Senco - Bexley, United Kingdom - Harris Federation

Harris Federation

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Bexley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Summary

Do you have experience supporting students with SEN? Harris Garrard Academy is seeking to appoint an exceptional, experienced qualified teacher as SENCO.

About Us

Harris Garrard Academy combines the traditional values of good manners, strong discipline and smart uniform with the best of modern teaching and technology.

We want our pupils to be well-educated, and we also want them to be well-rounded individuals ready to take on the world once they leave this academy.

Over the course of their education, we support them as they develop the confidence, work ethic and motivation they will need to thrive as adults.

Our pupils take pride in their work and are enthusiastic about learning.

Where pupils need extra help with a particular topic or skill, our teachers coach them in small groups and even one-to-one.

Special educational needs are catered to with care and expertise.

Main Areas of Responsibility

The purpose of your role will be:

To ensure that Academy practice is compliant with the SEND Code of Practice 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 uptodate 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
A thorough understanding of quality assurance techniques
An appreciation of student motivation
An understanding of how professional development contributes to the raising of quality
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

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Next Steps

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.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits.

Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

Equal Opportunities

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected.

We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

Job Reference:
HF04701-HGA