Strategic SEND Place Planning Lead

Lancashire County Council; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Excellent annual leave entitlement

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a School Place Planning Sufficiency Principal (SEND) to lead strategic planning of SEND provision across Lancashire. Based in County Hall, Preston, with hybrid working, you will forecast demand, shape provision, and oversee the SEND capital programme.

You will collaborate with schools, academy trusts, dioceses and partners to ensure the SEND estate meets future demand and statutory duties, while developing staff and reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Extensive experience in SEND, education, sufficiency planning.
• Experience analyzing complex data and presenting findings to diverse audiences.
• Experience leading projects and managing staff.
• Excellent report-writing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Project Management qualification.
• Knowledge of SEND legislation (Children and Families Act 2014).

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of Lancashire's SEND sufficiency strategy.
• Analyse demand, trends, demographic change and housing growth to identify future SEND place requirements.
• Oversee the annual review of SEND sufficiency and contribute to statutory returns (SCAP).
• Develop SEND capital programme and commission places through school expansions and new provision.
• Collaborate with schools, academy trusts, dioceses, partners and communities.
• Prepare reports, briefings and business cases for senior leadership and elected members.
• Lead, support and develop staff within the SEND sufficiency function.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Lancashire County Council is seeking a School Place Planning Sufficiency Principal (SEND) to lead strategic planning of SEND provision across Lancashire. Based in County Hall, Preston, with hybrid working, you will forecast demand, shape provision, and oversee the SEND capital programme.

You will collaborate with schools, academy trusts, dioceses and partners to ensure the SEND estate meets future demand and statutory duties, while developing staff and reporting to senior leadership.