Lead SENDCo

Lead SENDCo

L8 - L12

Full-time permanent

Start date: January 2026 or sooner if possible

About the role

Ambition without limit

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated professional to lead and coordinate SEND provision across multiple settings ensuring outstanding support for students with additional needs.

We break down barriers

As Lead SENDCo you will embody the Trust value we break down barriers in the pursuit to ensure no SEND student is left behind.

We are therefore seeking a passionate and experienced Lead SENDCo across our community of 3 schools which will allow you to carry out the duties as the designated SENDCo in Outwood Academy Ormesby alongside supporting the other 2 academies in our addition Outwood Academy Ormesby will have a dedicated full time Assistant SENDCo to enable you to successfully carry out your strategic duties. As your time will be split between Lead SENDCo and Academy SENDCo the job description highlights the responsibilities for both.

We are family

As the Lead SENDCo across three academies - Outwood Academy Acklam Outwood Academy Ormesby and Outwood Academy Redcar - you will play a strategic role in shaping and implementing a unified approach to SEND provision ensuring consistency and excellence across all academies. You will work closely with academy principals SENDCOs and support staff to develop and deliver high-quality inclusive practices while also providing expert guidance on interventions funding applications and compliance with statutory requirements. By fostering collaboration among the academies you will create an integrated support network enhancing the educational experience and outcomes for all students with additional needs.

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The Team at Outwood Academy Ormesby

You will be working with an experienced Senior Leadership to lead a talented team of teaching and support staff who are fully committed to the vision to raise standards and transform the life chances of all the students. The senior leaders are motivated to lead with a relentless focus on the quality of education and wider curriculum provision for the students. Their leadership engenders a strong sense of belonging and inclusion in the school and promotes the power of education inspiring staff and students to aim high and be the best they can be.

The Trust

The Trust embraces the opportunity to ensure that all children irrespective of their starting point receive an excellent education. It relishes the opportunity to be part of the much needed regeneration of the areas it works in. It is one of the largest MATs in the country and with that our academies can draw on a range of expertise. The Trust also works across geographical communities with Outwood Academy Ormesby being part of a community of 3 secondary schools in Middlesbrough and Redcar. Senior leaders from the schools work closely together sharing best practice and supporting one another to ensure continuous and never ending improvement for the students in the community.

This is an exciting time for the school and the community and this role offers a fantastic opportunity to lead the future success of SEND practice across all 3 academies. Above all you will share the school and Trusts commitment to putting Students First Raising Standards and Transforming Lives.

For a confidential discussion about the role please contact Jen Cleary Executive Assistantvia email on to the school are welcomed and encouraged.