SEND Transformation Lead
Posted 1 week ago by Ackerman Pierce Ltd
£526 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Bromley
Summary: The SEND Transformation Lead is responsible for driving improvements in statutory SEND services, focusing on implementing new structures and enhancing performance outcomes for children and young people with SEND. This role requires strong leadership in managing change, refining policies, and fostering collaboration across teams. The position is critical for ensuring compliance and quality assurance within the SEND framework. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in SEND services and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take the lead in implementing and embedding newly restructured SEND teams, ensuring clarity, consistency, and confidence across roles and workflows
- Support managers and frontline staff through change, helping teams adapt quickly and effectively
- Act as the key link across teams and leadership, keeping transformation activity aligned and on track
- Review and refine policies, procedures, and operating models to drive consistency and compliance
- Strengthen quality assurance across EHCP processes, improving decision-making, timeliness, and outcomes
- Provide expert guidance on complex statutory casework, turning insight into service improvement
- Use data intelligently to identify challenges, track progress, and drive performance
- Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Tackle barriers head-on, using practical problem-solving to keep transformation moving
- Contribute to wider SEND improvement activity, including inspection readiness and service development
Key Skills:
- Strong experience within SEND services, with deep knowledge of statutory processes
- A proven track record of leading or supporting service transformation and restructure
- Confidence in managing change in complex environments — and making it stick
- Solid understanding of SEND legislation and statutory responsibilities
- Experience developing and embedding policies, processes, and quality frameworks
- Ability to turn data into action and drive measurable improvement
- Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong problem-solving ability
- Bonus if you have experience improving EHCP processes or annual reviews
- Knowledge of inspection frameworks and service standards
- Background in collaborative service design or co-production
- Project or programme management experience
Salary (Rate): £526/day
City: Bromley
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim SEND Transformation Lead(Statutory Services | Implementation & Change)£526 PD Umbrella3 Month Contract with Potential for ExtensionWe’re looking for a dynamic, hands-on SEND Transformation Lead to drive meaningful, lasting improvement across statutory SEND services. This is a high-impact role where you’ll take the lead in embedding new ways of working, strengthening performance, and improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
What you’ll be doing
- Take the lead in implementing and embedding newly restructured SEND teams, ensuring clarity, consistency, and confidence across roles and workflows
- Support managers and frontline staff through change, helping teams adapt quickly and effectively
- Act as the key link across teams and leadership, keeping transformation activity aligned and on track
- Review and refine policies, procedures, and operating models to drive consistency and compliance
- Strengthening quality assurance across EHCP processes, improving decision-making, timeliness, and outcomes
- Provide expert guidance on complex statutory casework, turning insight into service improvement
- Use data intelligently to identify challenges, track progress, and drive performance
- Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Tackle barriers head-on, using practical problem-solving to keep transformation moving
- Contribute to wider SEND improvement activity, including inspection readiness and service development
What you’ll bring
- Strong experience within SEND services, with deep knowledge of statutory processes
- A proven track record of leading or supporting service transformation and restructure
- Confidence in managing change in complex environments — and making it stick
- Solid understanding of SEND legislation and statutory responsibilities
- Experience developing and embedding policies, processes, and quality frameworks
- Ability to turn data into action and drive measurable improvement
- Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong problem-solving ability
Bonus if you have
- Experience improving EHCP processes or annual reviews
- Knowledge of inspection frameworks and service standards
- Background in collaborative service design or co-production
- Project or programme management experience
Why Choose Ackerman Pierce?Ackerman Pierce calls upon over 15 years' worth of experience in recruiting directly into the Social Work Sector. We can offer a unique experience within recruitment where you have your own personal consultant, a DBS and Compliance service with a quick and easy registration process. We pride ourselves on a guaranteed weekly payment process.
To discuss this vacancy further or any other opportunities, please contact Elise Revett or email in your updated CV to us at Ackerman Pierce.