Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Lead

Trust Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Lead

Permanent

Leadership Pay scale – L8-L13 £59,167 - £66,919 FTE

QEGSMAT is one such family.

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 monitoring and coaching to other potential future leaders

• At QEGSMAT, we value the hard work and dedication of our team members, and as such we believe that progression should be a simple process. That’s why we are proud to offer an Automatic Pay Review program, rather than the traditional annual pay and performance review, as part of our comprehensive benefits package.
• Continual access to CPD opportunities. QEGSMAT works with a large number of organisations to develop staff to fulfil their aspirations and potential. We are committed to providing first-rate training and development to all our staff within this evolving Trust.
• We are committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
• QEGSMAT is a recognised Disability Confident employer.
• All staff have access to our Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. This can also include bespoke counselling sessions for staff if needed.
• All roles are subject to nationally agreed terms and conditions of service.
• Access to the Teacher Pension Scheme
• Family-friendly policies.
• Access to Flu Vaccines.
• Opportunity to work flexibly.
• Access to 750+ discounts on everyday essentials via our benefit package with Vivup

All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and be eligible to work in the UK.

Further information about our commitment to Safeguarding can be found - https://www.qegsmat.com/documents/safeguarding

Please be aware, the Trust may also consider performing an online presence check as part of their pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

If you are interested and wish to have an informal conversation to discuss the role or would like to visit the school, we would be happy to arrange this, please contact Dominic Hudson on 01335 340 830. Further details about the Trust can be found on our website: https://www.qegsmat.com/

To apply for this position, please visit https://qegsmat.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies

Potential Start date: TBC