As a strategic leader within WCG, the Director of Inclusion will drive a whole-college approach to inclusion strategies across all five college sites, ensuring that every learner has the best possible opportunity to achieve. This role does not oversee direct teaching delivery, but instead focuses on designing, embedding, and monitoring the institutional frameworks that remove predictable barriers to learning.
The post holder will provide direct leadership and line management to the High Needs, Inclusion and Accessibility Teams. The role holds overall accountability for the strategic management of high needs funding and WCG’s allocated proportion of the national £1.6 billion Inclusive Mainstream Fund (IMF).
With Inclusion serving as the definitive leadership test in education inspection, the post holder will be a forward-thinking strategist. They will leverage hard data to ensure diverse learner groups achieve, belong, and thrive. By aligning college operations with the updated Ofsted Inclusion Framework, the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, and the Education and Inspections Act 2006, the Director will aim to secure recognition for exemplary leadership and practice across all campuses.
The post holder will report to the Vice Principal for Curriculum Planning, Performance & Skills.
View the full job specification on our website at https://wcg.ac.uk/page/4541/director-of-inclusion---cs12262
