Behaviour and Inclusion Manager in Colchester

About the Role

Build Positive Relationships, Achieve Positive Outcomes at The Thomas Lord Audley School. Are you a Ready, Respectful, and Responsible individual who is passionate about creating an inspiring learning environment? Do you have the skills to help every student reach their full potential, both academically and personally? At The Thomas Lord Audley School, our vision is to empower our young people to be the best that they can be. All our staff are highly committed to creating a positive learning environment and excellent relationships, allowing every student to grow and develop.

We’re looking for a calm, caring and enthusiastic Behaviour and Inclusion Manager to become a vital part of our community and help us continue to create a school that is characterised by positivity, challenge, and enjoyment. Effective behaviour support and mentoring are central to our inclusive approach. Our Behaviour and Inclusion Manager plays a key role in helping students understand the impact of their choices, develop positive behaviours and successfully reintegrate into mainstream learning, ensuring every young person has the opportunity to succeed.

The Behaviour and Inclusion Manager will lead our internal behaviour intervention provision, ensuring students receive high-quality academic support, purposeful mentoring and personalised intervention during periods away from mainstream lessons. Working closely with senior leaders, pastoral teams and families, you will help students develop the strategies, resilience and self‑regulation needed to return successfully to learning. This will include monitoring and supporting them with work on their core subjects as well as overseeing their therapeutic interventions associated with the reason for them being placed in the School's Reflection Room.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in education, youth work, pastoral care, alternative provision or behaviour support who is committed to making a lasting difference to young people's lives.

A Day in the Life

As our Behaviour and Inclusion Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping students overcome barriers to learning and achieve success. Working closely with senior leaders, pastoral teams and teaching staff, you’ll combine high expectations with compassionate support to create an environment where every student can reflect, learn and thrive.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of our Behaviour and Inclusion Centre, ensuring a calm, purposeful and supportive environment that promotes positive behaviour and successful reintegration into mainstream learning.
• Work closely with senior leaders and pastoral colleagues to coordinate high-quality behaviour interventions, mentoring and restorative support for students.
• Plan and oversee personalised programmes that combine academic learning, mentoring and targeted intervention to meet individual student needs.
• Build positive relationships with students, helping them develop the self‑regulation, resilience and strategies needed to make lasting improvements to their behaviour.
• Maintain high expectations, consistent routines and a culture of respect, ensuring students feel both supported and challenged to make positive choices.
• Monitor students' engagement, progress and behaviour, provide clear feedback to pastoral leaders and contribute to successful reintegration into school life.

Qualifications

• Successful recent experience working with secondary age children.
• English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) at Grade C/Grade 4 or above.
• Working knowledge of key aspects of the National Curriculum.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances and situations.

Benefits

We believe in investing in our staff and fostering a culture of collaboration. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive package designed to support your professional and personal life.

Professional Development

• A robust CPD training programme that empowers you to flourish.
• Unrivalled opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the Trust, sharing ideas and building strong professional relationships.

Employee Benefits

• A competitive salary and excellent pension scheme.
• A Health Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme for your well‑being.
• Exclusive perks such as a Cycle to Work scheme, discounted gym memberships, cinema tickets, and eligibility for a Blue Light Card.

Commitment to Safeguarding & Diversity

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment processes, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools. The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.