11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2027

  • Closing date

    20 October 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    9 October 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Other leadership role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£67,898.00 - £75,049.00 Annually (Actual) pending pay award

Director of SEND job summary

The following list is typical of the level of duties which the post holder will be expected to perform. It is not necessarily exhaustive and other duties of a similar type and level may be required from time to time.​

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Strategic Leadership​

Develop, implement and evaluate the Trust-wide SEND and Inclusion Strategy in line with the Trust's strategic priorities, vision and values.​

Provide clear strategic direction for SEND across both schools, ensuring consistently high expectations for all students.​

Advise the CEO, Executive Team, Principals, Trustees and governors on SEND provision, priorities, risks and impact.​

Ensure that Trust and school improvement planning gives appropriate priority to SEND and inclusion.​

Maintain an up-to-date understanding of SEND legislation, statutory guidance and national developments and ensure that Trust practice remains compliant and effective.​

Build leadership capacity across the Trust so that SEND is understood as a shared responsibility rather than the responsibility of specialist teams alone.​

Be the strategic lead for ASIPRE​

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Quality of Education and Inclusive Practice​

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Work with senior and curriculum leaders to ensure students with SEND have access to an ambitious, appropriately adapted curriculum.​

Lead Trust-wide improvement in adaptive and inclusive teaching and ensure that teachers understand how to respond effectively to identified needs and EHCP outcomes.​

Support leaders to evaluate the quality and impact of classroom provision for students with SEND through robust quality assurance.​

Ensure professional development equips teachers and support staff with the knowledge and strategies needed to meet a broad range of additional needs.​

Promote evidence-informed practice and ensure interventions complement, rather than replace, high-quality classroom teaching.​

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Northern Leaders Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust
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