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Job Details:
Job Title: SENDco
Salary: £39,000 to £42,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: 38.5 hours per week (full time or part time options). 38 weeks per year term time.
Job Summary:
* Working with a non-selective day school for boys and girls, aged between 5 to 18 years, with a wide range of special educational needs.
* Working with a school that are dedicated to meeting the academic, therapeutic, and vocational needs of their students with a mission to create, adapt, and implement functional curricula necessary to meet the diverse individual needs of our student population and increase current and future independence.
The SENCO, under the direction of the Headteacher, will:
* Determine the strategic development of special educational needs (SEN) policy and provision in the school
* Be responsible for day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability
* Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies.
* The SENCO will also be expected to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.
Duties and responsibilities:
* Strategic development of SEN policy and provision
* Have a strategic overview of provision for pupils with SEN or a disability across the school, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision through the use of agreed methodologies
* Strategic overview of all Annual Reviews and transition/destinations reports
* Contribute to school self-evaluation, particularly with respect to provision for pupils with SEN or a disability
* Work with early years providers, other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and other external agencies
* The SENCO will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.
Essential Criteria:
* National Award for SEN Co-ordination, or a willingness to complete it within 3 years of appointment [note: this is a requirement under the SEND Code of Practice]
* QTS, PGCE or equivalent is essential
* Teaching experience (two years minimum)
* Involvement in self-evaluation and development planning
* Experience of conducting training/leading INSET
Blackstone Recruitment Benefits:
✅Assigned specialised recruitment consultant
✅Access to exclusive and flexible UK temporary and permanent jobs
✅Complete onboarding support
✅Informed tailored career advice
✅Personalised job alerts
✅Unlimited referral bonus
For further information on this role, please contact Emma Ansett at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now
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