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SENCo

Notley Green Primary School, Braintree, Essex, CM77 7ZJ

This job expired on 25 November 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  3 January 2024 (flexible)

• Closing date

  25 November 2023 at 2pm

• Date listed

  7 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £38,329.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (FTE) Additional SEN payment £2,539 - £5,009

SENCo job summary

The role of SENCo 

Main purpose:

The SENCO, under the direction of the headteacher, will strive to:

• ·         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 be expected to fulfil the responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the STPCD.
• ·         Build relationships with families through proactive contact and regular SEN forums.

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.

·         Make sure the SEN policy is put into practice and its objectives are reflected in the school improvement plan (SIP).

·         Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national and local initiatives that may affect the school’s policy and practice.

·         Evaluate whether funding is being used effectively and suggest changes to make use of funding more effective.

Leadership and management:

·         Work with the headteacher and governors to ensure the school meets its responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 in terms of reasonable adjustments and access arrangements.

• ·         Support curriculum implementation for children with SEND.
• ·         Prepare and review information for the local governing board.
• ·         Contribute to the school development plan and whole-school policy.
• ·         Identify training needs for staff and how to meet these needs.
• ·         Lead INSET for staff.
• ·         Share procedural information, such as the school’s SEN policy.
• ·         Promote an ethos and culture that supports the school’s SEN policy and promotes good outcomes for pupils with SEN or a disability.
• ·         Lead and manage teaching assistants (TAs) working with pupils with SEN or a disability.
• ·         Lead staff professional development conversations.
• ·         Review staff performance on an ongoing basis.
• ·         Collaborate with SENCo Team across the Compass Partnership Trust.

Further details of this role can be found in the attached recruitment pack.

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About Notley Green Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 400 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Notley Green Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/notley-green-primary-school-braintree (opens in new tab)

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