SEND - Assessment & Access Arrangement Coordinator

Stockport School; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Stockport is seeking a SEND - Assessment and Access Coordinator to enhance the SEND provision across the school. The successful candidate will coordinate assessments and access arrangements, working closely with various departments to support students' independence and effective learning. The role offers opportunities for professional growth and collaboration within a dedicated team.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Professional development programs

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating assessments for students with special educational needs.
• Strong understanding of access arrangements for exams.
• Excellent collaboration skills with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate effective assessment of SEN across the school.
• Oversee access arrangements for internal and external examinations.
• Advise on engagement strategies related to access arrangements.
• Contribute to strategic planning for SEN and access arrangements.
• Coordinate ASD and ADHD referral systems.

Job description

The successful candidate will in support of our inclusive whole school approach for the effective delivery of adaptive teaching and learning and the development of independence amongst students, the SEND - Assessment and Access Coordinator role, will be to further develop and enhance our SEND provision across the school.

The successful candidate will have oversight, coordination and delivery of Access Arrangements and SEN/D Referrals across the school in close collaboration and agreement with the Director of SEND (SENCO), Exams Officer, ICT department, Directors of study and according to the requirements of the Code of Practice and JCQ Regulations.

Responsibilities

• To coordinate highly effective assessment of SEN across the school.
• To provide highly effective coordination of access arrangements for internal and external examinations across the school.
• To advise on strategies to increase the engagement with access arrangements across the school.
• To contribute to school strategic and development planning in the areas of assessment of SEN, and access arrangements.
• To provide highly effective coordination of the ASD and ADHD referral systems.

If you are interested in applying to take on an important role with responsibility as part of our SEND team to help us to continue our drive for further success, then I would be pleased to receive an application from you.

What the school offers its staff

Stockport School is a popular and over-subscribed school.

At Stockport School we believe in enabling our staff to grow as much as our students. Through a wide variety of tailored programmes and opportunities, we encourage and support colleagues to innovate, share best practice and lead, building passion for teaching and providing career progression at all levels.