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Deputy Head of Inclusive Learning (Support)

£45.31k per annum
Full-time

Canterbury College

Canterbury, Kent

£45,314 FTE per annum

38 days FTE per annum

Not Specified

23/07/2026

About The Role

Support Students, Unlock Potential, Enable Success - Join us as Deputy Head of Inclusive Learning for Support

As Deputy Head of Inclusive Learning (Support) at EKC Canterbury College, you will play a key role in shaping and developing an outstanding inclusive learning support service that enables learners with additional needs to thrive. Working closely with curriculum teams, you will ensure that high-quality, learner-centred support is fully embedded within the curriculum, promoting independence, achievement and successful progression for every learner.

Assisting in leading the day-to-day management of the provision, you will inspire and support a dedicated team, providing line management to Inclusive Learning Team Leaders and SEND Officers while driving continuous improvement through coaching, guidance and staff development. You will also play an important role in delivering and developing in-service training, helping colleagues across the College create an inclusive learning environment where every learner can succeed.

Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will oversee key statutory and operational processes, ensuring compliance with EKC policies and local authority requirements. This includes leading the completion of EHCP Annual Reviews, quality assuring learner support documentation, and ensuring robust, consistent practices that deliver the best possible outcomes for learners.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus highly on our employees!

Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

    • Generous annual leave allowance
    • Flexible Personal Leave
    • Exclusive Discounts & Perks
    • Wellbeing and Health Support
    • Competitive Pension Scheme
    • Culture and Recognition

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About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Deputy Head of Inclusive Learning who is passionate about creating inclusive learning environments where every learner has the opportunity to succeed. Supporting the Head of Inclusive Learning, you will play a pivotal role in leading and developing a high-performing team, ensuring students with a wide range of additional needs receive the outstanding support they need to achieve their ambitions.

You will bring experience of working within education, with a strong understanding of supporting learners with additional needs and managing Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Experience of leading or line managing a team is highly desirable, and while a teaching qualification would be an advantage, your ability to lead, develop and inspire others is what matters most.

As a collaborative and proactive leader, you will be confident in coaching and motivating colleagues, driving high standards and making the best use of available resources to deliver an exceptional support service. Above all, you will share our commitment to inclusion and be dedicated to helping every learner reach their full potential.

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Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer . This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.

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