Resource Base Leader

Education Experts; Northampton; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Experts in Northampton is seeking an experienced Resource Provision Leader to drive SEND provision in an all-through school project. You will shape and manage a new repurposed build for up to 48 EBSA students and lead a team of teachers and ISPs with full support from the wider school community.

The role is full-time, long-term, with a start date arranged for immediate or January 2027, offering a daily rate on the leadership scale (L6–L7) from day one and opportunities to progress

Qualifications

• A relevant UK based teaching (QTS) qualification.
• Substantial experience working within a UK based SEND education setting.
• Working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice.
• Safeguarding and safer recruitment documents required (e.g., right to work, Enhanced DBS).

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of teachers and ISPs within a school-within-a-school model.
• Oversee provision quality and EHCP outcomes to support pathway to adulthood targets.
• Collaborate with parents, carers, external specialists, the Local Authority and the Senior Leadership Team.

Skills

Leadership

SEND expertise

QTS

Education

QTS qualification

Job description

Are you an education expert? We are currently seeking to represent an experienced Resource Provision Leader with exceptional skills in SEND education for a new long-term, temporary to permanent job opportunity. If you are a SEND specialist senior leader seeking a new leadership job either immediately or from January 2027, we would be keen to speak with you.

We are a Lot 1 Agency Supplier on the GCA Framework and as such, have been appointed by a large, Multi Academy Trust in the Northampton (NN1), East Midlands area to assist them with some immediately available leadership vacancies.

This Resource Provision Leader job is available immediately on a full-time, long-term basis and will be offered until at least July 2027 with the potential to become permanent. We are able to offer a daily rate paid to scale from day one between L6 and L7 on the leadership scale.

This is an opportunity to lead from the beginning of a journey with an all-through school who are seeking to launch a new repurposed build for up to 48 students with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA). Their student’s profile will be one of social and emotional vulnerability who is finding it difficult to attend school. As a specialist setting, the Resource Provision will operate as a “school within a school” and will be fully supported by the wider site community.

The role will include the building and management of a team comprised of teachers, ISPs (Individual Support Practitioners) alongside liaising and working alongside clinical practitioners. You will oversee and check the quality of provision to ensure best practice and deliverance on EHCP outcomes and pathway to adulthood targets. You will work in partnership with parents and carers, external specialists, the Local Authority, and the Senior Leadership Team based within the wider school.

Choosing us to support your needs will give you access to a range of opportunities exclusively due to the long standing, trusting relationships we have built with like-minded candidates, schools and multi academy trusts. In addition to the above we hold REC Corporate Membership, and we are fully committed to safeguarding all children within our schools. We are fully committed to a stringent compliance process and in addition to our checks all shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches.

Once shortlisted, a one-to-one interview will be scheduled with your dedicated consultant to discuss your experience and personal requirements and provide you with an overview of the application process.

In order to be successfully shortlisted in any of your applications with us we will require the following:

• A relevant UK based teaching (QTS) qualification.
• Substantial experience working within a UK based SEND education setting.
• Working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
• All required documents for safer recruitment processing including, but not limited to a valid right to work proof and a valid Enhanced DBS.
• Exceptional references.

Proposed start date: Immediate or January 2027

Daily rate: L6 to L7 (£321.76 to £330.44