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Lead for SENDCO

Employer
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands
Salary
Highly Competitive
Closing date
20 Sep 2019
Reference
SENDCO

CONTEXT

The key task of the SENDCO is to ensure that Special Educational Needs / Disability (SEND) provision is both efficiently and effectively managed. The range of responsibilities delegated to the SENDCO with regard to provision and coordination is outlined below. It is expected that all legal and statutory requirements are met for students with SEND via the SENDCO.

Main Responsibilities

  • Strategic direction and development of SEND provision
  • Teaching and learning (1:1 & Groups)
  • Leading and managing staff
  • Efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources

Strategic direction of SEND provision

  • Ensure effective systems of communication, including feedback about pupil’s learning to inform future planning for SEND
  • Monitoring the quality of SEND support by establishing effective systems to identify and meet the needs of pupils, whilst ensuring that the systems are coordinated, evaluated and regularly reviewed. Ensure that the objectives of the SEND policy are reflected in the school improvement plan. Liaise with and coordinate the contribution of external agencies Up-to-date knowledge of national and local initiatives which may impact upon policy and practice.

Teaching and learning

  • Influencing the whole Teaching and Learning Policy to promote aspects of inclusive teaching Leading INSET regularly and where appropriate; this may include chairing and be a part of working parties Providing opportunities for observation of colleagues/visits to other schools, in order to share best practice. Collect and interpret specialist assessment data gathered on pupils and use to inform practice. Work with pupils and staff to ensure realistic expectations of behaviour and achievement is set for SEND Support developments and initiatives to improve standards in English & Maths as well as access to the wider curriculum Overseeing and monitoring the quality of IEPs (Individual Education Plans), ITPs (Individual Target Plans and/ or IPPs (Individual Provision Plans) such as pastoral support plans and maintaining detailed information for subsequent meetings with parents Develop systems for colleagues to monitor and record progress made by pupils with SEND towards the achievement of targets set in IEPs; Review IEPs and/or IPPs termly (or earlier if a new need arises) with parents, students, teachers and agree and communicate new targets. Supporting the Head in meeting statutory responsibilities for SEND EHC Plans (Education and Health Care Plans (previously known as statements) and their Annual Review Lead the Annual Review meetings for EHC Plan (statemented) students Liaise with the appropriate Officer’s to ensure Educational Psychology reports are up to date and provision for special needs for all examinations, is identified and met.

Supporting staff

  • Advise the Head and Deputy head on all staffing matters within the department; Develop proformas for essential repetitive paperwork, in order to create an administrative infrastructure as part of an effective communications system. Identifying the training needs of staff and organising/coordinating INSET to be delivered by other professionals Disseminate procedural information such as recommendations of the code of practice, or the schools own SEND policy Ensure the establishment of opportunities for SEND Teaching Assistants to review the needs, progress and targets of pupils with learning difficulties Provide regular information to the Head, governing body on the evaluation of the effectiveness of provision for pupils with SEND, to inform decision-making and policy review

Efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources

  • Draw up yearly action plans for SEND Provide advice to Head/SMT relating to resource requirements, the deployment of staff and timetabling in relation to the support of SEND Organise and coordinate the work of colleagues to ensure appropriate deployment of learning resources including ICT Maintain existing resources and explore opportunities to develop or incorporate new resources from the wide range available within and externally to the school.

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