SEND Operations Manager - The Cottesloe School

Buckinghamshire Council; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school in Buckinghamshire is seeking a dedicated SEND Operations Manager to enhance the educational experience of students. This permanent role involves efficiently deploying resources and supporting teachers to foster a thriving learning environment. Candidates should have a relevant teaching qualification and a commitment to student welfare. Join a team that values creativity and high professional standards to positively impact young people's lives. Your role will be crucial in ensuring every student achieves their full potential.

Qualifications

• Dedicated professional with the ability to positively impact young people's lives.
• Experience in supporting learning environments and resource management.
• Capable of working collaboratively in a supportive atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Support learning and teaching by deploying resources efficiently.
• Take responsibility for agreed learning activities in the SEND department.
• Review student provision regularly and lead deployment of staff.

Skills

Commitment to student welfare

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Education

Relevant teaching qualification

Job description

SEND Operations Manager - The Cottesloe School

Location: Wing

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 5 pro rata (from £28,217 - £30,401 pa actual salary)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 Inset training days)

Interviews to be held: To be confirmed

About us

While our postal address is Leighton Buzzard, and our postcode is LU, our school is actually situated in the picturesque rural village of Wing, in Buckinghamshire. Situated close to the border with Bedfordshire, we offer a vibrant and inspiring learning environment in a peaceful setting.

We are a caring school with a highly qualified and exceptionally committed staff, who recognise the importance of creative and challenging teaching and high professional standards. Students describe the school as 'a big family' (Ofsted - Continues to be a Good school, November 2021). All staff and students are greatly valued and emphasis on student and staff wellbeing is central to our culture.

Working at The Cottesloe School offers a rewarding experience within a vibrant and challenging learning community. Our students benefit from highly qualified and exceptionally committed staff, who recognise the importance of creative and challenging teaching and high professional standards.

Under the direction of relevant leadership (Deputy Head of School and SENDCO), the SEND Operations Manager will be responsible for supporting learning and teaching through the efficient and effective deployment of resources across the school. The role will complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities in the SEND department. This may involve the efficient and effective deployment of staff including BASE staff and Assistant Teachers within the school, and reviewing student provision on a regular basis.

The Cottesloe School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and all staff, volunteers and governors are expected to share this commitment, to follow the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children and young people at all times both in work and in their personal lives.

For full details please see Job Description and Person Specification.

About you

Are you a dedicated professional looking to positively impact the lives of young people?

The Cottesloe School is seeking an SEND Operations Manager to join our highly supportive learning environment. At The Cottesloe School, our philosophy is that every student deserves the opportunity to thrive academically, socially, and personally. We are proud of our inclusive and supportive atmosphere, where respect, integrity, and a love of learning are at the core of everything we do. Our dedicated and committed staff work tirelessly to create an environment where students are encouraged to explore their interests, develop their talents, and achieve their full potential. We have a shared commitment to fostering student success.

Other information

Please contact Anne-Marie Hibbert (SENDCO) via email [e-mail] to discuss this role further or visit the school (strongly recommended).

Please see Candidate Information Booklet for information on the application process. Your completed application form should provide full details of your education and employment history and CVs cannot be accepted. Use the job description and advert to explain why you are applying and why you are the best person for this role, giving specific examples to demonstrate how you match the requirements and what impact your contribution would make in terms of supporting students at The Cottesloe School.

The deadline for applications is 9.00am on Thursday 19 June 2025; we will review applications on receipt and may close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

Please apply via My New Term:
https://www.cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk/our-school/join-our-team
https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110533/EDV-2025-CS-58982

Under our Safer Recruitment Policy all offers of employment will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, and satisfactory teacher status, qualification, identity, health, online/social media and reference checks. The school has a policy of renewing all DBS checks every five years. Staff have a duty to inform the Headteacher of any change in their DBS status and to make the Headteacher aware of any incidents that may impact on their ability to work with children and young people.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.