The Dare2Dream Foundation
Post 16 SEND & Inclusion Lead
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We're Hiring a Post 16 SEND & Inclusion Lead at The Dare2Dream Foundation
Hybrid & Office Based – Oversight Across Multiple UK Regions
£40,000 – £46,000 per year
Full-time, Permanent (37.5 hours per week)
About Us
The Dare2Dream Foundation is a dynamic and innovative Post-16 alternative provision supporting young people who have faced significant barriers to mainstream education. We provide personalised, holistic pathways that combine education, skills development, mentoring, therapeutic support, and positive opportunities, empowering young people to achieve their full potential.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced and passionate SEND & Inclusion Lead to provide operational leadership across our Post-16 provision. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring learners, particularly those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), receive exceptional support within a safe, inclusive, and high-quality learning environment.
The successful candidate will lead SEND provision, safeguarding, pastoral support, and operational delivery across multiple services and locations.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
- Lead the day-to-day delivery of Post-16 Hubs, 19–25 provision, and Outreach teams.
- Oversee staffing, timetabling, capacity planning, and service delivery.
- Ensure consistency of systems, processes, and high standards across all sites.
- Line manage operational and support staff, including Regional Leads and Assistant Regional Leads.
SEND & Inclusion
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for SEND provision.
- Ensure EHCPs and learner support plans are effectively implemented and regularly reviewed.
- Promote inclusive teaching, behaviour management, and learner engagement.
- Liaise with Local Authorities, therapists, and external professionals.
- Monitor SEND provision and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
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Safeguarding
- Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for Post-16 provision.
- Manage safeguarding concerns, referrals, and multi-agency working.
- Maintain safeguarding records and ensure compliance with safeguarding legislation.
- Provide safeguarding guidance, training, and support to staff.
Pastoral Leadership
- Lead and develop pastoral support systems.
- Oversee behaviour, attendance, engagement, and emotional wellbeing strategies.
- Coordinate support for vulnerable and high-risk learners.
- Promote a positive, inclusive, and trauma-informed culture.
Quality & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with funding requirements, safeguarding regulations, SEND legislation, and Ofsted expectations.
- Monitor attendance, engagement, behaviour, and safeguarding trends.
- Support quality assurance and inspection readiness activities.
- Identify and mitigate operational risks.
About You
Essential
- Experience in SEND, inclusion, alternative provision, or specialist education leadership.
- Strong understanding of EHCP processes and SEND legislation.
- Experience as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or safeguarding lead.
- Experience managing pastoral systems and supporting learners with additional needs.
- Proven leadership experience across multiple services, teams, or sites.
- Excellent communication, organisation, and people management skills.
Desirable
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- SENCo qualification or equivalent experience.
- Experience within Post-16 education or alternative provision.
- Knowledge of Ofsted inspection frameworks.
- Additional SEND or safeguarding qualifications/training.
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary.
- Annual salary review.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Access to Perkbox with over 9,000 perks and benefits.
- Fully funded training and professional development.
- Company-provided mobile phone and IT equipment.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Work alongside experienced and highly qualified professionals.
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives and wellbeing of young people in your community.
Additional Information
- Full-time permanent position (37.5 hours per week).
- Hybrid and multi-site working.
- Some flexibility required to meet service needs.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle required for business travel.
If you are an experienced SEND leader with a passion for inclusion, safeguarding, and improving outcomes for young people, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now and help transform young lives.
The Dare2Dream Foundation is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment.
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