Shaw Education Trust is seeking an outstanding Deputy National Director of Special's to join our education leadership team. This is a pivotal role focused on our specialist (SEN) schools, working across the Trust to ensure every child receives exceptional education and care tailored to their individual needs. Our family of specialist settings supports pupils with a broad range of complex needs. As we continue to grow and develop our provision, we are looking for a leader who shares our vision of ensuring that all pupils with special educational needs and disabilities achieve and flourish. Key Responsibilities will include: Provide high-impact strategic leadership across our SEN schools, ensuring consistently excellent, research-informed provision that improves life outcomes for pupils with complex needs. Develop, implement, and evaluate strategic and operational plans for SEND and inclusion within our specialist settings. Embed a culture of continuous improvement, ambition, and best practice across all areas. Forge and maintain effective relationships with local authorities and partner agencies to shape provision, secure appropriate funding, and advocate for the best possible outcomes for all learners. Promote a Trust-wide culture where every pupil is supported to succeed, no matter their starting point. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of leadership at trust level within special education, with a deep understanding of the needs of pupils in SEN settings, experience developing and sustaining outstanding provision for pupils with complex and diverse needs and possess strong partnership skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with local authorities and other key stakeholders. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of specialist education across a values-led and growing Trust. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of pupils with SEND, we look forward to hearing from you. Shaw Education Trust are a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life. We place high achievement at the heart of everything we do, and we are determined that no individual has their opportunities limited by their background, or by their ability. We are focused on harnessing the power of people to affect positive change for our children and young adults. We work closely with children, leaders, teachers and support teams, to create their individual best futures: one size fits one. Education should be an exciting space, buzzing with vibrancy, dynamism and unlimited potential. Innovation and entrepreneurialism fuel our passion, enabling creativity and re-conceptualisation to be agilely applied to context and circumstance An excellent education, in a supportive environment, is what every student attending one of our academies will experience. Central to this is the support we provide to our staff teams, this enables them to continually develop their knowledge, practice and expertise by offering high quality training and research-based opportunities our colleagues are well motivated, highly valued, and incredibly driven professionals. Although we are a family who work together to create brighter futures, each of our schools still keep their individual identity and uniqueness. This approach of earned autonomy ensures that integrity and transparency underpins everything that we do, with our Trust Board providing oversight, challenge and support. This support is then strengthened at school level through a system of Academy Councils who represent each school and provide local accountability. Our schools span from Birmingham to Bury, meaning that we can support students from all walks of life, no matter their background or socioeconomic status. In doing this, we are able to help ensure all children are able to access a high standard of education, with all being treated equally. Our values are, To Be Pupil and People Centred, To be Best in Class, To be Accountable, To be Innovative, To Act With Integrity Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment: An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff) Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays) Trust Leadership Contacts based on working full time, all year - 41 days holiday including bank holidays, with a maximum of 16 days to be taken in term time and flexible working during school holiday times. Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme. Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being. Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands. Free Eye Tests Cycle to work scheme Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust. We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one. Colleagues within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses include all of the National Professional Qualifications – NPQH, NPQSL, NPQEYL, NPQLL, NPQLT, NPQLTD, NPQLBC are all delivered by the Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. In addition, we provide access to the NPQEL for Executive Leaders. Experienced leadership and subject-specific support. Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust. Access to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT. Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate. Participating in peer reviews. Access to a suite of online courses. Placement projects within our family of schools.