Director of SEND

Secondment up to 2 years

Reports to the Chief Executive Officer

Based at the BPS Central office with travel to the Trusts Academies

The Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust is a rapidly growing Multi-Academy Trust which consists of 15 academies. The Trust are looking to recruit a Director of SEND to start in September 2023 or as soon after as possible.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Director of SEND will play a critical role in supporting the progress of all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged and those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, through effective high quality Trust wide SEND strategy.

The successful candidate will work closely with the education directors in ensuring the quality of education across all our academies is at least good and shape.

The Successful candidate will become the expert of SEND for the trust and provide high quality support and challenge to SENDCos within the individual academies.

The Director of SEND will develop and provide a strategic oversight of SEND across all the Blessed Peter Snow Academies and drive the Trust’s strategic objectives at a senior level.

The Director of SEND will be based at our central office in Cleckheaton but is expected to travel across all our schools within the Trust, to which travel costs will be met.

We welcome all applications and you do not have to be a Catholic to work with us, but we do expect you to reflect our values in what you do and how you engage with others.

Please send a letter of application explaining why you would be good for the role, your experience to date and what would good SEND look like in a multi academy trust.

Further details including how to apply are available from the Trust’s website, www.bpstrust.org.uk.

More information can be discussed with Human Resources h-blanchard@bpstrust.org.uk 01274 008213.

Your application form should be returned to recruitment@bpstrust.org.uk by 12:00pm on 16/06/2023.

Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to the protection of our children and to best practice in the recruitment of staff.

Applicants should note that, in accordance with KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE IN EDUCATION, it is the applicant’s responsibility to have made any necessary registrations relevant at the time of making this application which is required for people working or volunteering with children. Accordingly, any offer of employment made will be conditional upon the results of checks from the Disclosure & Barring Service (“the DBS”) and Employer Access Online (regarding teacher prohibition/disqualification from working with children and young people).

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