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Head of Send and Specialist Services

3 months ago


Coventry, Coventry, United Kingdom Coventry City Council Full time
About the team we are recruiting to
SEND and Specialist Services sits within an integrated education and children's service.

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

Our strong and well-established team has built a culture of partnership with schools, social care, health and education support services.

Together we strive to raise educational achievement for all children, through high aspirations and extended opportunities to enable children to be the best they can be.

What is the job role?

Due to the temporary secondment of the current post holder, we are looking for an experienced SEND leader with immediate availability to sustain our relentless journey towards excellence.

This is a 22 hour, 12 month fixed term contract.


You will provide strategic leadership and management across the Coventry SEND partnership, ensuring that the local authority fulfills its statutory responsibilities.

This includes securing a diverse range of high-quality, inclusive provisions to meet the needs of all individuals within our community.


You will also be responsible for:

  • Championing the rights of children and young people with additional needs from a range of diverse backgrounds by securing in partnership positive pathways to adulthood, by 'lifting the cloud of limitation'.
  • Maximising value for money across high needs and Dedicated Schools Grant areas of responsibility.
  • Ensuring that exemplary safeguarding standards are maintained across the Coventry education system.


This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a leaders who embraces inclusivity, is culturally sensitive and values diversity and promotes a culture of respect, collaboration and continuous improvement.


You will be outcomes focussed, have current experience of central Local Authority SEND systems and be able to evidence their impact, and have a passion for co-production.

In return you will join a high performing stable leadership team, who have a united passion for securing positive outcomes for vulnerable children, in partnership with education providers and other partners within the system.


The children we work with come from a variety of backgrounds and in order to deliver the best possible care it is vital that we have a workforce that represents and understands their unique experiences and perspectives.


  • Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process._
Interview date: 07 June 2024

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do.

With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.


To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

Our Values

Our Values are:

  • Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
  • Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
  • Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
  • Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
  • Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
  • Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.