SENDCo/Inclusion Lead

Do you have the skills and dedication to lead and support inclusive education?

Are you passionate about helping vulnerable students achieve their full potential?

If you're ready to join a friendly, supportive team, read on!

A recently established local Independent SEN school is looking for a SENDCo to join their team on a full time, permanent basis. The school offers a safe, nurturing and positive environment for students aged 11-18 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, as well as other learning difficulties. This small and friendly school is set in beautiful countryside, giving students a calm and peaceful environment to thrive, enjoy and achieve.

As SENDCo, you will join the Senior Leadership Team and will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.

Main Responsibilities:

Like many SEN environments, your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

• Determine the strategic development of special educational needs (SEN) provision within the school
• Be responsible for specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability
• Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies
• Ensure the school meets its obligations under the statutory SEND Code of Practice
• Have a strategic overview of provision for pupils with SEN or a disability across the school, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision in line with student's EHCPs
• Engage with external stakeholders to ensure students are effectively supported to meet their EHCP targets
• Take a lead in maintaining effective working relationships with post-16 and FE providers locally
• Work with the headteacher to ensure the school meets its responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 in terms of reasonable adjustments and access arrangements
• As part of the Senior Leadership Team, ensure the school meets its statutory duties to good effect
• Contribute to the school improvement plan and whole-school policy
• Promote an ethos and culture that supports the school's SEN policy and promotes good outcomes for pupils with SEN or a disabilities

Successful candidates will have:

• Qualified teacher status or National Award for SEN (Desirable but not Essential)
• Experience of working in an SENDCo role at a senior level (Essential)

• Demonstrable experience of delivering high quality inclusive teaching practices within a specialist setting
• Experience of effective liaison with a range of outside agencies (Essential)

• Demonstrates commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children (Essential)
• Has up to date safeguarding training (Essential)

• Able to support and improve outcomes for a range of diverse Special Educational Needs (Essential)
• Able to train and support teachers to deliver appropriate interventions to improve outcomes for all (Essential)
• Able to use performance data to inform provision mapping and planning (Essential)
• Knowledge of a range and types of interventions available (Essential)
• Able to manage effectively SEN provision throughout the school (Essential)
• Knowledge and understanding of current developments and best practice in SEN legislation and all aspects of inclusion and pastoral care (Essential)
• Able to lead and manage people to work effectively, both individually and in teams (Essential)
• Able to promote a welcoming, inclusive and fully supportive learning environment (Essential)

Benefits:

The school offers a generous benefits package that includes:

• Life assurance and Pension
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Bike to work scheme
• Free onsite parking

If you want to know more about this fabulous opportunity or wish to send us your application then please don't hesitate to apply now! This role is open to receiving applications over the next two weeks. Within a week of the closing date, appropriate applicants will begin a three-stage interview process, after which shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the final stage of the interview process with appropriate school leadership.

For more information about this role or to apply, please contact Sara Nogosek on 01293 527416 or email sara.nogosek@randstadeducation.co.uk

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Randstad Education maintains the highest standard of child safety and compliance when placing candidates into schools. Any successful candidates will be subject to the compliance process that also includes the enhanced DBS check.