SEND Outreach Lead Practitioner – Special
£34,069 - £52,328 per year
12 days until closing
Deadline: Sunday, 15 November 2026
Type
Fixed Term
Start Date
Negotiable
Experience
Not specified
Visa / Relocation
Not provided
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Job Description
About the Role
The Gallery Trust is seeking an experienced and effective Lead Practitioner to support its outreach offer, inclusion projects, and training and development programmes. This influential role sits within a thriving special multi-academy trust committed to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
The position is available on a fixed-term, full-time or part-time basis, with a full-time equivalent salary of £34,069 to £52,328 per year, on the teacher pay scale plus SEN allowance. The closing date is 5pm on 15 November 2026.
Applicants must hold Qualified Teacher Status and a SENDCo qualification, such as the National Award for SEN Coordination, NPQ for SENCO, or a recognised equivalent. You will bring substantial teaching experience, significant expertise in supporting children and young people with SEND, and evidence of continuing professional development in SEND and inclusive practice.
Key Responsibilities
Support the effective delivery and evaluation of outreach activities, inclusion projects, and professional development programmes.
Advise, support, and appropriately challenge schools participating in the Trust’s outreach offer.
Work with school leaders and partners to identify opportunities to support pupils and strengthen staff practice.
Develop colleagues through coaching, modelling, professional dialogue, and structured professional learning.
Implement and evaluate approaches designed to improve SEND provision and pupil outcomes.
Liaise effectively with stakeholders and represent the Trust professionally across educational settings.
Demonstrate and communicate the positive impact of the Trust’s outreach service.
What We Offer
This role offers the opportunity to influence SEND and inclusive practice across a range of educational settings while contributing to a specialist trust’s outreach and development work. You will join a skilled organisation that values collaboration, innovation, strong professional relationships, and exceptional support for SEND learners.
Benefits are expected to include access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, relevant professional development, specialist peer support, and flexible full-time or part-time working options. Visa sponsorship is not available.
The appointment is subject to identity and qualification checks, evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About the School
The Gallery Trust is a special multi-academy trust dedicated to improving outcomes for SEND learners across Oxfordshire. Its schools educate the whole child and prepare pupils for adulthood through meaningful curricula, strong pastoral care, specialist environments, and positive relationships.
Working with local and national partners and communities, the Trust seeks to ensure that children and young people with SEND receive the education, support, and opportunities they deserve.
Benefits & Perks
About The Gallery Trust
The Gallery Trust is a special multi-academy trust serving children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities across Oxford and Oxfordshire. Its specialist schools are united by a commitment to improving outcomes, educating the whole child, and preparing every learner for adulthood. The Trust’s ethos centres on inclusion, aspiration, meaningful learning, strong pastoral care, and positive relationships with pupils, families, colleagues, and partner organisations.
The Trust is distinctive for its specialist expertise and its outward-facing work with schools, communities, and local and national partners. Through tailored curricula, specialist learning environments, outreach activity, inclusion projects, and professional development, it works to strengthen opportunities for SEND learners both within its own schools and across wider educational settings. Collaboration, innovation, and careful evaluation underpin its approach to improving provision and demonstrating positive impact.
Working at The Gallery Trust means joining skilled and experienced colleagues who share a clear commitment to exceptional SEND practice. Staff can expect opportunities to develop their expertise through professional learning, coaching, cross-trust collaboration, and engagement with specialist practitioners. The working culture values constructive professional dialogue, supportive relationships, and the sharing of effective practice. Typical benefits include access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, specialist continuing professional development, and the opportunity to influence inclusive education across Oxfordshire.
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