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- This role requires a strategic leader and collaborator to engage senior colleagues and partners in education.
- You’ll build credibility with school leaders, make tough decisions, and communicate a compelling vision to drive change.
- With experience in recruiting and leading high-performing teams, you’ll co-design and deliver complex multiagency change programs.
- Strong knowledge of special educational needs, school inspection, improvement, and governance are essential.
- Passionate about championing children’s rights, you’ll ensure access to quality education and local services.
- Comfortable managing large budgets, you’ll secure financial contributions to support statutory obligations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to influence, negotiate and establish credibility with Members, headteachers, governors and other leaders in educational settings.
- High level analytical skills to be able to use data effectively to bring about improvement in outcomes for children and young people.
- Proven ability to manage significant budgets and available resources to deliver effective support.
- Ability to recruit, manage and motivate teams.
- Strong ability to understand and anticipate customer needs and respond accordingly.
- Ability to challenge existing practices and identify innovative solutions within the required framework.
- Degree and/or post graduate professional qualification relevant either to management or within the education profession.
- Significant successful experience in leadership either through headship across a range of school settings, or similar leadership in a local authority school improvement role, or inspection role.
- Experience in leading complex improvement work and bringing about cultural change.
- Expertise in Special Educational Needs and a successful track record in providing effective support to educational settings.
- Experience of leading professional development and coaching to improve teaching and learning in the field of SEND and Inclusion.
- A track record in leading change and supporting individuals and teams to create an environment of creativity and innovation.
- Comprehensive understanding of relevant public sector compliance frameworks.
