Trust SEND Lead

Djanogly Learning Trust, Nottingham, NG7 7AR

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  18 February 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  5 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £59,167.00 - £66,917.00 Annually (FTE) L.8 - L.13

Trust SEND Lead job summary

Djanogly Learning Trust

Trust SEND Lead

Teacher Leadership Scale L8-13

At Djanogly Learning Trust, we recognise that every child is unique. In celebrating their differences we recognise what they have in common, they all deserve an education that gives them the best opportunity to succeed and prosper. This is our vision. We know that the care, encouragement and protection of families around them helps children to thrive. Djanogly Learning Trust is one such family.

The role of Trust special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Lead is to lead and oversee the SEND provision across the trust. The SEND Lead will ensure the highest quality of education and support for children with SEND, empowering academy leaders and staff to deliver inclusive and impactful teaching practices. The role is instrumental in shaping the strategic direction, promoting consistency, and driving improvements in SEND provision across both our primary and secondary settings.

We are looking for someone who:

• Puts children at the heart of everything they do
• Is an inspiring leader with a proven track record in leading school improvement
• Is able to prioritise and delegate effectively
• Has experience in managing the performance of staff and cultivating highly motivated teams
• Is someone who recognises and rewards excellent practice
• Is a strong communicator, who is personable, caring and passionate with high expectations of themselves and others
• Is committed to their own continued professional development and providing skilled mentoring and coaching to other potential future leaders

In return we offer:

• A culture of trust, where all contributions are recognised and respected
• A skilled senior leadership team with a strong ethos of mutual support and challenge
• Children who engage well and want to learn
• An embedded whole trust commitment to professional development
• A skilled and experienced central service team who proactively support our academies, enabling educationalists to focus on our core purpose – teaching and learning
• A real commitment to work-life balance – we remember we are human beings first and educators second
• Great Trust benefits including: free parking, company paid healthcare, travel discounts and excellent training and development opportunities

Visits to the academy are encouraged! If you wish to arrange a visit, discover more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information or you would like to have an informal discussion, please contact our People and Culture Team Leader, Heather Henry on h.henry@djanogly.notts.sch.uk

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Djanogly Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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