Senior SEND Specialist & CPD Programme Lead

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

LGPS pension with extra contributions

Learning & development opportunities

Car lease scheme

Discounts at retailers

Online GP appointments

Employee assistance programme

Physiotherapy services

Job summary

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is seeking an experienced SEND leadership professional to lead a team of Specialist Teachers. You will shape the strategic and operational delivery of SEND provision across mainstream and specialist settings, working to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

You will design, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the CPD programme, supervise quality assurance of SEND Units, and ensure effective deployment of specialist staff.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience supporting children and young people with SEND.
• Proven ability to develop inclusive practice across mainstream and specialist settings.
• Experience designing and delivering high-quality training and CPD.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Ability to work with schools, families and partner organisations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to the Specialist Teachers team.
• Coordinate, deliver and evaluate the CPD programme.
• Provide supervision and quality assurance of SEND Units.
• Support deployment and development of Specialist Teachers.
• Work with Team Manager for Experts at Hand.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Team management

CPD design

Quality assurance

Casework oversight

Inter-agency collab

Stakeholder engagement

Training delivery

Job description

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is seeking an experienced SEND leadership professional to lead a team of Specialist Teachers. You will shape the strategic and operational delivery of SEND provision across mainstream and specialist settings, working to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

You will design, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the CPD programme, supervise quality assurance of SEND Units, and ensure effective deployment of specialist staff.