Section Manager: Foundation Learning (SEND)

Section Manager - Foundation Learning (SEND)

Salary: £47,939 - £52,165 per annum (including London weighting)Hours: 36 hours per week, full yearLocation: North LondonContract: Permanent

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and inspiring Section Manager - Foundation Learning (SEND) to lead curriculum delivery and staff within a specialist Foundation Learning provision. This is a key leadership role, combining strategic curriculum management with a hands-on teaching commitment, supporting learners with a wide range of learning difficulties and disabilities, including SLD, PMLD and SEND pathways up to Entry and Level 1.

You will play a central role in ensuring high-quality provision, excellent learner outcomes, and a fully inclusive learning environment, while contributing to the continued development of SEND and supported employability programmes, including Supported Internships.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop Foundation Learning programmes, ensuring outstanding teaching, learning and assessment
• Teach across Foundation Learning provision (up to 17 hours per week during term time)
• Manage and support teaching, support and agency staff, acting as a role model for inclusive practice
• Oversee curriculum planning, schemes of work, assessment schedules and awarding body requirements
• Drive recruitment, retention, achievement and progression of SEND learners
• Ensure implementation of employability, enrichment, SEND, Skills for Life and careers strategies
• Monitor quality, performance data and targets, leading on continuous improvement
• Support annual reviews for SEN learners and liaise with families, professionals and external agencies
• Contribute to business, curriculum development and resource planning
• Ensure safeguarding, health & safety and equality are embedded in all aspects of provision

About You

You will be a passionate SEND professional with strong leadership experience and a commitment to inclusive education. You will bring:

Essential

• Degree-level qualification
• Level 5 teaching qualification recognised in the FE sector (e.g. PGCE, DET or equivalent)
• SENCO or Level 5+ SEND qualification
• Proven experience teaching learners with SEND (minimum three years)
• Strong knowledge of SEND Code of Practice and current FE SEND provision
• Experience of Functional Skills and RARPA
• Curriculum leadership or coordination experience
• Team leadership and staff management experience
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• A strong commitment to safeguarding, equality and learner achievement

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Experience of Supported Internships and employability pathways for SEND learners