Trust SEND Leader - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Cygnus Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F48-4-L
• Posted:30/04/2024
• Pay: L3 - L7 £50,876.00 - £56,126.00 Annually (FTE)
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:12/05/2024 at 23:45
• Interviews:w/c 13th May 2024

Advert

Post Title: Trust SEND Leader

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: Full time, but part time may be considered for the right candidate

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Grade: Leadership Pay Scale Fringe 

Salary:  L3- L7  £50,876 - £56,126

Position Start Date: As soon as possible

Advert Closing Date (We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date): Midnight on Sunday 12th May 2024

Interview Date: W/C 13th May 2024

We are looking to recruit an outstanding and highly experienced SEND professional to lead the transformation of our SEND provision across our Trust and establish excellence as the norm. As a Trust whose mission is to realise ambition, we should be judged by the quality of provision we offer to our most vulnerable pupils, including those with SEND. We are looking to appoint an experienced SEND specialist to work with our SENDCos to ensure the provision for all our SEND learners is outstanding and meets every individual learner’s needs.

The Trust SEND Leader position is an opportunity for an ambitious leader who is looking to develop their experience of leadership in a rewarding environment, within a very supportive multi-academy trust.

The timing of this role represents an exciting and unique opportunity to create high quality provision across our schools which will then act as a foundation of best practice as the MAT expands and we welcome new schools into our Trust family.

As the Trust SEND Leader you will:

•           Embody our core principles in everything you do
•           Lead best practice in SEND across all schools
•           Empower SENDCos to continuously improve
•           Ensure close collaboration with all stakeholders and develop partnerships that make a difference to children and young people with SEND
•           Drive the quality of SEND provision through a clear strategy and research-led practice

Please see attached Recruitment Pack for more information.

Information about the trust

Cygnus Academies Trust

Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.

Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.

For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk

Safer Recruitment

Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview. Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

Equal Opportunities

Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview. Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview. Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer. The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website. The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Office
• Address:Cygnus Academies Trust,
  C/O Manor Community Primary School,
  Keary Road,
  Swanscombe,
  Kent,
  DA10 0BU
• Telephone: 01322 224 201
• Email:

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Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• SEND Leader Application pack