Lead SEND Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A Lead SEND Practitioner post at Acland Burghley School starts January 2027 on a 35-hour, 40-week pattern. The postholder leads an area of SEND, acts as key worker for targeted students, and models interventions that colleagues deliver.

Focus is on communication and interaction and SEMH needs within The Base, a resourced provision for students with autism EHCPs. Candidates must already be working as a highly effective teaching assistant, and visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Experience as a highly effective teaching assistant.
• Proven track record of improving progress for students with SEND.
• Strong communication and teamwork to support SEMH, C&I and C&L needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead on an area of SEND within the Code of Practice.
• Act as key worker for targeted students.
• Support others to deliver high-quality interventions.
• Model effective practice for colleagues.
• Focus on students with communication, interaction or SEMH needs.
• Collaborate with faculty teams to support interventions and student outcomes.
• Develop a strong understanding of the curriculum.
• Work with SENCo, SEND leaders, and teaching and learning assistants.

Skills

Teaching assistant

Communication

Team player

Interventions

Professional development

Job description

A Lead SEND Practitioner post in the AEN faculty at Acland Burghley School, starting January 2027 on a 35-hour, 40-week pattern. The postholder leads an area of SEND, acts as key worker for targeted students and models interventions that colleagues deliver. Focus falls on communication and interaction and social, emotional and mental health needs, within a faculty that runs The Base, a resourced provision for students with autism EHCPs. Candidates must already be working as a highly effective teaching assistant, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Lead on an area of SEND from the Code of Practice
• Act as key worker for targeted students
• Support others to deliver high quality interventions, drawing on own experience and expertise
• Model effective practice
• Focus on students with communication and interaction or SEMH needs
• Work with faculty teams to support interventions and share responsibility for student outcomes
• Develop a strong understanding of the curriculum
• Work with other LSPs, the SENCo and SEND leaders, the Inclusion Team and Teaching and Learning Assistants

What’s required

Experience

• Working as a highly effective teaching assistant
• Experience of improving the progress of students with SEND in current setting
• Strong track record of enabling students with SEND to succeed

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of how accurate assessment, planned support and teamwork help students meet SEMH, C&I and C&L needs
• Highly effective communicator
• Reliable team player
• Desire to progress professionally and personally within the role

Checks & eligibility

• Full enhanced DBS check
• Eligibility to work in the UK