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Job Title: SEND Lead
Location: North East Based
Salary: £37,385 per annum (term-time only) — equivalent to £45,000 FTE
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time (39 weeks)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week — working pattern is negotiable
Essential Criteria: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and National SENCo Qualification

Role Overview

We are seeking a dynamic, passionate, and highly organised SEND Lead to join our team, overseeing all aspects of SEND provision across our services. This is a leadership role for someone who is solution-focused, resilient, and committed to ensuring that individuals with SEND receive high-quality, tailored support to progress and thrive.

As SEND Lead, you will work collaboratively with academic coordinators, case managers, and support staff, building strong relationships and guiding the interpretation and use of SEND data to support meaningful outcomes. You will bring a clear, professional, and engaging communication style, with a natural ability to lead and inspire both individuals delivering support and the people receiving it. This role is critical in delivering consistent day-to-day operations, developing service quality, and managing relationships with external partners, commissioners, local authorities, schools, and higher education institutions.

You will thrive in a people-first environment and be comfortable leading a remote team, using your initiative and passion to support inclusive practice and drive sustainable service growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across all SEND services, ensuring quality, compliance, and continuous development.
• Lead and support the development of provision to facilitate the progression and positive outcomes of people we support with SEND.
• Work in partnership with academic coordinators, case managers, and staff to ensure understanding and application of SEND best practice.
• Analyse and interpret relevant data to support strategic planning, communication, and decision-making across the team and wider stakeholders.
• Build strong, professional relationships with the people we support, their families, commissioners, local authorities, and education partners.
• Oversee the implementation and monitoring of support packages, working alongside the individual and commissioner to ensure they are person-centred and impactful.
• Manage the day-to-day running of services and contracts with local authorities, schools, colleges, and universities.
• Support the team through coaching, supervision, and professional development — fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
• Be a visible and proactive leader in promoting SEND awareness, inclusivity, and innovation within the service and wider company.
• Actively contribute to the development and expansion of SEND services in line with strategic and operational goals.

What You’ll Receive

• Term-time only working (39 weeks), with FTE salary of £45,000
• Annual salary of £37,385 paid evenly over 12 months
• Negotiable working pattern to support flexibility and work-life balance
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave (based on length of service)
• Retirement and death in service benefits (based on length of service)
• Cash healthcare plan for dental, optical, physio and more (based on service)
• Employee Assistance Programme for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Access to ongoing professional development, including leadership training and specialist SEND CPD
• Paid enhanced DBS check
• Colleague referral bonus scheme — earn up to £200 (T&Cs apply)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Employee of the Quarter scheme to recognise outstanding contributions

Who Are We?

KEYFORT Group provides personalised care, education and support services to individuals with a wide range of conditions and disabilities, including those with complex SEND needs. Our support is person-centred, outcome-focused, and rooted in respect and empowerment.

We only work with individuals where we believe we can make a positive impact — not based on diagnosis, but on our ability to meet their goals and aspirations.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

KEYFORT Group Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of both adults and children.

Please Note: If you do not hear from us within 7 working days of the advert closing, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion.unately, your application has not been successful on this occasion.