Senco (Temp) - London, United Kingdom - Lara Search

Lara Search

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

SENDCO (Kingston)

Lara Search are working on behalf of a primary school based in South West London, who requires a part-time SENDCO for maternity cover until December 2023.

Our school is seeking an inspirational and motivated SENDCO to work 2-3 days a week from 8.30am - 4pm. This will be a non-teaching role.

Job Responsibilities but not limited to:

Support the strategic leadership of the school by providing effective leadership and management across all phases of the school.
Contribute and be accountable for specific parts of the School Development Plan and SEF.
Have overall responsibility for determining the strategic development of SEND policy and provision in the school.
Have daytoday responsibility for the coordination of SEND provision to support individual pupils.
Where a LAC has to SEND, ensure effective communication with the relevant designated teacher.
Advise on the graduated approach to providing SEND support.
Advise on the deployment of the school's delegated budget and other resources to meet pupils' needs effectively.
Liaise with the parents of pupils with SEND.
Liaise with early years providers (where required), other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and other bodies with regards to SEND provision.
Be the key point of contact with external agencies, particularly the LA and its support services, and ensure that these links are actively promoted.

Teaching/Learning:

Liaise with the headteacher to ensure an appropriate, broad, highquality, and costeffective curriculum is delivered to pupils with SEND.
Keep up to date with local and national developments in teaching pupils with SEND and communicate these to all members of staff.
Monitor teaching and learning activities to ensure that they meet the specific needs of pupils with SEND.

Leadership/Management:

Support staff members to understand the needs of pupils with SEND.
Promote a safe and secure learning environment for pupils with SEND, and action improvement plans where necessary.
Provide professional guidance to staff to secure good quality teaching for pupils with SEND.
Guide staff in recognising and fulfilling their responsibilities to support pupils with SEND.
Contribute to the performance management process of any SEND teachers, learning support staff, and TAs.
Act as a point of contact and offer advice to staff seeking to learn more about or develop skills relating to SEND.
Ensure the school's SEND provision is inclusive at all levels.
Contribute to curriculum planning to ensure that it reflects the needs of pupils with SEND.
Help to cater to the needs of pupils with SEND by contributing to the effective deployment of learning support staff.
Ideally but not essentially hold the SENDCO qualification.

About Lara Search:

LARA Search Education is a specialist team who exclusively recruits for the SEND sector within Mainstream Schools, Special Needs Schools, Alternative Provisions and Pupil Referral Units.

We work with schools and alternative provisions across London and the Home Counties. We offer roles with some of the best schools in London.

We understand how important it is to commit to the right role so we endeavour to make this process as smooth as possible.

We work with you to find the role that suits you best.