Send House Liaison - Paignton, United Kingdom - Bay Education Trust - Paignton Academy

Bay Education Trust - Paignton Academy

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PAIGNTON ACADEMY

BAY EDUCATION TRUST

JOB DESCRIPTION

SEND House Liaison

To help better identify the SEND needs of students and improve the SEND offer by ensuring clear, consistent and supportive lines of communication are developed between the school, home and external stakeholders.

The house liaison will also be responsible for streamlining communication and requests for support between the SEND department and with teaching staff.

Each house liaison role will be aligned to two of the existing Houses within the academy. The House structure is already well established and familiar to our parents and carers, and consequently the SEND House Liaison

Purpose:

will become the first point of contact for SEND queries or concerns from both parents and carers, and PA staff.

House Liaison will be a key link between the SEND department and the House teams, and will be a critical role to improving the outcomes of PA SEND students.

Reporting to:
Lead SENCO and Head of Learning Support

House Teams, Alternative Curriculum Lead and HLTA's, SENCo, Parents/Carers, External Agencies, Teaching

Liaising with:

Staff, Other Professionals as required

Working time:32 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Salary/grade:
Grade F Point Range 12-17.

Disclosure
Enhanced

level

Supporting teaching and learning of SEND pupils by ensuring that access to bespoke interventions are implemented to help them achieve their expected levels of progress.

Support
Liaising with staff to review the progress of SEND pupils, including lesson observations to identify areas

teachers by:
of need and strategies to employ in their support.

Providing objective and accurate feedback and reports as required on student achievement, progress and other matters to the Lead SENCO/Head of SEND
Confidently using the Graduated Response Toolkit to help support students and provide targeted and specialist intervention
To attend and actively contribute to student meetings to ensure that students of concern are identified early and appropriate intervention put in place

Support
Ensuring all barriers to learning are identified and removed for SEND studentsstudents by:
Access and make yourself familiar with students SEND information and Education, Health and CarePlans, supporting them in meeting their objectives and targets

Attend planning, statement review and multiagency meetings
Serving as a key contact / trusted adult for students with SEND
Undertaking termly SEND Support Reviews with staff, parents, carers and pupils, inputting into and reviewing SEND onepage profiles and targets.
Working with two House teams and teaching staff, to identify appropriate students for SEND

Support the intervention and support, and to address the four main areas of need outlined in the SEND Code of

Learning Practice 2015

Support Team *To accurately record student intervention and support strategies using provision mapping
*by: Liaising with outside agencies such as the Educational Psychologist or Local Authority, as directed by the SENCO

Termly monitoring of the impact of interventions delivered, following the graduated approach outlined in the SEND Code of Practice 201
Keeping accurate records for students with SEND in the academy including pupil profile information on

Provision Map.

Supporting with the administration of reading, spelling and colour tests.
Continuing personal development in the relevant areas, committing to improve own practice through selfevaluation and awareness.
Assisting with aspects of assessment and testing of students for access arrangements, liaising with the

Access Arrangements Co-ordinator.

Complying with the Learning Support Faculty appraisal system, and taking part in the school's staff development programme.
Supporting when asked to act as scribe/reader or other role for internal/external exams as directed by the Head of Learning Support
Attending nonpupil days/evenings as directed by the Principal
Being aware of and complying with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

Support the school by:

Undertaking a 20-minute break or lunchtime site supervision duty three times per week as requested by the Senior Leadership Team.

Being aware of and supporting differences and cultural diversity, ensuring all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
Contributing to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
Establishing constructive relationships and communicating with other agencies and professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of students.
Recognising own strengths and areas of expertise and using these to support others.
Carrying out any other reasonable tasks as directed by the Principal or your Line Manager.
To support parents w