SEND and Inclusion Trustee

Join Us as an SEND and Inclusion Trustee:

Support Inclusion Shape Culture Transform Life Chances!

Are you passionate about creating safe supportive environments where young people can learn and thrive Do you have the expertise to guide a Trust in maintaining high standards of inclusion As a SEND and Inclusion Trustee youll play a crucial strategic role in ensuring that every school within our Trust is a secure place for pupils and staff to flourish.

This role is your opportunity to make a Trust-wide impact shaping the systems cultures and decisions that help our young people to thrive every single day.

As a Trustee you will:

Champion a Culture of Inclusion:Use your insight expertise or lived experience to shape the Trusts policies practices and strategic priorities ensuring SEND and inclusion are central to every decision we make.

Strengthen Provision & Assurance:Provide oversight of statutory SEND responsibilities inclusive practice safeguarding links and the effectiveness of support for pupils with additional needs ensuring the Trust meets its duties confidently and compassionately.

Support and Constructively Challenge:Offer informed evidencebased challenge to senior leaders ensuring SEND provision is highquality wellresourced and continuously improving. Help the Board ask the right questions to drive equitable outcomes.

Promote Wellbeing & Belonging:Contribute to strategic discussions about mental health behaviour attendance and pastoral support ensuring our schools create environments where every learner feels safe included and able to succeed.

Collaborate at Board Level:Work with fellow Trustees to embed inclusion throughout Trust strategy resource allocation curriculum design professional development and community engagement.

What Were Looking For:

You might bring experience from:

• SEND leadership (school or Trust)
• Inclusion safeguarding or pastoral care
• Educational psychology or specialist provision
• Social care health or community services
• Lived experience as a parent/carer of a child with SEND
• Advocacy charity sector or disability support roles

Experience in education is welcome but not essential.

What matters most is your:

• Commitment to ensuring every child receives equitable highquality education
• Understanding of inclusion additional needs or barriers to learning
• Ability to analyse information and communicate clearly with nonspecialists
• Willingness to invest time in meetings preparation and occasional school visits
• Openness to learning collaboration and working as part of a diverse governance team

We value diverse voices and lived experiences.

Why Become a SEND & Inclusion Trustee

Meaningful PurposeDriven Impact:Help shape inclusive practice across multiple schools improving life chances for children with SEND and strengthening support for families and staff.

Opportunities for Growth:Develop your leadership governance and strategic skills while contributing to the Trusts longterm improvement.

Make a Difference Beyond Compliance:Drive a culture where inclusion is embedded in everything we do - not just meeting statutory expectations but exceeding them.

Real Community Contribution:Give back in a role that champions equity dignity and opportunity for all children.

If youre ready to help shape an inclusive supportive and aspirational educational environment across our Trust wed love to hear from you.

Step into a role where your insight doesnt just support childrenit transforms futures.

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across the South East South and South West.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

• Think about their Thinking
• Be their Best self
• Shape their Success

In this way we transform life chances

To learn more about our Trustclick here

Next Steps

If you are interested in working in our school benefitting from a supportive network of governors across our Trust we would encourage you to apply.

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates if you have any questions regarding this process pleaseemailprotected