Special Educational Need and Disabilities Lead
Ref: SCH-SLAT-0038 13 day(s) remainingAdditional Information
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO - Term time only Hours per Week: 19.50 Weeks per Year: 0.000 Pay Grade: Trust Band AThe Role
St Lawrence Academies Trust is a new church based Multi-Academy Trust wanting to serve the young people and communities that our schools are set in. We are a mixed multi academy Trust with church and community schools from both the primary to the secondary phase.
We have an exciting opportunity for the right person to join our growing trust as a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Lead 3 days per week. We believe in excellence and we are looking for a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Lead to be a SEND coordinator in some of our schools and support monitoring and development of SEND in Trust schools.
As a ‘young’ Trust we are looking for somebody who will work with us to help shape the Trust and to be willing to build, share and receive learning and experience across the family of schools that we are seeking to build.
The successful candidate will:
- Have oversight of and monitor the SEND provision in our partner and wider partner schools.
- In some partner schools, lead the SEND provision
- Develop and lead a programme of SEND professional development for our partner and wider schools across the primary and secondary phases.
- Deliver CPD and INSET courses to both partner schools and the wider network of church and community schools and monitor the effectiveness of CPD provision in Partner Schools
- Conduct SEND health check visits as part of the education support team programme to develop the quality and effectiveness of SEND within our Partner Schools.
- In partnership with the Director of Education plan and coordinate SEND school to school support for schools in the trust or for schools who work in partnership with the trust
- Review and develop the SEND support for schools in the trust with the Director of Education and the Deputy CEO.
For the right candidate we can offer:
- Membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme
- A bespoke programme of induction and professional development personalised to the individual
- Flexible working hours
For further details about the role and to apply, please visit our online recruitment portal at:
The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with students.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jo Everitt (from the 22nd April onwards) on 01724 747310 or email HR@slatrust.co.uk.
Closing Date: Monday, 5th May 2025
Interviews: Wednesday, 21st May 2025
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Safeguarding Information
The St Lawrence Academies Trust is committed to providing a safe environment for children and young people to live and learn. To achieve this, it is important that there are processes in place to identify, deter, and reject unsuitable people from working with children and young people. Safer recruitment involves a range of checks that enable the Trust to make informed recruitment decisions on whether a potential employee is suitable to work in a post involving contact with children.
Recruitment decisions will be based on consideration of all aspects of the recruitment process, including pre-employment checks, taking account of any gaps in the context of the information that is available, and a full risk assessment if necessary.
The Central Team
Unit 10 - 12, Concorde House
Kirmington Business Centre, Limber Road
Kirmington
North Lincolnshire
DN39 6YP
Jo Everitt
hr@slatrust.co.uk https://slatrust.co.uk/