Lead SENDCo ( Community role)

A Community Role with Real Influence This is not a traditional SENDCo post. We are seeking an experienced and values driven Lead SENDCo

to take on a community led role across three Outwood academies: Ripon,

Easingwold and Normanby (Middlesbrough). With Ripon as your base, your time

will be strategically split across all three schools, enabling you to shape

SEND provision at both academy and community level. This role is for someone who wants to make a wider impact,

developing people, practice and provision.

The Purpose of the Role

At its heart, this role is about strengthening inclusive

practice across a community of schools while maintaining operational SEND

leadership in Outwood Academy Ripon.

Your work will focus on three core priorities:

A Community Led SEND Role

You will operate as the community SEND leader across Ripon,

Easingwold and Normanby, ensuring strong collaboration, shared standards and a

coherent SEND offer across very different contexts.

These schools are intentionally different — rural, market

town and neighbourhood — and this role exists to connect them, not standardise

them. You will help each academy deliver inclusive excellence that meets its

unique community needs while benefiting from shared expertise and support.

Developing SSP’s and SEND practice across the schools

A central focus of the role is the development and

consistent implementation of SSP’s (Student Support Plans) across the three

academies.

You will:

Lead the

strategic development of SSP practice Ensure

high quality, meaningful and impactful plans that support teachers to deliver

Quality First Teaching Evaluate

impact and refine provision to ensure students with SEND thrive academically,

socially and emotionally

Growing People Through Supportive Leadership

This role places people development at its core.

You will provide supportive line management, coaching and

CPD for:

Assistant

SENDCos SENDCos

within the school community Inclusion

and SEND teams

You will be a visible leader who builds confidence,

capability and consistency, modelling best practice and creating space for

others to grow into strong SEND leadership roles.