Senior SEND Consultant - Inclusion & School Leadership

Reading Borough Council; Normanton on Trent; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25–33 days

Flexible working

LGPS pension

Life assurance 3x salary

On-site nursery

Season ticket loan

Lease car scheme

Modern working environment

Job summary

Reading Borough Council is seeking a Senior SEND Consultant to provide leadership across the Reading Inclusion Support in Education (RISE) service. The role oversees SEND Consultants and Specialist Practitioners, coordinating across school clusters and SENCo networks to advance inclusive provision and the borough's Ordinarily Available Provision framework.

The post requires a postgraduate SEND qualification and extensive knowledge of SEND legislation, with strong communication and autonomous

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in a SEND-related field.
• Degree-level qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision and support to SEND Consultants and SEND Specialist Practitioners.
• Monitor workloads and deploy resources across the service.
• Quality assure SEND advice, reports and school communications.
• Lead SENCo networks and forums on local and national SEND developments.
• Chair operational panels and meetings; ensure actions progress.
• Deliver advice, guidance and training to schools to strengthen inclusive practice.
• Support EHCP assessment requests and provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.
• Build relationships with school leaders, SENCos and partner agencies across allocated clusters.
• Support development of Reading's Ordinarily Available Provision and Graduated Response framework.
• Work with colleagues, schools, families and external partners to shape Reading's SEND offer.
• Drive service improvement and champion high-quality SEND practice across Reading.

Skills

Extensive knowledge of SEND legisl

Inclusive practice

Excellent communication

Professional judgement/autonomy

Education

Postgraduate qualification in SEND-related field

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Reading Borough Council is seeking a Senior SEND Consultant to provide leadership across the Reading Inclusion Support in Education (RISE) service. The role oversees SEND Consultants and Specialist Practitioners, coordinating across school clusters and SENCo networks to advance inclusive provision and the borough's Ordinarily Available Provision framework.

The post requires a postgraduate SEND qualification and extensive knowledge of SEND legislation, with strong communication and autonomous