Strategic SEND Leader: Inclusion & APDR Excellence

Staffordshire County Council; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Graduated Approach Lead to drive inclusive SEND practices across Staffordshire, delivering APDR processes and improving outcomes for children and young people.

You will lead SEND networks, work with schools and partners, and use performance data to inform service improvement while contributing to strategic planning and safeguarding commitments.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading and delivering strategic SEND initiatives across educational settings.
• Strong understanding of the SEND Code of Practice, statutory SEND responsibilities and the APDR cycle.
• Experience developing and embedding inclusive practice and adaptive teaching approaches that improve outcomes.
• Experience collaborating with schools, SENCOs and multi-agency partners to drive system-wide improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of Staffordshire's graduated approach to SEND, ensuring schools and partners implement APDR practices.
• Drive improvements in inclusive practice, adaptive teaching and early intervention across education settings.
• Lead SEND networks and programmes, including the SENCo Network and Whole School SEND programme.
• Work with education, SEND, attendance and inclusion teams to improve educational outcomes and attendance.
• Use SEND intelligence, performance data and QA processes to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead and develop practitioners, support policy development and contribute to strategic SEND planning.

Skills

SEND leadership

APDR cycle

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven improvement

Multi-agency collaboration

Project management

Job description

Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Graduated Approach Lead to drive inclusive SEND practices across Staffordshire, delivering APDR processes and improving outcomes for children and young people.

You will lead SEND networks, work with schools and partners, and use performance data to inform service improvement while contributing to strategic planning and safeguarding commitments.