SENCO in Bristol

As the Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENCO), you will be the strategic lead for inclusion, ensuring that every pupil with a disability or additional needs receives the bespoke support required to thrive. Operating as a vital member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will oversee the day to day implementation of SEND policy and provide expert professional guidance to colleagues, parents and external agencies. By monitoring progress and evaluating the impact of specialist interventions, you will dismantle barriers to learning and champion a culture of high aspirations. You will empower staff through targeted training and lead our team of Teaching Assistants to deliver high quality provision that meets the diverse needs of our pupils. Ultimately, you will play a transformative role in the strategic development of our school, ensuring that all children at Little Mead Primary Academy have the foundations to achieve their full potential.

Duties:

• Lead the strategic development of the school SEND policy and handbook, ensuring that objectives are reflected in both School and Trust Team Development Plans.
• Oversee the day to day achievement of pupils with SEND by coordinating specific provision and maintaining accurate registers and provision mapping.
• Provide professional guidance and support to colleagues on the graduated approach to SEND support and signpost staff to appropriate training and resources.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external agencies, including educational psychologists, health and social care professionals and the local authority SEN department.
• Secure relevant services and additional funding for pupils, including managing Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments and reviewing EHCP progress with parents.
• Monitor and analyse progress data for pupils with SEND, evaluating the effectiveness of intervention groups and funding against pupil outcomes.
• Line manage Teaching Assistants, including conducting appraisal and review meetings to ensure high standards of support for pupils.
• Promote an ethos that supports the school SEND policy and ensures the school meets its responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 regarding reasonable adjustments.
• Identify staff training needs and coordinate professional development opportunities, including sessions during INSET days, to improve outcomes for pupils.

We offer:

• Enhanced CPD, including access to professional networks across the Trust
• Paid induction and training suited to the role
• Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Use of the Cycle Scheme
• Paid completion of a DBS check
• Flu vaccination vouchers
• Free eye tests (where the employee is desk‑based)
• Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme
• Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority

Fluency Duty: This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.

Safeguarding Statement: Amplify Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.