Special Education Needs Department Coordinator (SENDCo) at Noble Hall Leadership Academy for Girls

Reports to: Principal

Purpose

• Whole-school teaching and learning responsibility in the area of SEN Inclusion.

Job Responsibilities
Teaching and learning:

• Identify and adopt the most effective teaching approaches for SEN learners.
• Monitor teaching and learning activities to meet the needs of SEN learners.
• Promote Inclusion best practice and contribute to the aims and ethos of the school

Recording and assessment:

• Set targets for raising achievement among SEN learners and other groups as appropriate.
• Collect and interpret specialist assessment and performance data and share with other staff as appropriate.
• Set up systems for identifying SEN, and assessing and reviewing SEN provision. This includes creating and monitoring Individual Educational Plans (IEPs), provision maps with class teachers.
• Update the principal and directors on the effectiveness of provision for SEN children.
• Keep parents informed about their child's progress through individual meetings and at parents’ meetings.
• Assist the Exams Officer in making applications for additional support, time and/or specific papers for the end of Key Stage assessments.
• Maintain the SEN register.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of provision.

Leadership:

• Provide training opportunities for parents and teachers to learn about Inclusion, including whole-school Inset.
• Disseminate good practice in Inclusion across the school.
• Identify resources needed to meet the needs of SEN learners
• Work with the Principal and Directors on the strategic development of SEN & Inclusion, including reviewing and formulating appropriate policies.
• Support learner progress meetings, recording agreed provision within provision maps.
• To keep abreast of developments in SEN (e.g. research, changes to the law) and inform staff and directors as necessary.
• Lead CPD on inclusion matters as needed across the school.
• Model good practice in teaching learners with SEN

Other and Responsibilities:

• To willingly undertake any reasonable task requested by the Principal from time to time to support the safeguarding of staff and learners.
• To be willing to undertake the role of Designated Child Protection Co-ordinator.