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SEND Officer

Outwood Academy Normanby

Middlesbrough

  • £20,757 - £21,814 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Grade 8, SCP 18 - 21 | £20,757 - £21,814 actual salary
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
24 November 2025

Job overview

This is an exciting, challenging, and highly influential role at the forefront of supporting our community's most vulnerable children. As a SEND Officer, you will be instrumental in ensuring every student with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), including those with Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs), receives the precise support required to thrive.

You will be central to making a tangible, significant difference in the educational journeys of these students.

The SEND Officer will work directly with the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) to drive the Academy's SEND strategy and provision by:
  • Strategic Support: Assist the SENCo in the identification, assessment, and strategic planning to meet the diverse needs of students with additional learning needs and EHCPs.
  • Case Management & Monitoring: Arrange, implement, and rigorously monitor the effectiveness of Student Support Plans (SSPs), ensuring they are impactful and up-to-date.
  • Funding & Legal Compliance: Manage and submit direct applications to the Local Authority for additional support and funding, ensuring all legal deadlines are strictly met.
  • Exam Access Arrangements: Directly support the SENCo in coordinating and implementing appropriate Exam Access Arrangements for qualifying students.
  • External Liaison: Coordinate and collaborate with a wide range of external agencies to secure holistic and comprehensive wider support for our students.
  • Line Management & Deployment: Lead and line manage the Academy's team of Teaching Assistants (TAs), focusing on their optimal deployment, professional development, and effectiveness across the Academy.

This is a high-stakes role demanding exceptional capability. The successful candidate will demonstrate:
  • Exceptional Organisation & Prioritisation: Proven ability to manage a demanding workload, prioritise tasks effectively, and consistently meet strict statutory and legal deadlines.
  • Professionalism & Sensitivity: Utmost professionalism, discretion, and empathy in managing sensitive issues and working with our most vulnerable students and their families.
  • Collaborative Stakeholder Management: The ability to work seamlessly and build strong, trusting relationships with diverse stakeholders, including colleagues, parents/carers, and external professionals.

Working Pattern: Term time only, plus 4 days  | 28 hours per week, 4 days per week (working days and hours to be discussed at interview).

Start date: January 2026 or earlier if possible.

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Please contact our HR team at o.unthank@normanby.outwood.com should you wish to visit the school and have a tour of the department to see what we have to offer.

For more information and to apply online, please click the Apply button.

Closing date: 8.00am on 24 November 2025.

Interview date: 27 November 2025.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.



About Outwood Academy Normanby

+44 1642 454577

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Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson

Principal: Dr Mark Robinson

Outwood Academy Normanby is an 11-16 academy, based in the shadow of the Eston Hills in Middlesbrough, and is yet to be inspected by Ofsted.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

Taking a holistic approach to education, valuing vocational, practical, creative, and academic qualities equally and since joining the Outwood Family in 2019 we have been undergoing a transformation.

We believe we are on a journey to Outstanding. Help to take us to the next level.

The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.

We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.

As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.

We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.

All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.

If you share our vision, join our family.

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