SEND Standard and Inclusion Lead

Location: Hull and East Yorkshire

Number of Vacancies :3

Time Type:

Full time Worker Type:

Regular Proposed Interview Date:

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

Hours of Work:37

Hiring Manager:

Kelly Hare Contact Number:

Job Description

Summary:

3 Full Time, Permanent Positions available.

Are you an experienced SEND leader with a passion for inclusion and improving outcomes for children and young people?

We are seeking a dynamic and influential leader to drive improvements in SEND standards and inclusive practice across educational settings. This is a unique opportunity to shape citywide SEND provision, support the implementation of national reforms, and ensure children and young people receive the right support at the right time.

As SEND Standards and Inclusion Lead, you will work collaboratively with settings and partner agencies to strengthen ordinarily available provision, improve Quality First Teaching, and embed effective graduated response approaches.

You will provide strategic leadership, challenge and support to Headteachers, Trust Leaders, Governors and SENCOs, helping educational settings meet their statutory responsibilities while improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.If the postholder requires a Standard or Enhanced DBS disclosure the candidate is required to declare full details of everything on their criminal record unless the conviction/s and/or caution/s are considered “protected” in line with filtering rules for DBS checks.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kelly Hare on  or kelly.hare.ukROLE AND PURPOSETo lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of SEND standards and inclusive practice across educational settings, ensuring that children and young people with SEND receive timely, effective support through high-quality ordinarily available provision and the graduated response.

Working collaboratively with schools, academies, early years providers, post-16 settings and wider partners, the post holder will champion inclusion and support the implementation of local and national SEND reforms.

The post holder will provide leadership, challenge and support to educational settings to ensure that statutory duties under the Children and Families Act 2014, SEND Code of Practice and Equality Act 2010 are consistently understood and applied, enabling needs to be met at the earliest opportunity.

A key focus of the role will be reducing unnecessary escalation to statutory assessment processes and diagnostic pathways through strengthening SEND support arrangements, improving Quality First Teaching, and ensuring effective implementation of the graduated response across all educational settings.

The post holder will work directly with Headteachers, Trust Leaders, SENCOs and governing bodies to improve standards of SEND provision, monitor outcomes for children and young people with SEND, and support the delivery of priorities within the Local Area SEND Reform and Improvement Plan. Through effective partnership working, performance monitoring and quality assurance activity, the post holder will promote a culture of inclusion, early intervention and accountability for outcomes across the education system.

PRINCIPAL

ACCOUNTABILITIES :
· Lead and coordinate citywide approaches to improving SEND standards, inclusion and ordinarily available provision.
· Develop, implement and evaluate improvement strategies that reduce barriers to participation, attendance and achievement for children and young people with SEND. With co-production at the centre to ensure the experiences of children, young people and families inform strategic development and service improvement.
· Lead SEND inclusion audits, thematic reviews and quality assurance activity across educational settings.
· Provide…