Class Teacher - SEND Hub

Job Description

Under the reasonable direction of the Headteacher, carry out the professional duties of a School Teacher as set out in the current School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD).

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

•Lead
on and have oversight of the learning, academic provision, wellbeing and
outcomes of the pupils within the SEND Hub, providing an environment that is
vibrant and promotesa supportive and inclusive culture across the
school.

•Ensure the special educational
needs of individual pupils are met within an inclusive environment that allows
them access to the National Curriculum in accordance with the provisions of the
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice 2015.

• Oversee and lead the SEND Hub on a day to day basis, fulfilling the specialist
  support, provision and agreement between the school/academy and the Local
  Authority.
• Develop the SEND Hub as an integral
  part of the school/academy, including the curriculum offer, knowledge and
  expertise that supports its pupils with additional needs, role modelling high quality provision.
• Plan and teach inspirational,
  specialist and highly adapted lessons to the pupils within the Hub.
• Make accurate and productive use of
  assessment, to promote at least expected pupil (academic) progress and
  emotional development, including the use of profiling each term.
• Provide a stimulating, nurturing
  and well-structured learning environment suitable for pupils with special
  educational needs.
• Champion the needs of pupils in the
  SEND Hub across the wider school and within mainstream classes.
• Develop a bespoke, topic-based
  curriculum using principles, which both meets the academic, special and
  personal development/social needs of pupils.
• Play a full and active role in the
  development of the school including department and whole school
  development/improvement, aware of and implementing national
  developments in best practice.

• Participate in, and take responsibility
  for, your continuing personal professional development.

• Support the school through developing a
  consistent approach to inclusion, behaviour management, teaching and learning,
  marking, assessment etc. following relevant school policies.
• Promote pupil progress through the
  effective deployment and coordination of support staff, including specialists
  from external agencies.
• Support the SENCo in the review of EHC
  Plans for pupils placed in the Hub.
• Support
  the SENCo and class teachers with the review of short and long-term targets /
  outcomes for pupils at SEN Support that access the SEND Hub as part of planned
  transitional places.
• Attend relevant meetings to
  maintain effective multi-agency partnerships with other SEND Hub teachers as
  part of the network of provision.
• Thoroughly plan all SEND Hub
  lessons with a view to engaging pupils through a well thought out series of
  activities designed to be appropriate to the level and ability of each pupil.
• Use accurate assessment to ensure
  detailed knowledge pupil profiles to plan lessons that will appropriately
  challenge each pupil leading to measurable and demonstrable progress.
• Ensure monitoring and tracking
  processes are in place to monitor pupil progress and to identify gaps in
  learning.
• Ensure lessons consistently model
  best practice, using a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate
  learning appropriate to pupil needs and demands of the curriculum
• Work in partnership with external
  agencies to ensure pupils are assessed appropriately, supported and monitored
  across a range of multi-disciplinary services as required.
• Provide robust transition support
  and planning for SEND Hub pupils, at entry and exit points and also across the school day.
• Provide key contributes within the
  annual review process for each pupil’s EHC plan, liaising closely with the
  SENCo.
• Use learning to develop new and
  effective approaches to teaching and learning across the SEND Hub and the whole
  school.
• To assist in the development of
  whole school inclusive syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies
  and teaching strategies.
• Establish effective partnership
  relationships with parent / carers to involve them in their child’s learning,
  as well as sharing information regarding pupils’curriculum, attainment, progress and targets,
  behaviour and well-being.

• Organise
  and deliver open events to welcome parents and carers into the SEND Hub, for
  both current pupils and as part of planned transition for new pupils.

• Support
  pupils and their parents/carers to make the most of the educational and other
  relevant opportunities available to them.
• Liaise
  effectively with and signpost to other agencies
  when necessary, for example, early help, social care, Lincolnshire Parent Carer
  Forum (LPCF), and support agencies.
• Ensure
  accurate and detailed records are kept of meetings and discussions with
  parent/carers.
• To
  support teaching and learning by providing high quality support as part of a
  committed and flexible team.
• Contribute
  to the accurate and appropriate use and maintenance of up-to-date recording
  systems including, but not limited to, those related to attendance, safe
  guarding,behaviour, progress and learning.

• Demonstrate
  a critical understanding of legislation, strategies, processes and developments
  within SEND and reflect this understanding in daily practice.

• Contribute
  to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Attend
  and participate in relevant meetings as required.
• Participate
  in training and other learning activities and performance development as
  required.
• Maintain
  a thorough working knowledge of the school’s policies and procedures related to
  SEND and to Inclusion, including Accessibility Plan, Safeguarding and Child
  Protection, Inclusion, Health and
  Safety, First Aid Policy, confidentiality and data protection.
• Follow
  the schools Health and Safety rules and procedures and adhere to safeguarding
  principles; and report all concerns to the appropriate person.
• Ensure
  the health needs of pupils are met by ensuring agreed medical and / or dietary
  procedures are carried out in line with their Risk Assessments, EHC plan,
  Healthcare Plan or any First Aid
  procedures.
• Expectation
  to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a
  similar level that is not specified in the job description aseach individual task undertaken may
  not be identified.

• Directing
  and supervising the work of Teaching Assistants.

• Co-operation
  and liaison with other professionals, including fellow staff and colleagues
  from external agencies (for example, Specialist teachers, LAAT support
  services,health
  professionals and social workers).

Generic Responsibilities

• Teach
  pupils in their assigned group according to their educational needs, including
  the setting and marking of work to be carried out by thestudents
  in school.

• To
  use a variety of a delivery methods
  appropriate to students’ learning styles and the varying demands of the
  curriculum.

• To
  provide a positive, conductive and safe learning environment, encouraging high
  standards in punctuality, presentation of work and relationships.
• To
  support the school special needs policy on inclusion and to assist in the
  identification and teaching of children with special needs within the
  class.
• To
  set high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and maintain a good standard of
  discipline through well focused teaching, fostering positive relationships and
  implementing the school’s behaviour policy.
• To
  play a full part in the life of the school and LAAT community,
  and
  promote its Christian ethos.

  To
  follow and actively promote the school’s policies.

For an informal discussion
about the role, or to arrange a visit, please contact enquiries@gainsborough.laat.co.uk.

To apply please go to
Opportunities - LAAT.

The
Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We
will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced criminal record
check via the DBS.