Inclusion Specialist Teacher

Overview

We're looking for an experienced and dedicated Inclusion Specialist Teacher to join our SEND Service, supporting educational settings, children, young people and families to achieve the best possible outcomes. This is a rewarding opportunity to use your specialist knowledge, teaching expertise and leadership skills to drive inclusion, build capacity within schools and help ensure every child has the support they need to succeed.

Applications are particularly welcomed from teachers with specialist expertise in autism including relevant postgraduate qualifications and from those with significant experience supporting mainstream settings to enable neurodivergent children and young people to thrive.

The role is based within the North Locality Team (Aylesbury) but travel across the whole of Buckinghamshire can be expected.

You will support families by providing advice and guidance, helping them navigate available services and ensuring that the voices and needs of children and young people remain central to all decision-making. In addition, you will contribute to the ongoing monitoring and review of educational provision, ensuring support remains effective and aligned to identified outcomes.

Working directly with mainstream schools and education professionals you will develop their skills and confidence in identifying, assessing and supporting pupils with SEND. Through coaching, training, modelling effective strategies and sharing specialist knowledge, you will help build sustainable expertise within schools and settings.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is one of the largest unitary councils in England, serving a diverse and ambitious county with thriving communities, excellent schools and a strong commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people. Formed in 2020, the Council brings together services across Buckinghamshire to deliver effective, joined-up support for residents, businesses and local communities.   

Buckinghamshire is a place where tradition and innovation sit side by side. From market towns and rural villages to vibrant business hubs, the county offers an exceptional quality of life, outstanding natural landscapes and excellent transport links to London, Oxford and the wider South-East.   

Within Children's Services, we are committed to ensuring that every child and young person can thrive. We are passionate about inclusion and work collaboratively with families, educational settings and partner agencies to improve outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).   

As part of our team, you will join a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation, collaboration and professional growth. We offer a supportive working environment and opportunities to develop your expertise while making a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and their families across Buckinghamshire. 

About the role

About the Role

You will join a supportive team of Inclusion Specialist Teachers and work alongside Education Health and Care plan Coordinators (EHCCos) and Educational Psychologists as part of the wider SEND Team.

As an Inclusion Specialist Teacher, you will play a key role in promoting the successful inclusion of children and young people with SEND across a range of mainstream schools. Working closely with schools, families and multi-agency partners, you will provide specialist advice, guidance and support that enables children and young people to access high-quality education and achieve the best possible outcomes. Your role will enable everyone working with these pupils to clearly understand their strengths and differences.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the development of inclusive practice through consultation, advice, modelling, training and early intervention approaches that improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
• Being part of a team of Specialist Inclusion Teachers to ensure the effective delivery of SEND Support and statutory services to children, young people and their families.
• Complying with statutory regulations in the assessment and review of Education, Health & Care Plans (EHC Plans) in accordance with the Children & Families Act 2014.
• Taking responsibility and being accountable for a caseload as required across the geographical area, ensuring that any casework is undertaken professionally, and decisions are taken in a timely manner.  
• Supporting the learning and educational participation of children and young people who are out of education and contributing to reviews of their educational provision.
• Working closely with other Specialist Teachers and professionals in your settings. 
• Providing high-quality advice, guidance and written recommendations following school visits, acting as an Expert at Hand to support educational settings in developing inclusive practice and effective SEND provision.
• Co-producing and delivering training on various SEND topics to schools/setting staff and other professionals within the SEND Service.
• Designing, delivering and evaluating training, guidance materials, resources and frameworks of support that strengthen workforce confidence and inclusive practice.
• Working collaboratively with families and partner agencies, providing advice, guidance and signposting to local and national services to ensure support is child-centred, needs-led and outcomes-focused.
• Working collaboratively with SEND colleagues, including Education Health and Care Plan Coordinators (EHCCos), Educational Psychologists, Social Care and Health professionals, parents and carers, ensuring a strong and effective culture of collaboration. 
• Promoting the inclusion of children with SEND.
• Ensuring services provided are child-centred and needs-led.
• Proactively developing professional knowledge, skills and behaviours that support others in their continuous professional development.

About you

We're looking for a passionate and knowledgeable SEND professional who is committed to improving educational experiences and outcomes for children and young people with additional needs. You will be a skilled practitioner with the ability to build strong relationships, communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and provide specialist support with confidence and credibility.

You will bring substantial classroom teaching experience alongside a deep understanding of SEND and inclusive practice. Equally important is your ability to work collaboratively, influence others, solve problems creatively and adapt your approach to meet the needs of individual children, families and educational settings.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and degree-level education.
• Significant relevant teaching experience post NQT/ECT, including a proven track record of successful classroom practice.   
• Experience of working with children and young people with SEND and their families. 
• A strong understanding of early identification, interventions and inclusive approaches that improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.  
• The ability to work effectively in partnership with families to support children's educational development and positive outcomes.  
• Demonstratable ability to provide advice, guidance and professional challenge to schools and educational settings regarding SEND, to build staff confidence, strengthen inclusive practice and improve outcomes for children and young people. 
• Detailed knowledge of SEND and expert knowledge of current evidence-informed interventions and strategies to support inclusion.  
• A strong understanding of schools' responsibilities relating to SEN and disability
• The ability to work collaboratively across a range of educational settings, services and professional disciplines. 
• Significant expertise in an area of SEND, including experience of assessment, intervention planning and supporting educational settings to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND.  
• Experience writing professional reports for schools and parents.
• The confidence and ability to deliver outreach or peripatetic support services.  Prior experience in this is desirable but not essential.
• A commitment to Safeguarding.  All applicants must be able to demonstrate strong knowledge of Safeguarding practices and must satisfy the requirements of an Enhanced DBS check, including Child and Adult Barred List checks.  

Please see the job summary attached for full details. 

 We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

Other information

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Tracey Lloyd on email: [email protected]

Internal Closing date: 21/09/2026

Interview date: 13/10/2026

This role is Mobile therefore the availability and use of a car at all times is essential.

You will meet with colleagues and service users in a variety of locations. You will be expected to work from council offices, home and other public spaces as necessary.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Business Unit

Ensuring that children and young people in Buckinghamshire reach their potential is a primary focus within our Education service. It’s essential that we provide inclusive and life-long learning opportunities for all of our young people - so we look to raise standards, attainment and aspirations in a number of ways.

Our key priorities include: improving the quality and timeliness of Education, Health and Care Plans and the support families of children with SEND receive; reducing the number of exclusions both permanent and fixed term; and providing the children of Buckinghamshire with the highest quality education possible.

We aim to provide the right support, at the right time for families requiring non-statutory intervention, and provide sufficient, high quality early years and school places for children in Buckinghamshire. Despite Buckinghamshire having a higher percentage of good or outstanding Early Years providers and schools than national averages, we are not complacent.

We are keen to strengthen the services we deliver to provide the children of Buckinghamshire the highest quality education possible.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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