SEND and Inclusion Business Manager

About the role we are looking to appoint:

As part of the Trust’s commitment to strengthening inclusion at every level, and in response to the national SEND and Inclusion reforms, the Trust has reviewed its structure. The SEND and inclusion team has been enhanced at academy level through the appointment of Deputy Headteachers with a lead for Pastoral and Inclusion and at a Trust level with the permanent appointment of a Deputy CEO for Inclusion, Standards and Sustainability. Therefore, the Trust has created a new leadership opportunity for an individual who is deeply committed to inclusive education and to securing excellent outcomes for all children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities.  This post is suitable for anyone who has worked in a local authority in SEND policy and process, as well as business managers with SEND experience.

Together, this structure is designed to deliver sustainable improvement and to continue to grow inclusive provision, underpinned by a culture of creativity, curiosity, care, courage and commitment.

Working closely with children, families and multi-agency partners, the Deputy CEO for Inclusion, Standards and Sustainability, the Head of Inclusive and Pastoral Education and Trust leaders, the postholder will help shape and deliver the Trust’s inclusion strategy, ensuring high-quality provision, meaningful access to enrichment, and strong alignment with national and local policy developments. As a result, the role carries significant strategic and operational responsibility.

The role will report directly to the Deputy CEO for Inclusion, Standards and Sustainability, supported by the Head of Inclusive and Pastoral Education.

We are seeking to appoint a pro-active, enthusiastic, energetic and reliable Senior SEND and Inclusion Business Manager with responsibility for access to education for children and young people aged 2–16 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). This role will lead on ensuring quality assurance across all processes and will represent the Trust on stakeholder groups to advocate for pupils’ needs and promote best practice.

The post holder will have both strategic responsibility for quality assuring EHCPs across the Trust, liaising with professionals, leaders and teaching staff.  Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and with the SEND case officers, the role will oversee all referrals, in-year consultation response paperwork, tribunal paperwork, and support High Needs Funding applications, administration and tracking individual high needs pupil funding. By liaising with a wide range of partners and stakeholders—both internal and external—the Senior SEND and Inclusion Business Manager will ensure pupils with SEND receive appropriate and timely support, achieve the best possible outcomes, and the Trust’s standards for quality assurance are consistently upheld.

The closing date is 14/05/2026 @9am.