Lead SENDCo ( Community role)

This vacancy is being managed by our Recruitment Partner, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited. If you would like to express an interest in the role, or for a confidential conversation regarding the position please get in touch directly with our Recruitment Partner James Hall –Senior Manager - James.Hall@hays.com

A Community Role with Real Influence

This is not a traditional SENDCo post.

We are seeking an experienced and values driven Lead SENDCo
to take on a community led role across three Outwood academies: Ripon,
Easingwold and Normanby (Middlesbrough). With Ripon as your base, your time
will be strategically split across all three schools, enabling you to shape
SEND provision at both academy and community level.

This role is for someone who wants to make a wider impact,
developing people, practice and provision.

The Purpose of the Role

At its heart, this role is about strengthening inclusive
practice across a community of schools while maintaining operational SEND
leadership in Outwood Academy Ripon.

Your work will focus on three core priorities:

A Community Led SEND Role

You will operate as the community SEND leader across Ripon,
Easingwold and Normanby, ensuring strong collaboration, shared standards and a
coherent SEND offer across very different contexts.

These schools are intentionally different — rural, market
town and neighbourhood — and this role exists to connect them, not standardise
them. You will help each academy deliver inclusive excellence that meets its
unique community needs while benefiting from shared expertise and support.

Developing SSP’s and SEND practice across the schools

A central focus of the role is the development and
consistent implementation of SSP’s (Student Support Plans) across the three
academies.

You will:

• Lead the
  strategic development of SSP practice
• Ensure
  high quality, meaningful and impactful plans that support teachers to deliver
  Quality First Teaching
• Evaluate
  impact and refine provision to ensure students with SEND thrive academically,
  socially and emotionally

Growing People Through Supportive Leadership

This role places people development at its core.

You will provide supportive line management, coaching and
CPD for:

• Assistant
  SENDCos
• SENDCos
  within the school community
• Inclusion
  and SEND teams

You will be a visible leader who builds confidence,
capability and consistency, modelling best practice and creating space for
others to grow into strong SEND leadership roles.