UPS + £1,500 Harris Allowance/Leadership Scale (Inner London) + Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional Harris Benefits
Summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced, skilled and committed SENCO to join our SEN team, to work alongside our existing SENCO, the Director of Learning Support. We welcome applications from experienced SENCOs to join our enthusiastic department, supporting students with special educational needs.
About Us
At Harris Academy Merton we promote the ethos ‘Achievement is Success' and believe every student has the right to the highest standard of education so that they can accomplish their aspirations. Our aim is to give every student an educational experience that is enjoyable and holistic so that they develop into responsible, articulate and successful young people.
Main Areas of Responsibility
The purpose of your role will be:
* To ensure that Academy practice is compliant with the SEND Code of Practice (2014) and other relevant statutory requirements
* To work with the Academy Leadership team ensuring an ethos of Inclusion within the Academy and a culture of high aspirations for students with SEND
* To work with the Academy Leadership team ensuring the implementation of the Academy SEND Policy
* To ensure that the provision of SEND support is in accordance with the aims of the Academy and curricular policies
* To be responsible for maintaining an accurate and up-to-date Academy SEND Profile
* To be responsible for the accurate identification of SEND need across the Academy, ensuring a rigorous and thorough assessment process
* To be a role model with regard to Quality First Teaching and differentiation within your own teaching practice
* To be responsible for the embedding of Quality First Teaching across the Academy
* To be responsible for the Academy SEND Offer, ensuring high quality targeted interventions enabling students with SEND to make better progress
* In consultation with the Academy Leadership Team, to provide a programme of professional development with regard to SEND, that ensures all staff have the knowledge, skills and understanding to plan teaching and learning effectively and enable students with SEND to make expected progress
* To be responsible for tracking the progress of students with SEND, using a wide range of Academy data relating to progress, attainment, referrals, exclusions, detentions and attendance to identify barriers to learning
* To deploy staff and resources according to the needs of SEND students
* To write a termly report to the Governing body on progress and developments
Qualifications & Experience
We would like to hear from you if you have:
* QTS (or equivalent) and a good undergraduate degree
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development relevant to the SENCO role or willingness to undertake this training.
* Knowledge and understanding of national priorities, current curriculum development and an ability to design and implement an innovate curriculum based on students' needs
* SEN experience in a secondary school
* Evidence of successful teaching experience
* Evidence of pastoral experience
* Experience of working with key stakeholders such as parents, governors, employers etc
Next Steps
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.
Professional Development & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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