Class Teacher with Leadership of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
We are looking for an outstanding Middle Leadership candidate to provide the highest quality teaching and learning opportunities for our children who have barriers in their learning.
Our aim is to provide the best level of understanding and support to ensure every child can achieve success and progress in relation to their potential and school expectations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ~ As a SENCO, you must be a qualified teacher, you’ll need to:
Lead training and inset sessions to develop staff awareness and strategies to implement new initiatives/legislation on your subject area.
Provide bespoke advice and training to classroom teachers on supporting pupils with SEN and offer further guidance.
Work closely with teaching staff and lead a meeting each term to update and discuss current SEN pupils and their targets (including IEPs).Support teachers to develop and implement effective teaching and behaviour management approaches in the classroom.
To inspire and motivate other teachers, model good practice and embed a whole school commitment to supporting pupils with SEN
Establish and maintain professional working relationships with all staff. This includes senior school (Worksop College) staff, teachers from other schools, non-teaching staff and different professional bodies.
To liaise with the Head of Learning Support at Worksop College and other secondary schools, to contribute to the transition and induction of SEND children into Year 7.
External Agencies
Work with classroom teachers, the school leadership team, parents and relevant external agencies to develop, implement and monitor Individual Education Plans (ieps).
Chair reviews to provide relevant agencies, parents and/or staff with updates on the pupils' progression towards targets and personal goals.
Make referrals and liaise with professionals outside of the school within local authorities and health care services (EHCP/GDA referral, including psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists).
Pupils
You need to be proactive and fully aware of different learning difficulties and disabilities which are classified as SEN, and providing equity to each child depending on their own individual needs.
To supervise children during the school day, including in the playground and dinner hall on a rota basis.
Carry out assessments (e.g. Screeners) of pupils to identify any SEN and monitor progress - including observations in the classroom and meeting with teachers and parents.
Build a rapport with the pupils to set personalised goals, and social and academic progress targets.
Provide timely updates on pupil progress through reports and the use of visual evidence (videos or documentation).
To provide the highest levels of pastoral care. Monitor and report on pupil welfare/behaviour using the school’s pastoral systems.
Develop and maintain systems for keeping pupil records (iSAMS, Barriers to Learning, SEN Register), ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
To support the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of the children in the school.
To be able to personally teach SEND children in a class, small groups, and one to one.
Resources
Manage and advise on resources for SEN provision.
Develop learning resources to help with pupils' development, including sensory and visual to improve fine motor skills.
To oversee the timetabling and delivery of specialist SEND lessons.
MIDDLE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES:
Promote and develop SEND teaching and learning throughout the school, providing staff with help, guidance and support to help children in class, in line with Our Values, Learner Profile and Our Vision
Develop and oversee the implementation of the school's SEN strategy and related policies.
To take responsibility for planning, implementing and assessing the SEND provision at Ranby House.
To lead, support and manage all aspects of the ‘Learning Success’ department at Ranby House and to take responsibility for the development, attainment and progress of our SEND pupils.
To co-ordinate the team of staff at Ranby House School to support SEND children and, in consultation with the Deputy Head, utilise teaching assistants to support the learning needs of our SEND children.
To play a full and active role in the wider life of the school and to complete appropriate duties and responsibilities in line with full time members of staff. This may include attendance at Chapel Services, Assemblies and School Events.
To undertake any other reasonable and relevant duties or tasks in accordance with the changing needs of the school as directed by the Senior Leadership Team.
Uphold a safe, secure, and healthy learning environment, report any Health & Safety matters.
Empathy and emotional intelligence, for recognising and responding sensitively to the needs of pupils and parents.
Organisation and time-management skills are needed for prioritising and balancing a busy and varied workload.
Analytical and problem-solving skills - necessary for analysing school, local and national data and developing appropriate strategies and interventions.
Complete Departmental Audits and update development plans for your subject area to ensure the delivery of SEN is a reflective and progressive process.
Keep up to date with national and local policies including the code of practice related to SEN and cascade information to colleagues.
To attend staff meetings, departmental meetings and other training and developmental sessions, leading staff training in your appropriate field.
Applications
Online applications should be made by all applicants via the application form through https://www.tes.com/jobs, outlining the reasons why you are interested in the role and to demonstrate how you meet the role and responsibilities outlined within the job description.CVs may be sent in addition to, but not instead of the completed application form.
Safeguarding & Child Protection
Successful candidate for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including, but not limited to, reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Applicants Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List Check).
All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of child protection screening checks.
DISCLOSURES
We will appoint, train, develop and promote on the basis of merit and ability alone. It is a stipulation of the Governors and a statutory requirement that members of staff appointed to Worksop College should be shown not to have any criminal record which might prevent them accepting a post at the College.Accordingly, the College requires permission from all members of staff to make an appropriate investigation. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory outcome of this enquiry.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Worksop College & Ranby House is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all our employees and job applicants equally. It is our policy to take all reasonable steps to employ and promote employees on the basis of their abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.