Description Are you a passionate and experienced senior leader in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)? Do you thrive on driving innovation and improvement across a specialist education Trust? If so, this is the role for you! About Us The Special Partnership Trust is a community committed to aspiring together—delivering excellence in SEND education through an ambitious and inspirational partnership. With strong leadership at all levels, we empower pupils, parents, and staff to create meaningful change and strengthen our community further. This post is critical to achieving high quality education for our pupils. This role will provide targeted school improvement support as well as ongoing development of the quality of the offer. The Role As SEND Advisor, you are pivotal in enhancing quality SEND provision across the Trust and wider network, ensuring continuous improvement and impactful leadership. You’ll collaborate with senior leaders and governance teams, contribute to quality assurance frameworks, and represent the Trust at local, regional, and national levels. Key Responsibilities Provide expert leadership in shaping SEND strategies across multiple schools Support and drive school improvement to enhance specialist education Advise and contribute to quality assurance, safeguarding, and curriculum development Lead professional dialogues and research to refine SEND best practices Act as a Trust representative in key educational leadership group Why Join Us? Work across Devon & Cornwall as a regional SEND leader Competitive headteacher leadership scale salary Flexible working—3 days per week Opportunities for professional growth and development Be a driving force in shaping the future of SEND education At Special Partnership Trust, your expertise will make a tangible difference. If you’re ready to transform the landscape of SEND provision, apply today and help us shape a brighter future for all students! Our Total Reward Offer: The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust. Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners. We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued. For further information, click here to visit the Special Partnership Trust website for our People Strategy and Benefits. Contact Us Informal conversations are welcomed. If you would like to discuss the role in confidence please call Guy Chappell, CEO, on 07807 495402 or Ruth Zimmerman SEN Director 01872 613 115. Please visit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.org for further information about our Trust and an application pack. Completed applications should be returned to Laura Davis, ( ldavis@specialpartnership.org ), no later than 7th July 2025. Apply here We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be assessed against the Childcare Disqualification Regulations. This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information. Organisation address: Special Partnership Trust, Pencalenick School, St Clement, Truro, TR1 1TE Contact detail: Laura Davis Email: ldavis@specialpartnership.org Website: https://www.specialpartnership.org/news/?pid=78&nid=2&storyid=328