Head of Inclusive Learning

South Thames Colleges Group is looking for a Head of Inclusive Learning at Carshalton and Merton Colleges.

As a Head of Inclusive Learning, you will take responsibility for the leadership of Additional Learning Support and the Commissioning of High Needs Support, for all students with learning difficulties.

Managing at both strategic and operational levels, you will lead the promotion, delivery, development, and improvement of Additional Learning Support for students across mainstream provision and discrete programmes for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, including High Needs Students (HNS). The role will also include working with the Curriculum teams in Colleges, to ensure they meet the Preparing for Adulthood agenda from cross-college HNS.

You will be part of a team who are responsible for learning support across the Group and will be expected to apply your own initiative to ensure the continuous improvement, development, and growth of these areas in line with the Group’s Strategic Plan. You will have responsibility for the operational management of all aspects of the support services and discrete provision, ensuring high quality provision, effective and efficient use of resources and flexible, student-centred delivery.

This group-wide role also holds responsibility for overseeing NEET curriculum provision, including the King’s Trust programmes delivered across the group, both as stand-alone courses and as embedded elements within wider programmes. This involves ensuring that the King’s Trust Toolkit is implemented effectively and in line with both King’s Trust and college requirements. You will also provide line management to the King’s Trust Team Leader.

We’d like our Heads of Inclusive Learning to be educated to degree level and hold a recognised teaching qualification such as Cert Ed or a PGCE. You will have experience of leading and managing a complex learning support provision and services for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities within a FE College and have knowledge of meeting student support needs within an FE context, including familiarity with funding mechanisms for students with support needs and best practice to meet Ofsted and legal regulatory requirements. With highly developed communication, interpersonal and prioritisation skills, you will be able to establish credibility with managers, understanding the business need, and be able to produce and analyser data to make informed decisions.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 5th July 2026

Interviews to be held on 8th July 2026.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

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