Northumberland County Council are recruiting for two senior SEND leadership roles.

The Government's White Paper and Green Consultation Paper are clear about the expectation and direction for Children and Young people to have stronger outcomes, and where this is appropriate to do so attending their local mainstream school. As a result, these two roles will work very closely together.

Head of SEND (Local Inclusion Support Offer)
Northumberland County Council are seeking an exceptional leader for this pivotal new role. Working in collaboration with our schools, settings and multiple partners the successful candidate will further develop systems, frameworks and relationships to ensure all our children, young people and families who experience special education needs and disabilities have their needs well met in all areas of the county.

The post will involve working very closely with the Head of SEND (Statutory, Specialist and Strategic Partnerships) and all members of the Local Area SEND Partnership. The relational practice expectation for this post is very high; you will co-produce policy and practice to ensure collective ownership and to rapidly meet our joint priorities and ambitions.

Head of SEND (Statutory, Specialist & Strategic Partnerships)
The council are seeking an exceptional leader for this newly refreshed role. Working in collaboration with schools, settings and multiple partners, the successful candidate will further develop systems, frameworks and relationships to ensure all children, young people and families who experience special education needs and disabilities have their needs well met in all areas of the county.

The focus for this senior role is to lead on the statutory and specialist requirements of the service, to work with families and carers to understand their needs and with our other partners to ensure plans and ambitions are made into a reality and to support our team to have a great working experience delivering on priorities and ambitions for the service.

Find out more about both of the roles and apply from the links below: