Specialist Practitioner of Send

**The King's School**
Wakefield£27,519 - £30,047 pro rata

**Salary**:

£31,537.00 - £34,434.00 FTE per annum**Job type**:

Full Time, Permanent30 September 2025**Job overview**:
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Salary: £31,537 - £34,434 FTE per annum
Actual Salary: £27,519 - £30,047 per annum
Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week, term time plus five days (195 working days per year)
Start Date: ASAP
Application Deadline: 10:00am, Tuesday 30th September 2025
Interview Date: Monday 6th October 2025

**About the role**We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic person who:

Has a friendly manner and can communicate effectively with staff and students.
Will make a difference in changing children’s life chances.
Has the skills and abilities to support children of all abilities and personal needs.
Can work effectively as part of a team but can also work independently using their own initiative.
Has the ability to form effective relationships with students and parents/carers.

**The Kings School**
As one of the oldest schools in Yorkshire, The King’s School boasts a rich heritage where tradition meets the future with confidence and excitement. With a reputation for incredibly high standards and excellence, it is currently the highest performing school in the authority, with the strongest attendance also. Every student is encouraged and championed to develop great potential and to live out our values and ethos. The King’s School is an environment where careers flourish and where each child is embraced as exceptional, individual and talented beyond measure.
For more insight, please watch our short promotional film, which asks the question, ‘Where will King’s take you?’
The King's School - Heritage Film on Vimeo

**About Pontefract Academies Trust**
Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross phase Multi-Academy Trust comprising of nine schools: seven primaries and two 11-16 secondary schools. Our mission is running high quality, high achieving schools that give our children and young people the chance in life they deserve. The Trust is renowned for its commitment to excellence and has achieved remarkable success. Five of our primary schools rank within the top 1% nationally for progress, and our secondary schools feature among the top three secondary schools in the Wakefield district.

**What we offer**
We’re passionate about employee benefits at Pontefract Academies Trust, offering the following as standard to all:

- For the 2025/26 academic year, we will be providing staff with** three Everyday Development (EDD) days**. These development days will offer you self-directed time away from the workplace to recharge and reflect on your personal and career goals.
- Everyday Development (EDD) Framework: A simple, personal and flexible goal-based approach to continuous learning, career growth and wellbeing.
- Exciting career and leadership pathways supported by outstanding CPD opportunities
- Generous employer pension (West Yorkshire Pension Fund - LGPS)
- Generous annual leave entitlements paid as part of your annual salary (26 - 33 days based on service and grade) + 8 statutory bank holidays,
- Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance
- Cycle to work scheme, Blue Light card, discounted gym membership
- Free eyecare via Specsavers, childcare vouchers
- Employee wellbeing programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters)
- Discounts at numerous retailers including O2
- Free flu vaccinations.

**Next steps**-
**Application Process**-website

**Important Links**
Pontefract Academies Trust Website
Trust Strategic Plan for 2025 to 2028
The King's School Website

**Contact Us**
Tel: 01977 601701- The Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare. _
- PAT - Working for us booklet.pdf
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**About**The King's School**:
**The King's School**
- Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 4JF
United Kingdom
- +44 1977 601701As a proud member of Pontefract Academies Trust, The King's School is renowned for its educational excellence and for consistently achieving strong academic results. Established in 1139, The King's School stands as a beacon of education for almost nine centuries. We take great pride in being more than just a secondary school; we are a caring, high-performing community where students can become the best version of themselves, proudly carrying the legacy of The King's School.

With a remarkable history spanning over 850 years, our school is deeply rooted in tradition, but it is the people that make The King's School exceptional. Our dedicated team of teachers and support staff, in collaboration with parents, strives to provide a first-class education, ensuring every student receives the opportunities they deserve.

**An incredible culture**

The King’s School is more than just a workplace; it is a great