Senco

Princes Limited; Princes Risborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Princes Limited is seeking an experienced SENCO to strategically develop SEND policy and oversee provision across the school. You will monitor impact, lead interventions, and ensure policy implementation aligns with the school improvement plan.

You will collaborate with external agencies, ARP leadership, and staff to promote inclusive practice, manage resources, and support pupil progress under the Equality Act 2010.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Have a strategic overview of provision for pupils with SEND, across the school.
• Monitor and review the quality of provision in line with the school values.
• Contribute to school self-evaluation, focusing on SEND.
• Ensure the SEND policies are implemented and reflected in the school improvement plan.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national and local initiatives affecting policies and practice.
• Evaluate the impact of intervention and inclusion funding and propose changes to use funding more effectively.
• Operate SEND policies and coordinate provision across the school.
• Maintain an accurate SEND and CLA register and provision maps.
• Provide guidance to colleagues on teaching SEND pupils.
• Ensure effective use of the school budget and resources to meet pupils' needs, including staff deployment.
• Manage opportunities for provision in the local offer.
• Work with other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and external agencies.
• Be a key contact for external agencies and for parents and carers.
• Analyse assessment data for specific pupil groups and hold teachers to account.
• Lead intervention groups for SEND pupils and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Work with other SENCOs across the Trust to share best practice.
• Identify a pupil's SEND and coordinate provision to meet needs.
• Secure relevant services for pupils and maintain records.
• Review EHC plans with parents and pupils and ensure smooth transitions.
• Promote inclusion in the school community and access to curriculum and activities.
• Monitor progress of SEND, CLA and PP pupils and interpret data.
• Undertake a teaching commitment of 2 days per week delivering high-quality inclusive practice.
• Work with Headteacher and governors on Equality Act 2010 compliance and reasonable adjustments.
• Prepare and review information for the governing board.
• Contribute to the school improvement plan and whole-school policy.
• Identify staff training needs and how to meet them, lead INSETs.
• Hold teachers to account for statutory duties to pupils with special or inclusive needs including progress.
• Promote an ethos that supports SEND policies and outcomes for all pupils.
• Champion an inclusive culture where every child is valued and supported to succeed.
• Safeguard and promote welfare of children and young people and follow school policies.
• Collaborate with Head of ARP to coordinate SEND across the school and develop practice across ARP provision.

Job description

Strategic development of SEN policy and provision

• Have a strategic overview of provision for pupils with SEND, across the school, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision in line with the values and ethos of the school.
• Contribute to school self-evaluation, particularly with respect to provision for pupils with SEND, ensuring that all pupils aim to achieve high standards and teaching strategies implemented are effective in supporting all children
• Ensure the SEND policies are 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 policies and practice.
• Evaluate the impact of intervention and inclusion practices as to whether funding is being used effectively, and propose changes to make use of funding more effective
• Operation of the policies and co-ordination of provision
• Maintain an accurate SEND and CLA register and provision maps
• Provide guidance to colleagues on teaching SEND pupils
• Ensure effective use of the school's budget and other resources to meet pupils' needs effectively, including staff deployment.
• Manage opportunities for the provision in the local offer
• Work with other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and other external agencies
• Be a key point of contact for external agencies, including the local authority
• Be a key point of contact for parents and carers acting as a link between the class teacher and parent body
• Analyse assessment data for specific groups of pupils and hold teachers accountable
• Implement and lead intervention groups for SEND pupils, and evaluate their effectiveness
• Work with other SENCOs across the Trust to ensure best practice trust wide
• Identify a pupil's SEND
• Coordinate provision that meets the needs of SEND and groups of pupils, monitoring its effectiveness
• Secure relevant services for pupils
• Ensure records are maintained and kept up to date
• Review the education, health and care (EHC) 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
• Monitor the progress of SEND, CLA and PP pupils, interpreting assessment data.
• Undertake a teaching commitment of 2 days per week, delivering high-quality teaching and modelling excellent inclusive practice.
• 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
• Prepare and review information the governing board is required to publish
• Contribute to the school improvement plan and whole-school policy
• Identify training needs for staff and how to meet these needs
• Lead INSET for staff to disseminate key messages and training for all staff
• Hold teachers to account on their statutory responsibilities to pupils with special or inclusive needs including pupil progress
• Promote an ethos and culture that supports the school's SEND policies and promotes good outcomes for all pupils.
• Champion an inclusive culture where every child is valued and supported to succeed. 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.
• Work in close partnership with the Head of ARP to ensure a cohesive and effective approach to SEND and specialist provision across the school.
• Develop strong communication and collaborative working practices between mainstream and ARP provision to promote consistency, inclusion and positive outcomes for all pupils.
• Work alongside the Head of ARP to monitor pupil progress, evaluate the impact of provision and identify priorities for development.
• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance
• Attend and participate in open evenings and student performances as requested by the Headteacher
• Keep yourself fully appraised and informed on recent legislative and policy changes, making reasonable adjustments to practise in school
• Ensure the highest standards of professional conduct, integrity, loyalty, discretion and confidentiality at all times
• Ensure the development of collaborative practice and a team culture to ensure that leadership practices are effective and all team members are demonstrating loyalty and integrity
• Maintain contact with external bodies including the Great Learners Trust and SEND advice clinics locally
• Undertake any professional responsibilities/duties which may be delegated from time to time by the Headteacher and/or Governing Body

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 postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Headteacher.

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