitioner - Inclusion?

As an Advanced Practitioner - Inclusion, you will play a key role in delivering Weston College's Inclusion Strategy and Equity & Education Framework by ensuring learners can achieve, belong and thrive.

This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week, on a fixed-term basis until 31st December 2028.

We are recruiting for three positions across our college campuses:

Knightstone Campus (Weston-super-Mare)

Loxton Campus (Weston-super-Mare)

South West Skills Campus (Weston-super-Mare) or Advanced Manufacturing Technical Excellence College (AMTEC) (Bristol)

The successful candidates will be based at one of the locations listed above.

Advanced Practitioner's will play a key role in developing the confidence, capability and effectiveness of teaching staff in meeting the needs of learners with SEND, neurodiverse learners and those facing additional barriers to learning. You will be required to demonstrate exemplary teaching practice, model evidence-informed inclusive pedagogy and inspire colleagues to adopt inclusive strategies and drive innovation to create an outstanding learning experience for every student.

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

Teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent).

Experience supporting learners with SEND and vulnerable or disengaged young people.

Strong knowledge of Quality First Teaching and adaptive teaching strategies.

Strong understanding of inclusive education principles. Including knowledge of strategies to support learners with SEND and wider barriers to participation and educational disadvantage.

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

For full details about the role and its responsibilities, please view the job description and person specification attached above.

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact or 01934 411441.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.