Maternity cover for a nine-month SEND and inclusion leadership post at St Helen's Catholic Primary School, full time across the working week. The post holder raises progress for pupils with additional needs, line manages the SEND support team, keeps the SEN Register current, and leads EHCP referrals and annual reviews. What sets it apart is one day a week of class teaching plus nurture and wellbeing work with individual children and small groups. The National SENCO award is required, and visa sponsorship is not available.
What the job involves
- Ensure pupils with additional needs make good or accelerated progress, supporting the school's aims and ethos with SLT
- Line manage the SEND support staff team under the Deputy Head, recommending CPD and delegating tasks
- Maintain the SEN Register and map SEND funding and staffing annually
- Lead assessment of SEND pupils, EHCP referrals and documentation, and prepare and lead annual EHCP reviews
- Teach as a class teacher one day a week, and team teach or run intervention groups
- Evaluate teaching for SEND, EAL and pupil premium pupils and set their targets
- Interpret assessment data for termly Pupil Progress meetings and meet class teachers and TAs to plan support
- Manage the SEND resources budget, prepare an annual action plan and advise SLT on spending
- Provide SEND training for TAs and teachers, ensure staff meet statutory duties, and pursue relevant SEND qualifications
- Deliver nurture and SEMH wellbeing work with children in groups or one to one
- Liaise with pre-school settings, other schools, the Local Authority, educational psychology, and health and social services
- Advise colleagues on concerns, meet parents, and report on SEND provision effectiveness to SLT and governors
What’s offered
- Professional development and training
- Friendly, supportive team with collaborative working
- Opportunities to contribute to improving how the school operates
- Focus on staff wellbeing and a positive working environment
- Inclusive, diverse school community
- Chance to make a meaningful impact on pupils, families and the wider school community
Qualifications
- National SENCO award
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Right to work in the UK
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
