Head of Send, Inclusion and Eal

**We are looking for an experienced and passionate leader in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities**:
The role of the Head of SEND is pivotal for ensuring that students with high needs (including EAL) have the effective learning programs and support both academic and social achievement at school. They are also responsible for identifying and developing top talented and gifted students and creating personalized plans to ensure they reach their full potential. Finally, the SENCO also works with other staff to ensure that professional development is in place and that they are objectively evaluating the effectiveness of teaching strategies being implemented in classrooms.

We are looking for a strategic person who has:

- A minimum of 2 years teaching experience
- Previous SENCO experience
- Successfully completed the National Award for SENCos (NASENCo)
- Experience in Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and SLCN is a plus

**The role should support classroom teachers to**:

- Understand and implement differentiated instruction specific to the learning strengths and needs of the diverse learners in their classroom.
- Develop and or implement teaching strategies for students’ with different learning styles and work with shadow teachers and other classroom staff in employing a range of teaching methods including cooperative learning, peer tutoring, team teaching and individualized instruction.
- Be aware of the rights of students with educational support needs as well as gifted and talented students
- Locate/create/modify instructional material, equipment, or specialists support in a manner to that is consistent with each students needs and strengths.
- Where appropriate, modify curriculum content to help students overcome barriers to learning as well as develop individual skills and talents
- Consult with and develop partnership with parents/caregivers and colleagues
- Use appropriate forms of instruction and assessment for learners with special needs
- Adapt their instructional practices to the prior knowledge and beliefs of students
- Create an inclusive community that extends beyond the walls of the school
- Seek to enhance the self-esteem of all students
- Focus on increasing the students independence within the classroom and school community
- Developing the inclusion and EAL team, ensuring they all have a clear structure and framework to work within

**Key Performance Indicators**:

- Maintain a matrix/table of key educational support resources, their allocation and school support issues as applies to students with identified special educational needs.
- Assist the Principal in developing an annual SEND budget and development a plan as part of the SDP (to include: staffing, curriculum resources, specialized equipment and other ancillary items)
- Health and Safety regulations are being adhered to Student Records
- Keep accurate records for students with special education needs and EAL
- Student information and data (including pastoral data) is accurate and available to other staff in the school.
- Paper-based information is filed in student files and shared with appropriate people.
- Develop and maintain an up-to date whole school Learning Support Register.
- Attend and run meetings as required, individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings, staff, parents and students are informed and supported, meet with parents, teachers and students as required, attend Staff and HOD Meetings
- Initiation of other student support programs in response to identified student needs.
- Develop transition plans, monitor implementation and provide need support for transitions of students with special education needs into the school
- Assist with assessment of students using a range of tools and discuss results with staff.

**Communication**
- Effective and timely liaison with outside agencies, ensuring that students, parents and teachers are kept informed of progress and any issues with the pastoral, social and academic development of students with special education needs.
- Communication with outside agencies, and being the point of contact with regard to students with special education needs.
- Provide regular support of teacher aids, working with students with special education needs who require this, within resourcing available
- Support recruitment (in consultation with the Principal) and arrange training for suitable teacher aides within budgetary constraints as agreed by the board.
- Maintain a working knowledge of current issues and best practice in special education.
- Provide and/or arrange for ongoing professional learning and development support for support staff and teachers of students with identified support need
- Support teaching and support staff in identification of child learning profiles and ensuring that curriculum materials consistent with learner needs are identified and purchased (within budgetary constraints) to support individual learning and reporting of progress.
- Provide reports as requested, HOD Annual Repor