Job Role: Head of SEND Improvement and Quality Assurance
Job Location: Derby City Council
Salary: £400-£600 per day
Working period: Monday-Friday
Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week
Assignment period: 6+ Months (Ongoing)
As a preferred supplier to many local and national groups, Fox Morris Groupare excited to offer 1 vacancy for Head of SEND Improvement and Quality Assurance
Our Head of SEND Improvement and Quality Assurancework within Education environment. You will be working as part of a team to:
The role will work across the education sector to raise standards and increase inclusion.
It’s a high-profile role reporting to the Director of Learning, Inclusion and Skills working closely with the Head of Inclusion Services.
This role will provide leadership and capacity in developing effective SEND and SEN support in all education settings; developing the capacity of the workforce and establishing a curriculum offer in mainstream and in additionally resourced provisions.
This essential activity will underpin the shift to meeting the needs of children earlier ensuring that EHCPs are applied to meet complex needs.
Additionally, the role will lead on monitoring, challenging, and supporting all education settings on the provision and effectiveness of SEN support and SEND incorporated within an EHCP or prior to an EHCP.
The role will provide assurance that the plans in place meet children’s needs, and that resources are being used effectively across education settings.
The role will lead new pilots and innovation, to address needs.
The role incorporates the mentoring and coaching of existing staff across the Inclusion, Learning and Skills department and more broadly across People Services, wider council services and partner organisations.
It’s a pivotal role in shaping and embedding a new culture towards SEN and support for young people with additional needs across the Local Area and supporting the management of the High Needs Block deficit. It will work across all services – health, education and care.
Your role will / may also include working with:
Tribunals Team
EHCP Team
Inclusion Service
Benefits of working as Head of SEND Improvement and Quality Assurance
Weekly Pay
Working From Home Arrangements
Job Types: Full Time, 6+ Contract (Ongoing)
Minimum Requirements for the Role
Experience Working at Head of Service Level
Experience Working in the Education Sector.
Right to work requirements
UK Passport
Biometric Residency Permit (BRP)
If this sounds like something you could be interested in, apply now by emailing Js@foxmorrisgroup.co.uk or calling 0208 176 4043