SENCO with teaching commitment at Princes Risborough Primary School

St Michael's Catholic School; Princes Risborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

St Michael's Catholic School is seeking a SENCO to provide strategic development of SEND policy and ensure high-quality provision for pupils with SEND across the school. The role includes leading safeguarding, coordinating support for pupils, and liaising with external professionals to secure services and maintain effective inclusion.

The post involves academic leadership, accountability for pupil progress, and contributing to the school improvement plan while promoting an inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Experience developing SEN policy aligned with school ethos.
• Ability to lead school-wide SEN strategy and improve provision.
• Experience in using assessment data to inform SEN decisions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic development of SEN policy and provision across the school.
• Maintain SEND and CLA registers and provision maps; guide colleagues on SEND teaching.
• Manage budget and resources to meet SEND needs, including staff deployment.
• Coordinate external agencies and be a point of contact for parents and carers.
• Lead intervention groups for SEND pupils and evaluate effectiveness.
• Collaborate with other SENCOs within the Trust to share best practice.

Skills

SEND knowledge

Strategic planning

Staff development

Job description

About this Role

Dutiesand responsibilities

Strategic development of SEN policy and provision

• Have a strategic overview of provision for pupils with SEND, across theschool, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision in line with thevalues and ethos of the school.
• Contribute to schoolself-evaluation, particularly with respect to provision for pupils with SEND,ensuring that all pupils aim to achieve high standards and teaching strategiesimplemented are effective in supporting all children
• Ensure the SEND policies are putinto practice, and that the objectives of this policy are reflected in theschool improvement plan
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledgeof national and local initiatives which may affect the school's policies andpractice.
• Evaluate the impact ofintervention and inclusion practices as to whether funding is being usedeffectively, and propose changes to make use of funding more effective

Operation of thepolicies and co-ordination of provision

• Maintain an accurate SEND and CLA register and provision maps
• Provide guidance to colleagues onteaching SEND pupils
• Ensure effective use of theschool's budget and other resources to meet pupils' needs effectively,including staff deployment.
• Manage opportunities for theprovision in the local offer
• Work with other schools,educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and otherexternal agencies
• Be a key point of contact forexternal agencies, including the local authority
• Be a key point of contact forparents and carers acting as a link between the class teacher and parent body
• Analyse assessment data forspecific groups of pupils and hold teachers accountable
• Implement and lead interventiongroups for SEND pupils, and evaluate their effectiveness
• Work with other SENCOs across theTrust to ensure best practice trust wide

Support for SENDpupils

• Identify a pupil's SEND
• Coordinate provision that meetsthe needs of SEND and groups of pupils, monitoring its effectiveness
• Secure relevant services forpupils
• Ensure records are maintained andkept up to date
• Review the education, health andcare (EHC) plan with parents or carers and the pupil
• Communicate regularxwith parentsor carers
• Ensure that if the pupil transfersto another school, all relevant information is conveyed to it, and support asmooth transition for the pupil
• Promote the pupil's inclusion inthe school community and access to the curriculum, facilities andextra-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.

Leadership andManagement

• Work with the headteacher andgovernors to ensure the school meets its responsibilities under the EqualityAct 2010 in terms of reasonable adjustments and access arrangements
• Prepare and review information thegoverning board is required to publish
• Contribute to the schoolimprovement plan and whole-school policy
• Identify training needs for staffand how to meet these needs
• Lead INSET for staff todisseminate key messages and training for all staff
• Hold teachers to account on theirstatutory responsibilities to pupils with special or inclusive needs includingpupil progress
• Promote an ethos and culture thatsupports 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 tosafeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and followschool 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.

Professional Standardsand Quality Assurance

• Set a good example in terms ofdress, punctuality and attendance
• Attend and participate in openevenings and student performances as requested by the Headteacher
• Keep yourself fully appraised andinformed on recent legislative and policy changes, making reasonableadjustments to practise in school
• Ensure the highest standards ofprofessional conduct, integrity, loyalty, discretion and confidentiality at alltimes
• Ensure the development ofcollaborative practice and a team culture to ensure that leadership practicesare effective and all team members are demonstrating loyalty and integrity
• Maintain contact with externalbodies including the Great Learners Trust and SEND advice clinics locally
• Undertake any professionalresponsibilities/duties which may be delegated from time to time by theHeadteacher and/or Governing Body

Please note that this isillustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. Itis not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the SENCO will carry out. Thepostholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of therole, as directed by the Headteacher