Strategic Lead, SEND Reform & Inclusive Education

Hull; Hull and East Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Career development

Annual leave and public holidays

Job summary

Hull City Council is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to become Head of Performance and Quality, Inclusive Education. You will drive Hull's SEND Reform, oversee the Experts at Hand offer, and manage multi-million SEND Reform funds to deliver an inclusive, high-quality education system for children and young people with SEND.

Engagement with parents and partners is essential to success. The role requires extensive SEND leadership experience, strategic delivery of reform plans, and

Qualifications

• Significant SEND leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of national SEND policy, reform and inclusion.
• Experience leading complex programmes, partnerships or improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use performance information and evidence to drive improvement.
• Experience of budget management and demonstrating value for money.
• Knowledge of quality assurance, self-evaluation and inspection frameworks.
• Understanding of commissioning within Children's Services, including working with commissioners to design, procure, monitor and evaluate services.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and challenge at all levels.
• Commitment to co-production and ensuring the voices of children, young people and families shape decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the implementation of a three-year SEND Reform delivery plan jointly owned across the SEND partnership, monitoring progress and driving improvements.
• Lead and coordinate SEND Inclusion Audits, inclusion reviews and quality assurance activities.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of SEND Reform actions within educational settings.
• Manage the SEND Reform grant budget to ensure value for money.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with schools and partners to remove barriers to successful implementation.
• Deploy Experts at Hand resources in a fair, needs-led way to build inclusive capability.
• Promote coproduction with children, young people and families in the design and delivery of services.
• Lead on Local Area SEND Self-Evaluation Framework (SEF) development and maintenance.
• Lead on SEND Inspection readiness and ensure outcomes drive continuous improvement.

Skills

SEND leadership

Policy understanding

Program management

Analytical skills

Budget management

Quality assurance

Commissioning

Communication

Co-production

Strategic translation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Hull City Council is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to become Head of Performance and Quality, Inclusive Education. You will drive Hull's SEND Reform, oversee the Experts at Hand offer, and manage multi-million SEND Reform funds to deliver an inclusive, high-quality education system for children and young people with SEND.

Engagement with parents and partners is essential to success. The role requires extensive SEND leadership experience, strategic delivery of reform plans, and