Senior Leader in Charge of Provision

Castleford Park Junior Academy, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4BB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £54,394.00 - £57,137.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Scale - L3 - L5

Senior Leader in Charge of Provision job summary

We are seeking an inspirational and committed professional to provide strategic and operational leadership of our Integrated Resource Provision. This is a key role within the Academy, focused on ensuring pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) receive a high quality, ambitious and inclusive education that enables them to thrive academically, socially and emotionally.

The postholder will provide strategic and operational leadership of the Inclusion Resource Provision (IRP), ensuring seamless transition and integration of pupils between the IRP and the main school. You will play a central role in securing a high‑quality, ambitious and inclusive education for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Working collaboratively with colleagues, you will also contribute to the oversight of SEN and curriculum development across the whole academy, ensuring the IRP remains a cohesive, integral part of the wider community. As a full and proactive member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will promote the Academy’s vision, contribute to all aspects of academy improvement and lead priority areas within the Academy Development Plan, evaluating impact and demonstrating strong strategic leadership.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership of the IRP, including pupil placement, transition and reintegration between IRP and main school.
• Work closely with WISENDSS, Educational Psychologists and the Local Authority SEN team to secure continuous improvement, strong pupil outcomes and effective use of specialist provision.
• Lead, implement and evaluate whole‑school initiatives, monitoring impact and driving improvement across identified priority areas.
• Act as a passionate advocate for inclusion and change, identifying barriers to learning and working creatively and strategically to overcome them.
• Be a proactive and knowledgeable member of the safeguarding team, demonstrating a strong understanding of statutory legislation, systems and procedures to ensure pupil safety and staff confidence.
• Deliver and model high‑quality teaching, and quality‑assure the work of support staff and interventions.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to pupils, staff, families and partner agencies to secure positive academic, social and emotional outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

You will:

• Be an experienced and inspirational leader with a strong track record in SEND and inclusive practice.
• Bring strategic insight, resilience and a solution focused approach to school improvement.
• Have credibility as an excellent teacher and leader of staff.
• Demonstrate strong partnership working with families and external agencies.
• Share our commitment to safeguarding, high expectations and inclusive education for all.
• Be a qualified SENCO or be willing to work towards

What can you expect from us?

As a valued leader within our Trust, you can expect:

• Unwavering support and a culture of collaboration: you will benefit from exceptional support from our executive leaders, leadership teams, and dedicated Trust specialists across key areas including curriculum development, safeguarding, inclusion, governance, HR, finance, estates, IT, and compliance. At Castleford Trust, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do - your success is our shared success.
• Wellbeing and Community: from Day 1 your wellbeing matters to us. You will have access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and family members. Throughout our local community, you will be able to join local fitness and swimming facilities at a discounted rate, and each year be able to take advantage of our onsite health checks. We regularly review and update our services to meet the needs of colleagues at all stages in their life and careers.
• Working together to achieve excellence for all: all the academies within the Trust have a strong moral purpose and seek to have a positive impact on the communities that they serve and to support families to overcome any social disadvantage. We are deeply committed to our values of Care, Aspire and Succeed and have very high expectations and aspirations for pupils and colleagues alike.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 18th May 12:00pm

Shortlisting and Interviews: Shortlisting will take place following the closing date, with a target to interview w/c Monday 18th May 2026.

References: References will be taken up shortly after shortlisting and prior to interview using the contact details you supply on your application.

Equal Opportunities: Castleford Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. Castleford Trust welcomes applications from anyone who meets the criteria for the role.

Safeguarding and DBS Clearance: Castleford Trust are committed to promoting safeguarding and the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Therefore, all appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and an enhanced DBS check.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Castleford Park Junior Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 414 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Castleford Park Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castleford-park-junior-academy

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