SENCO 60%
Cherry Tree Academy, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0BGThis job expired on 27 January 2020
Job start date
20 April 2020
Closing date
27 January 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 January 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £14,232 to £23,643 per year pro rata
SENCO 60% job summary
SENCO VACANCY
CHERRY TREE ACADEMY - WITHAM
PART TIME SENCO - 3 Days per week
Connected Learning Multi Academy Trust require a part time SENCO.
SEN point will be awarded depending on experience.
Cherry Tree Academy is a one-form entry primary school, situated on the outskirts of Colchester. This school encourages and nurtures pupils of all abilities. This has a speech and language enhanced provision for pupils with Speech and Language EHCPs.
At Cherry Tree Academy our mission is that our pupils will develop:
• A set of spiritual and moral values — honesty, integrity and good judgement.
• A toolkit of basic skills — linguistic, mathematical, scientific, artistic, physical and social.
• An enquiring mind and a desire for knowledge.
• Strong self-esteem and high personal expectation.
• Tolerance and respect for others
Connected Learning Multi Academy Trust require a part time experienced SENCO to support Cherry Tree Academy.
Ideal candidates will have:
• SENCO Qualification
• Excellent communication skills
• Full commitment to raising student achievement and enhancing student potential
• The ability to lead and support new initiatives
• The ability to work as part of a team
Core purpose:
• 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 for a teacher, as set out in the Schools Teachers Pay and Conditions Document.
Please apply on-line at www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk or contact Michelle Smith, HR Manager by email at hr@connectedlearningMAT.co.uk.
Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Trust follows the Prevent Duty and Radicalisation agenda. The post will be subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS and medical check.
Job Description
Job Title: Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)
Salary: MPS/UPS
Hours: 60% (3 days per week)
Contract Type Permanent
Reporting to: CEO, CLO, Head of School
Main Purpose
The SENCO, under the direction of the Head of School, 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 for a teacher, as set out in the Schools 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
• Contribute to school self-evaluation, particularly with respect to provision for pupils with SEN or a disability
• Ensure the SEN policy is put into practice, and that the objectives of this policy are reflected in the school improvement plan
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of national and local initiatives which may affect the school’s policy and practice
• Evaluate whether funding is being used effectively, and propose changes to make use of funding more effective
Operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of provision
• Maintain an accurate SEND register and provision map
• Provide guidance to colleagues on teaching pupils with SEN or a disability, and advise on the graduated approach to SEN support
• Advise on the use of the school’s budget and other resources to meet pupils’ needs effectively, including staff deployment
• Work with early years providers, other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and other external agencies
• Be a key point of contact for external agencies, especially the local authority
• Analyse assessment data for pupils with SEN or a disability
• Implement and lead intervention groups for pupils with SEN, and evaluate their effectiveness
Support for pupils with SEN or a disability
• Identify a pupil’s SEN
• Co-ordinate provision that meets the pupil’s needs, and monitor its effectiveness
• Secure relevant services for the pupil
• Ensure records are maintained and kept up to date
• Review the education, health and care plan with parents or carers and the pupil
• Communicate regularly with parents or carers
• Ensure that if the pupil transfers to another school, all relevant information is conveyed to it, and support a smooth transition for the pupil
• Promote the pupil’s inclusion in the school community and access to the curriculum, facilities and extra-curricular activities
• Work with the designated teacher for looked-after children, where a looked-after pupil has SEN or a disability
General
• Attend relevant training and take responsibility for own development
• Attend relevant school meetings as required
• To respect confidentiality at all times
• To participate in the performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with line manager.
• Ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy
• The Connected Learning Multi Academy Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
• Connected Learning Multi Academy Trust operates a mobile and flexible working model which applies to your role. This means you may work from any of the Trust’s Schools in line with the needs of the Academy Trust. The Academy Trust may change your permanent base to any other Academy Trust School. If we need to move your permanent base for any duration the Academy Trust will give you reasonable prior notice of the move.
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.
Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the SENCO will carry out. The post holder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the CEO/CLO or Head of School.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Cherry Tree Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 141 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Cherry Tree Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@connectedlearningmat.co.uk
At Cherry Tree Academy our mission is that our pupils will develop:
• A set of spiritual and moral values — honesty, integrity and good judgement.
• A toolkit of basic skills — linguistic, mathematical, scientific, artistic, physical and social.
• An enquiring mind and a desire for knowledge.
• Strong self-esteem and high personal expectation.
• Tolerance and respect for others
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