Senior Lead for Inclusion and Additional Educational Needs

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St Hild’s Church of England School is seeking a Senior Lead for Inclusion and Additional Educational Needs to join our leadership team. This is a pivotal role designed to ensure the highest possible educational outcomes for learners in Key Stages 3 and 4 who face significant challenges. You will act as the school’s statutory SENCO, strategically developing an ambitious, integrated curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils—particularly those with SEND and EAL.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Contribute to the formulation of school aims and objectives as a member of the Leadership Group.
•  Lead the development of a whole-school approach to inclusion, coordinating multi-agency support to ensure provision matches individual needs.
• Enhance the practice of others through coaching and professional development, ensuring teaching methods are adapted for all learners.
• Lead the KS2 to KS3 transition process to ensure a seamless transfer of student information.
• Line manage a significant team of learning support and inclusion staff, fostering a collaborative professional culture.

We are looking for a colleague who has:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a recognised SENCO qualification.
• Proven experience in SEN within a secondary school setting.
• Evidence of successful teaching and pastoral experience.
• Experience working with vulnerable children and forming strong partnerships with external stakeholders like CAMHS and Educational Psychology.
• The ability to analyse pupil data to set challenging targets and evaluate performance.

Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East.

St Hild’s Church of England School is in an exciting phase of its development and has high ambition for its pupils. With a strong Christian ethos we work effectively across the whole community to improve and enrich the lives of children. We are incredibly proud to be an inclusive school with a higher than average number of children who have additional needs. As a result we prioritise high quality classroom teaching and provide bespoke support where appropriate.

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working.
• Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Teachers Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.

Looking to find out more? Please contact the Headteachers PA, Natalie Barnes on n.barnes@neatat.org.uk.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Wednesday 20th May 2026.

Expected Interview Date – Friday 22nd May 2026.

NEAT Academy Trust are committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.