Education Support Manager SEND
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Job Summary
Our schools support young people who have often been let down by education before. As education support manager you help make sure every one of them gives those young people the quality of education they deserve.
You work alongside the Education Director on the day-to-day running of the schools and keep a clear view of quality across the whole estate. You audit against the Independent School Standards and the Ofsted framework coach senior leadership teams and spot what needs to improve before it becomes a problem. You get into schools not just spreadsheets: dip checks learning walks and real conversations.
It is a role for someone who knows special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) education inside out and wants to raise the bar across a group of schools not just one.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Education Director with the day-to-day running of our schools
- Report on quality assurance across the estate: teaching and learning curriculum behaviour attendance and outcomes
- Audit against the Independent School Standards and the Ofsted framework and turn the findings into clear actions
- Coach and support each schools senior leadership team to raise standards
- Carry out regular dip checks learning walks and work sampling to test quality first-hand
- Help every school stay inspection-ready and champion a strong safeguarding culture
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- Substantial experience in a SEND setting in a senior leadership or quality assurance role
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Thorough knowledge of the Independent School Standards and the Ofsted framework
- A track record of improving teaching curriculum and outcomes for young people
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across all our schools (Belper Bedford Congleton Doncaster Grantham and Shropshire) including regular overnight stays
- An enhanced DBS check. This role is subject to our safer recruitment checks.
What we offer
- The chance to lift the quality of education for young people who need it most
- Salary: 56925 per year plus a 3000 car allowance
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Full time 37.5 hours per week all year round
- A senior visible role working directly with the Education Director
- Real influence across six schools and their leadership teams
- Funded development and a clear path in a growing organisation
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfo ... View more
