The Group Director of Inclusion is the strategic lead for learning support and inclusion across the Forest School Group. This is a senior, group-wide leadership role with responsibility for shaping vision, policy, consistency, and quality of inclusive provision from Pre-Prep through to Sixth Form.

The postholder leads at group level rather than running day‑to‑day provision in any one phase. Operational delivery, such as assessment of individual pupils, intervention timetabling, parent meetings, day‑to‑day case management, and phase‑specific specialist teaching, remains with the SENDCo teams based in the schools across the Group. The Group Director of Inclusion line manages the school‑based SENDCos, supports their professional development, and is accountable for the coherence and quality of inclusive practice across the Group.

Forest is appointing this role at a significant moment in the wider SEND landscape. The number of pupils identified with neurodevelopmental di...