SENDCO (0.6) - 3 Day Equivalent
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Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
25 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: (0.6) - 3 Day Equivalent
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS (for the right candidate) + SEND allowance
Additional allowances
SEND allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
The
successful candidate will have:
- -Qualified Teacher Status -
- National Award for SEND Coordinator (Or interest in completing this via the NPQ qualification for SENDCOs)
- Evidence of ongoing professional development; attendance on courses, INSET, action research, personal study with clear impact indicators -
- commitment to continuing professional development as necessary to develop the role
- can demonstrate successful leadership and management in school -
- proven track record of achieving outstanding pupil progress across the school
- experience in using data and data analysis to drive up standards -
- clear knowledge and experience in all issues relating to the safeguarding of children
What the school offers its staff
What Shawfield Primary School offers its staff
Shawfield Primary School is a single-form, LA-maintained Primary School that supports the diverse community of Ash, Surrey. We are a small team of staff who share, learn, support and challenge each other. Our recent Ofsted in July 2023 demonstrated that “relationships between children and staff are a real strength.”
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we offer a competitive rewards and benefits package, including employee assistance programme and access to the Teacher Pension Scheme.
Further details about the role
The purpose of your role will be:
- To play a key role within the school to ensure that all children with additional needs make accelerated progress in their learning and achieve to the very best of their ability.
- To have a working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and ensure that this is incorporated into daily practice.
- To directly contribute to children’s accelerated progress through high-quality, sustained teaching of intervention support based upon detailed knowledge of their specific needs.
- To have high expectations, lead by example, and promote the school's vision, values and aims.
- To be a member of the School Leadership Team (SLT) and contribute to the strategic development and direction of the school in line with the school’s Strategic Improvement Plan.
- To provide leadership and direction in supporting meeting the needs of children with SEND.
- To take a lead role in monitoring and school self-evaluation regarding children with SEND.
- To provide guidance, training and support to all staff to achieve and maintain a good quality of provision for children with SEND.
- To analyse assessment data from a variety of sources to inform future whole-school planning and resourcing.
- To assist the SLT in undertaking delegated professional duties, including staff appraisal
- To liaise with parents/carers to ensure that their views inform the actions taken in the school.
- To liaise with professionals or agencies beyond the school setting and ensure advice given by professionals is acted upon within the school planning.
- To organise and/or attend professional/parent meetings, including SEND Support planning meetings, annual reviews, and transition meetings.
- To undertake the role of Designated Teacher for Looked After and Previously Looked After Children.
- To undertake training and ongoing practice of a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) and support regular DSL meetings.
- To undertake actions as directed by the Headteacher or other designated deputy.
Commitment to safeguarding
Shawfield Primary School are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
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About Shawfield Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 206 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Shawfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- bursar@shawfield.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01252 320379
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Arranging a visit to Shawfield Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@shawfield.surrey.sch.uk.
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