Description

Job Purpose

The role of the SENDco is to ensure that our school actively promotes inclusive practice and fully

supports children who have special educational needs and disabilities. The SENDCo will have

responsibility for implementing the school’s SEND policy, including EAL & Pupil Premium under

direction of the Head Teacher and Governing Body. They will lead the strategic development of the

school’s SEND provision and will have oversight of the day to day operation of that policy, with the

aim of raising SEND, EAL, Pupil Premium achievement.

Professional Duties

1. Play a key role within our school, to ensure that all pupils with additional needs make

good/accelerated progress in their learning and achieve to the very best of their ability.

2. Work closely with the School’s Senior Leadership Team, taking a key role in the promoting of

the school’s overall aims and ethos.

3. Carry out pastoral, SEMH well-being activities with children when appropriate.

4. To carry out the duties of a teacher as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions

document and set a high-quality example of teaching, organization, and classroom

management.

5. To be involved in the strategic management and day to day running of the school.

6. Along with the Headteacher, to play a role in the Strategic Leadership Team.

7. Along with the Headteacher, lead in the modelling of the school vision, ethos and aims of

the school.

8. Alongside the Headteacher, promote the school within the local and Jewish community

ensuring its place at the centre of the local community.

9. To carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within the overall function,

commensurate with the levels of responsibilities and grade of the post.

Specific Responsibilities

In addition to the above, the SENCo is required to undertake the following responsibilities in

consultation and co-operation with the Headteacher.

Teaching and Learning

1. To undertake the duties of a class teacher as required (or more if unexpected circumstances

require it, eg, long term sickness) in line with the most recent Teachers Pay and Conditions.

2. Evaluate teaching and learning activities to ensure they meet the needs of pupils with

SEND, EAL and those who are pupil premium.

3. Where necessary, team teach or actively teach, learning intervention and support groups,

in order to accelerate children’s progress.

4. Promote the resources/programmes/skill sets that will develop pupils and allow them to

work independently.

5. Have regard to the individual needs of pupils with SEND, EAL, Pupil Premium and support

their learning by using a wide range of teaching strategies, planning, and providing support

for their full participation in all activities.

6. Liaise with pre-school settings to ensure the identification/continuity of support and learning

of pupils with SEND on entry to school.

7. To take on the additional role of a curriculum subject leader or phase leader if needed.

8. To lead assemblies and meetings for parents when required.

9. To provide guidance and support to other members of staff in implementing curriculum

plans, both by means of meetings and by working alongside individual teachers.

Leadership

1. Ensure all members of staff recognise and fulfil their statutory responsibilities to pupils with

SEND.

2. Provide training opportunities for TAs and other teachers to learn about SEND/additional

needs.

3. Disseminate outstanding practice in SEND, EAL, Pupil Premium across the school.

4. Identify resources needed to meet the needs of pupils with SEND, EAL, Pupil Premium and

advise SLT of priorities for expenditure.

5. Assist in the effective organisation and deployment of TAs and other resources linked to

SEND, EAL, Pupil Premium.

6. To prepare an annual action plan and manage a resources budget for this area of

learning.

Other Duties

1. Listening to and supporting colleagues with concerns about pupils.

2. Advising colleagues about their concerns and ensuring that these are documented at Stage

1 of the Code of Practice or taken up and acted upon at other stages.

3. Monitoring and screening/baseline assessments in order to identify and address children

who are falling behind.

4. Carry out nurture, SEMH well-being activities in groups or in 1:1 sessions to support children.

5. Attend meetings to support class teachers where necessary, in order to keep parents informed

about their child’s progress.

6. Assist class teachers in writing Individual Educational Plans and liaise with class teachers

regarding their dissemination to parents.

7. Coordinate provision by calling meetings as necessary.

8. Meet parents who have concerns about their child/ren.

9. Advise TAs in techniques and materials which enable them to implement Individual

Educational Plans and manage the targets set in them.

10. Monitor the resources devoted to SEND and make cases for funding where necessary. These

resources include books, other teaching materials and practical teaching aids including

technological aids such as laptops and iPads.

11. Liaise and cooperate with the Local Authority, Educational Psychology Services, Health and

Social Services and voluntary bodies – submitting necessary documents to enable the

authority to discharge its function.

12. Ensure that, when a pupil leaves the school all their records are passed on to the next

school.

13. Attend to the pupils’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes,

including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.

14. Take the lead in assessments of children with SEND including identifying their strengths and

weaknesses.

15. Carry out essential referrals and documentation required for Educational Health Care Plan

Applications.

16. Prepare and lead annual EHCP review meetings.

Continuing Professional Development

1. Take part in appraisals and annual professional review meetings.

2. Keep up to date with current thinking, regulations and practice and further develop skills by

attending courses, workshops, and meetings.

3. To undertake qualifications relevant to the field of SEND Leadership.

Working Time/Review

This job description sets out the main expectations of the school in relation to the post holder’s

professional responsibilities and duties, but does not direct the particular amount of time to be

spent carrying them out. The post holder will be expected to meet with the Leadership Team

weekly and may be expected to supervise staff planning sessions after school. This job description

will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after

consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks,

but sets out the main expectations of the school in relation to the post holder’s professional

responsibilities and duties.

Person Specification

Attributes Essential Desirable

Qualifications • Qualified Teacher Status

• Good honours degree

• National SENCO Award or

willingness to undertake

• Postgraduate qualification

• Relevant CPD

Experience • Values driven

• Strong teaching ability backed up by good and

outstanding outcomes

• Tailored teaching that challenges and

supports SEND students

• Data driven planning to target instruction

• High quality curriculum development

• Experience of working in a

range of schools

• Responsibility within a school

• Leading a subject

Knowledge &

Skills

• High expectations which motivate and challenge

students

• Current developments in SEND provision

• Management of EHCPs

• Individual Education Plans and map provision

for SEND children

• Needs of SEMH students

• Provision for LAC / EAL

• Multi-agency support

• Behaviour management to ensure a disciplined

and joyful culture

• Commitment to safeguarding

• Ability to interpret data

• Support colleagues to bring out the best in them

• Good judgement

• Understanding of Yavneh’s

vision aims and values

• Coaching and practice

• Strong analytical and

strategic thinking skills

• Simplify complex issues and

develop innovative solutions

• Specialism in a key SEND

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