Job Title: Assistant Headteacher and SENCO Location: Whetstone, London Job Type: Full-time, Permanent MLK Education Search are seeking to appoint an experienced Assistant Headteacher and SENCO for a leading co-educational school for young people aged 11-18 who thrive in a small, therapeutic and nurturing environment. .The ideal candidate will have a strong background in therapeutic SEN education, a deep understanding of neurodiversity and experience working with children with SEMH and their families. Key Responsibilities: Advise and oversee the graduated approach to providing SEN support, adaptive teaching methods and interventions appropriate for individual pupils in liaison with the teaching and therapy team. Ensure that Special Education Needs provision is effective and efficiently managed and that all legal and statutory requirements are met for all students. Take on the day-to-day responsibility to provide professional guidance of SEN to teaching and support staff in order to maintain and increase a high-quality standard of teaching, to make good use of resources to improve standards and achieve positive outcomes for the students. Be responsible for overseeing and organisation of the SEN team to ensure all students individual needs are met daily. Work closely with the AHT and the family liaison officer to ensure pastoral and alternative support is effective and dynamic. Coordinate, attend and lead EHCP reviews for pupils. Liaise with teachers and other staff in advance of meetings to ensure up to date information is collected and collated. Liaise with multi-agency professionals, to ensure that all outcomes are reviewed, updated, outcomes are shared with all key staff as well as external professionals. Lead on all SEN provision and plans in the school including IEPs, Risk Assessments, Pupil Profiles, Pupil Individual Strategies. Qualifications: Experience within a therapeutic SEN education setting. QTS SENCO qualification If you’re passionate about education and making a positive impact apply directly today or send your CV across to aine.mcnultymlk-search.co.uk Remember that this post is subject to satisfactory criminal record checks and references. NB: We are not able to provide sponsorship for this post LIVTL