SENCO Teacher
Full job description
SMART Education Recruitment
Salary: £168 – £276 per day
FULL TIME SENCO ROLE AVAILABLE IN A BIRMINGHAM SECONDARY MAINSTREAM SCHOOL.
Hours: Mon-Fri full time
Location: Birmingham
Interview dates: ASAP
Salary: £168 – £276a day!
SMART Education are recruiting for a qualified and experienced Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) to work full time within a secondary school in Birmingham on an interim basis. This is initially an interim post until July with the strong chance of becoming a permanent role for the right candidate.
Strategic development of the school’s Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision and oversight of the day-to-day operation of that policy with the aim of raising SEN pupil achievement.
Areas of responsibility and key tasks:
* Put provision in place to ensure that progress of pupils with SEN improves relative to
* those without SEN.
* Ensure that the school carries out its statutory responsibilities regarding all students with
* a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
* Support all staff in understanding the needs of SEN pupils.
* Support departmental developments of SEN provision.
* Monitor progress towards targets for pupils with SEN.
* Analyse and interpret relevant school, local and national data.
* Liaise with staff, parents, external agencies and other schools to co-ordinate their contribution, provide maximum support and ensure continuity of provision.
Teaching and Learning:
* Support the identification of and disseminate the most effective teaching approaches for individual pupils with SEN.
* Work with staff to develop effective ways of bridging barriers to learning through:
* Part time Teaching in specialist subject/ cover teaching will be required alongside SENCO responsibility.
Keeping accurate records:
* Undertake day to day co ordination of SEN pupils through close liaison with the staff, parents and external agencies.
* Work with head teachers, teachers, key stage co-ordinators and pastoral staff to ensure all pupils learning is of equal importance and that there are high and realistic expectations of pupils.
WHAT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR:
* Work towards and exceed the schools SEN policies.
* Experience with working in a secondary school environment.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
* Have previous experience or have an exceptional understanding of teaching in secondary settings KS3 and KS4.
* Have an excellent understanding of the SEN code of practice.
* MUST HAVE the National award for Special Needs Co-ordination
* Be open to new approaches to learning and teaching.
IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST HAVE A SENCO QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE.
If this sounds like the right move for you then please apply and contact us today
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