SEND Improvement Advisers (SIA)

The LGA delivers a programme of children’s services leadership support to councils and corporate and political leaders. To support delivery of the LGA’s programme of children’s leadership support to councils, corporate and political leaders through provision of associate support specifically (but not exclusively) in SEND.

SEND Improvement Adviser associate roles bring essential expertise and experience into the delivery of the programme. With ever growing demand for support with reform readiness and SEND improvement at political, corporate and partnership levels, up to 3 x SIA roles will be procured for another year to provide up to 60 days support each on a day rate of £700.

The SEND Improvement Adviser will be required to:

• Collaborate closely across the SIA team to ensure effective national coverage, clear prioritisation and distribution of work, identification of themes and gaps, development of guidance and tools, and a strong evidence base on impact.

• Maintain regular engagement with the LGA Children’s Improvement Team to share updates, insight and emerging themes.

• Work closely with the LGA children’s improvement advisors and corporate leadership to ensure a coherent, high-quality and strategically aligned offer.

• Support and enable peer-led improvement as the primary approach.

• Contribute to the design and delivery of national and regional and local leadership development activity.

• Develop strong relationships with councils and corporate and political leaders to build a clear understanding of need in SEND, support leadership, strengthen system-wide partnership working.

• Build a direct relationship with the regional improvement and innovation alliances (RIIAs).

• Provide constructive challenge to local and regional approaches and priorities, including supporting leadership reflection and continuous improvement.

• Identify and support councils where there are gaps in readiness for SEND reform or capacity for improvement.

• Work with the LGA’s children’s improvement team to commission additional capacity and expertise.

• Identify emerging themes, good practice and innovation, and develop and disseminate guidance, tools and case studies.

• Ensure best practice and learning is shared widely across the sector and embedded into ongoing improvement activity.

• Contribute to the monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement of the programme.

• Build a wider understanding of the LGA’s improvement support to ensure a coherent and co-ordinated offer to councils.

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