SEND Education Lead

Powertutors Ltd; Merstham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Pension Contributions

Job summary

Powertutors Ltd seeks an experienced SEND Education Lead to spearhead SEND practice, oversee student progress and tutor development. The role involves detailed reporting, multi-agency collaboration and shaping personalised support in collaboration with families, schools and local authorities.

The role requires deep SEND expertise, coaching ability, and a track record of improving outcomes for students with EHCPs.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience supporting young people with SEND.
• In-depth knowledge of SEND including ADHD, autism, SEMH, anxiety and trauma.
• Proven ability to engage learners facing significant barriers to education.
• Experience training or coaching teachers or tutors in SEND practice.
• Experience tracking student progress against targets and producing high-quality progress reports.
• Experience multi-agency working with families, schools and local authorities.
• Sound knowledge of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the team's SEND specialist, assessing each student's needs and barriers to learning using their EHCP.
• Write engagement plans for students who cannot yet manage full hours, building hours up over time.
• Set clear targets for each student linked to EHCP outcomes and spot underperformance early.
• Plan each student's next step from placement to move back into school, college, training or employment.
• Enrol Functional Skills students with the exam provider and record results.
• Ensure student progress meets the outcome targets in SLAs.
• Lead the production of termly and annual client reports; review tutor progress reports; write termly case studies; present progress data to inform planning.

Skills

SEND experience

Engagement skills

Communication

Multi-agency collaboration

Trainer/Coach SEND

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

QTS or NPQ SENCO

Job description

SEND Education Lead

Application Deadline: 30 November 2026

Department: SEND Tutors (QTS)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Surrey - Redhill (RH1)

Compensation: £40,000 - £45,000 / year

Description

Team: Education

Reports to: Head of Operations

Hours: Full time

Location: Hybrid (4 days in office, 1 day at home)

Expected start date: January 2027

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced SEND specialist to join our Education team. This is a pivotal role, leading SEND practice, student progress and reporting, and tutor development.

Our students benefit from a highly personalised approach to learning. We tailor provision to each young person's needs, working closely with families, schools and local authorities to help them engage, grow in confidence and move on to a positive next step.

You will bring deep SEND expertise and a practical, student-centred understanding of how to overcome barriers to learning. You will use this to shape personalised, sustainable support, to develop the skills and confidence of our tutors, and to make sure we meet the outcomes agreed with our local authority partners. SENCO experience, or a strong track record of coaching teachers or tutors in SEND practice, would be highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

1. Student engagement and progress

• Act as the team's SEND specialist, assessing each student's needs and barriers to learning using their EHCP.
• Work with tutors to write engagement plans for students who cannot yet manage full hours, building their hours up over time where appropriate.
• Make sure clear targets are set for each student, linked to their EHCP outcomes, and spot underperformance early so the right support is put in place.
• Plan each student's next step from the start of their placement, supporting a move back into school, college, training or employment.
• Enrol Functional Skills students with the exam provider and record their results.
• Make sure student progress meets the outcome targets in our local authority service level agreements.

2. Reporting

• Lead the production of termly and annual client reports, covering attendance, progress, interventions and exam results, ensuring they are accurate, insightful and delivered to agreed deadlines.
• Review termly progress reports from tutors, collected by the Education Quality & Safeguarding Coordinator, to track each student's progress against their goals.
• Write termly case studies for local authority partners where required.
• Present progress data to the wider team to inform strategic planning, decision-making and our annual impact report.

3. Tutor development and support

• Build our curriculum: lesson plans, syllabuses and strategies for supporting different student profiles.
• Design and oversee the tutor training calendar, ensuring it reflects the evolving needs of our student cohort.
• Develop tutors' SEND practice through observation, feedback and targeted coaching, building their capacity to take on additional hours and more complex placements.
• Support tutors early when a placement is struggling, to prevent rematches where possible.
• Plan and run regular online and in-person events that build a sense of community among our tutor team.
• Gather regular feedback from tutors and use it to shape the training, resources and support we provide.

4. Multi-agency working and EHCPs

• Work with families, schools, local authorities and therapists on support plans.
• Help school staff build the skills and confidence to support students themselves.
• Prepare for and attend EHCP Annual Reviews for students with the most complex needs, and provide templates and guidance so tutors or RCMs can contribute to all other reviews.

About You

Essential

• Substantial experience supporting young people with SEND, ideally in alternative provision or tuition settings.
• In-depth knowledge of SEND, including ADHD, autism, SEMH, anxiety and trauma, and the SEND Code of Practice and EHCP processes.
• Proven ability to engage learners facing significant barriers to education.
• Experience of training or coaching teachers or tutors in SEND practice.
• Experience of tracking student progress against targets and producing high-quality progress reports.
• Experience of multi-agency working with families, schools and local authorities.
• Sound knowledge of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with a resilient, child-centred approach.

Desirable

• QTS and/or NPQSENCO (or a willingness to work towards it).
• Specialist SEND qualifications (for example autism, SpLD or SEMH).
• Experience of leading or contributing to EHCP reviews.
• Experience of working to local authority contracts or service level agreements.
• Experience of managing exam entries, such as Functional Skills.
• DSL training, or a willingness to complete it.

Safer recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check, satisfactory references, and other pre-employment checks.

Recruitment process

Our recruitment process has three stages:

• Initial video call: an introductory conversation about the role and your experience.
• Second stage interview: in person.
• Final stage interview: in person.

Benefits

• 25 Annual Leave plus 8 Public Holidays
• Private Health Insurance*
• Contributions towards gym membership*
• Pension Contributions*

*Subject to eligibility