What skills and experience we're looking for
• The skills and experience needed to:
• Provide strategic leadership for the provision for students with special educational needs (SEN).
• Lead, manage and effectively deploy staff and resources within the SEN provision to ensure EHCP targets are being met.
• Lead on raising standards of student attainment and achievement with SEND students in all year groups and ability profiles.
• Lead, monitor and evaluate the development of learning and teaching strategies for students with specific SEN.
• Ensure that paperwork relating to students with SEN meets statutory requirements, including leading Annual Reviews.
• Take a full role within the school community as a Senior Leader.
• Lead on admissions in line with school admissions policy.
• Take ownership of any tribunals, including producing relevant paperwork and attending tribunals if required.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching in interventions of students with SEN.
• Lead and manage a team of SEN teachers and learning support assistants, working directly with students with SEN and ensure that they are effectively deployed.
• Ensure that the senior leadership team and governing body are informed about current good practice and legislation relating to SEN and inclusion and that policies and practices relating to SEN are up to date.
• Liaise effectively with staff across the school.
• Maintain an accurate SEN register and provision map to ensure that provision always meets the needs of students and statutory provision.
• Apply specialist methods of teaching and to participate in arrangements for further training.
• Support the development and implementation of the vision and strategic direction of the school reflecting its educational and moral aspirations and values.
• To communicate and consult with parents of pupils and with other appropriate persons and bodies outside the school, as appropriate.
• To identify and celebrate SEND student attainment and achievement in all aspects of school life
What the school offers its staff
• Increased professional development and career opportunities
• An opportunity to be involved in the development and progression of the school and wider community
• Excellent induction programme
• On-going mentoring and coaching
• A very supportive team
• Innovative and rapidly growing organisation
• Being part of an organisation that influences policy on a national and international scale
Further details about the role
An exciting life changing career with fabulous opportunities!
Be part of something extraordinary!
We don't do ordinary; we are rewriting the future with our cutting edge and transformational approaches to educating students with ASC and SEMH.
We are on a mission to turn around the futures of our young people and we are looking for exceptional individuals to help us achieve this.
Together we can make a huge positive impact on the lives and life chances of our students.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of our amazing school so please contact us and come and see for yourself.
Commitment to safeguarding
Chiltern Way is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.