Trust SEND and Inclusion Lead
Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, Ruskington, NG34 9DL46 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
- Other leadership roles
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 14 Points 44 - 48 £59,938.00 - £64,331.00
Pay scale
- Grade 14 Points 44 - 48 £59,938.00 - £64,331.00
What skills and experience we're looking for
SEND and Inclusion Lead
Are you an experienced SENDCO ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have the vision and drive to shape inclusive education across an innovative and growing Multi-Academy Trust?
We are excited to announce a brand-new opportunity within LAAT for a SEND and Inclusion Lead to join our Central Education Team. This is a pivotal role for an ambitious, dynamic and forward-thinking professional who is ready to lead the strategic development of SEND and inclusion across our diverse family of academies and is a unique opportunity to influence system-wide change and make a lasting impact on the lives of children and young people.
As SEND and Inclusion Lead, you will:
•Lead the design and implementation of our Trust-wide SEND strategy.
•Champion inclusive practices that raise attainment, achievement, and attendance for all pupils with SEND.
- Support and empower school-based SENDCOs and Headteachers to deliver outstanding provision.
- Play a key role in the development of three new SEND Mainstream Hubs, in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality, consistent SEND provision across all schools.
- Ensure alignment of Unconditional Positive Regard across all academies in line with the Trust behaviour principles.
We’re looking for someone who:
•Holds the National SENDCO Award and has a proven track record of leading SEND provision.
- Is an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills. •Has experience working across multiple schools, MATs, or local authorities.
- Can articulate and deliver a clear, ambitious vision for inclusive education.
- Possesses deep knowledge of the current SEND landscape and national policy.
- Builds strong, collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- As a Diocesan MAT, we uphold the Church of England’s vision for education and are looking for someone to join our team who can support not only this but our own vision for education, celebrating the Christian distinctiveness of our schools.
If this role is of interest to you, we hope to hear from you to discuss this further.
The main purpose of this role is to work collaboratively and strategically with the Director of Education in the development and implementation of a specificSEND and Inclusion strategy reflective of the skills of the post holder and the needs of the Trust. The postholder will ensure consistency, quality, and strategic alignment in SEND and inclusion in order to champion inclusive practices that raise attainment, achievement, and attendance for all pupils with SEND.
What the school offers its staff
The Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust formed by the Diocese of Lincoln. We are a family of 23 schools brought together by a shared vision to improve the life chances of all our children through Excellence, Exploration, Encouragement within a distinct ethos. Established as a multi academy trust by the Diocese of Lincoln in December 2013, we are a unique organisation that celebrates the individuality of every school whilst promoting an uncompromising belief in the power of collaboration to support all our c4000 pupils to be the best they can be.
We are proud of our excellent school improvement and back-office support to schools with the vast majority of schools having achieved a grading of ‘Good’ and beyond since joining our Trust.
Our Excellence, Exploration and Encouragement powered by Equity vision statement encapsulates the Trust we are today and the Trust we aspire to be in the future. It has meaningful resonance with the work we do and our commitment to overcoming the social inequality faced by our children and young people. We are passionate about improving the life chances of every child in our care, meeting them where they are.
Further information about the job
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 Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- sam.eden@laat.co.uk
Arranging a visit to Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
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