Inclusion Co-ordinator - Forest Row, United Kingdom - Michael Hall School

Michael Hall School

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Forest Row, United Kingdom

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Inclusion Co-Ordinator (INCo) Job Description

Required Behaviours and Responsibilities

Behaviours
The business professional holding this role needs to demonstrate the following essential personal behaviours in order to undertake their role:

Agile and Resourceful:
Communicates with impact, and makes complex issues clear, to enable a way forward.

Leads:
Challenges constructively and confidently in the face of opposition.

Collaborative:
Proactively develops and sustains relationships with key stakeholders to inform how they influence them.

Decisive:

Takes responsibility for mistakes that sit within their remit, encouraging learning and demonstrating ownership for the actions to make things right.

Emotionally Intelligent:
Tailors their influencing style and selects appropriate communication channels to engage their audience and gain buy-in.

Personal and Professional Conduct

In line with the National Steiner Waldorf Teacher' Standards (July 2020), the teaching professional holding this role is expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct.

The following statements define the behaviour and attitudes which set the required standard for conduct:

Teachers uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by:

Treating pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times
Having regard for the need to safeguard pupils' wellbeing, in accordance with statutory provisions
Showing appreciation of and respect for the rights of others
Not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and appreciation for those with different faiths and beliefs
Ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit pupils' vulnerability or might lead them to break the law

Role Responsibilities

The INCo works closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) who are responsible for ensuring that all pupils, regardless of their background or abilities, are able to participate fully in school life and achieve their full potential.

The INCo plays a vital role in ensuring that all pupils feel included and valued in the school community.

They are a valuable resource for staff, parents, and pupils, and their work helps to create a more inclusive and successful school for all.

This role would suit an individual with previous SENCo or INCo experience, who is seeking to develop their career within Steiner Waldorf education.

You will work alongside a friendly and supportive team who have a wealth of expertise and are committed to the care and education of children within a thriving Waldorf curriculum.

We share a determination that all children will achieve the very best that they can in our welcoming, creative, inclusive community.

As a Waldorf School we have chosen to operate as a community in accordance with social indications given by Rudolf Steiner.

Our practice derives from the world view of anthroposophy. A willingness to work with these precepts is a condition of appointment.

The role
- lead inclusive practice, inclusive pedagogy and an inclusive culture within the school community, building on the foundations of Steiner Waldorf education
- provide support and information to colleagues and parents on the inclusion of every child, with reference to the school's Diversity, Equality and Inclusion policy
- ensure that all pupils with additional needs make accelerated progress in their learning and achieve to the very best of their ability
- ensure that the school carries out its statutory responsibilities regarding all pupils with an EHCP
- contribute directly to pupils' accelerated progress through high quality sustained teaching on intervention sup[port, based upon a detailed knowledge of their individual needs
- have consistently high expectations, lead by example and promote the school's inclusive values and aims
- as a member of the school's Senior Leadership Team (SLT), contribute to the strategic development and direction of the school in line with the School Development Plan priorities
- support staff in understanding the needs of SEND pupils by identifying and adopting the most effective teaching practices for pupils with SEND
- liaise with staff, parents, external agencies and other schools to co-ordinate their contribution, provide maximum support and ensure continuity of provision
- understand day-to-day co-ordination of the school's SEND provision through close liaison with staff, families and external agencies
- set up and monitor systems for identifying, assessing and reviewing SEND and collect and interpret specialist assessment data
- support and promote the implementation of inclusive practices in curriculum planning and resourcing, which supports the regular review of the learning environment, daily routines, activities and social in