Director of the SEND Faculty (SENCO)

Purpose

• To lead the development of teaching and learning for SEND students across the school

• To have overall responsibility for determining the strategic vision and development of SEND provision across the school • To have day-to-day responsibility for the coordination of SEND provision to support individual pupils

• Monitor, evaluate and review the curriculum delivered to pupils ensuring it meets their needs, deepens their learning and leads to outstanding outcomes

• To inspire and engage staff and pupils in the vision for the school

Leading Achievement

• Be accountable for outcomes for SEND students across the school

• Line manage teaching assistants holding them to account for effectiveness by providing challenge and support • Ensure effective strategies are in place to enable all pupils to make good progress

• Track SEND student achievement regularly across the school, transforming data into action

• Lead on intervention for SEND students ensuring all groups of pupils make good progress

Leading Curriculum

• Quality assure the curriculum offer for SEND students ensuring it is fit for purpose

• Ensure best practice is researched and shared in relation to highly effective SEND curricula

Leading Teaching and Learning

• To articulate and secure high expectations for yourself and all staff for quality teaching and learning for SEND students • To role model effective practices with regard to planning to meet the needs of all learners, delivery of engaging lessons, frequent and accurate assessment and feedback, and intervention

• To line manage and appraise all members of the SEND team to ensure that the quality ofprovision is routinely monitored by various means

Leading School Ethos and Culture

• Ensure that the school’s vision is clearly and effectively articulated, shared and acted upon by all members who teach SEND students

• Promote the school’s ethos and culture to the broader community

Developing self and working with others

• Treat pupils, staff and parents fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect to create and maintain a positive school culture

• Celebrate the achievements of individuals and the SEND faculty

• Manage own workload and that of others to allow an appropriate work/life balance

• Regularly review own practice, set personal targets and take responsibilities for own personal development

• Engage in research around current educational initiatives including government policies in areas commensurate with the post

Securing Accountability

• Develop a faculty ethos which enables everyone to work collaboratively, share knowledge and understanding, celebrate success and accept responsibility for outcomes

• Ensure individual staff accountabilities are clearly defined, understood, agreed and are subject to rigorous review and evaluation

• Provide the Headteacher and Governing Board with key information required as part of a line management process • Make a significant contribution to faculty self-evaluation and the completion of the faculty improvement plan