TRUST Primary SENCO Lead

* TRUST Primary SENCO Lead Fast Apply# TRUST Primary SENCO Lead Employer Location :
Leicester, Leicestershire (Remote working)
Contract Type:
Permanent

Hours:

Full Time Contract Length:
Dependent on applicant

Salary:
Teacher Leadership Scale (Competitive)
Posted:
20th January 2026

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible Expires:
22nd February 2026 11:59 PM Contract Type:
Permanent

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible Job :
1530381

Job Reference:
EMS

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible
* Contract Type  :

Permanent
* Contract Length:
Dependent on applicant
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** TRUST PRIMARY SENCO LEAD
** Central Team, The Mead Educational Trust (TMET)
Salary:
Teaching Leadership Scale (Competitive)
Contract Type:
Full Time Contract Term:
Permanent

Start Date:

April 2026 (TBC)
Closing Date: 22/02/2026

Interview Date: TBC
About the Role We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and skilled TRUST Primary SENCO Lead to join our dedicated and forward-thinking team at The Mead Educational Trust (TMET).This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a culture of excellence, ambition, and inclusion. The successful candidate will have a commitment to securing the best outcomes for all learners and play an active role in shaping a safe and positive school environment.
What We’re Looking For We welcome applicants who can demonstrate:
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• A professional, caring, and flexible approach
• The ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Leadership and management of the primary SENCOs within the Trust, to ensure that there are positive relationships and teamwork.
• Excellent communication skills to update the trust on the effectiveness of provision for pupils with SEND, engaging in a cycle of self-evaluation and improvement planning
• Solution focused expertise alongside a strong coach that enables others to thrive.
• The confidence and ability to communicate the trust’s vision for SEND, enhancing practice in all settings and creating an equitable offer across TMET Primaries.
The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a growing family of schools united by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional education and improving life chances for all our pupils. Serving a diverse range of communities across Leicester and Leicestershire, TMET is built on strong values of collaboration, inclusion, integrity, and excellence.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for staff to thrive. As part of TMET, you will benefit from:
• Access to high-quality professional development, coaching, and career progression
• Trust-wide collaboration across a network of passionate, like-minded professionals
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance, including access to the Vivup Employee Assistance Programme
• Clear, values-led leadership and a shared drive to make a meaningful difference in education

TMET is an inclusive employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and levels of experience. We believe that every child deserves an outstanding education – and that every adult in our organisation deserves to feel supported, valued, and inspired.
Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding Statement The Mead Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check with a check of the barred lists is required for all roles working with children. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025, we will also carry out:
• Online searches for all shortlisted candidates, to help identify any issues or concerns that are publicly available online
• Checks on employment history, references, and eligibility to work in the UKWe are an equal opportunities employer.### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:

This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.###

The Mead Educational Trust
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