Special Educational Needs

vor 1 Woche


Geneve, Schweiz British School of Geneva Vollzeit

**Description**

**Special Educational Needs & Disability Coordinator (SENDco)**

**Purpose of Role**
Strategic development of the school's Special Educational Needs (SEND) provision and oversight of the day-to-day operation of that policy with the aim of raising SEND pupil achievement.

**ISP Principles**
**Begin with our children and students. **Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.

**Treat everyone with care and respect. **We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.

**Are financially responsible. **We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.***
**Learn continuously. **Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

**Key Responsibilities**
The duties outlined in this job description may be modified by the Principal, with your agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title. It will be reviewed in the context of the School Development Plan and Performance Management cycle.
- Put provision in place to ensure that progress of students with SEND improves relative to those without SEND
- Ensure that the school carries out its statutory responsibilities
- Work with staff to develop effective ways of bridging barriers to learning through:

- Assessment of needs
- Monitoring of teaching quality and pupil achievement and target setting
- IEPs, or Provision Maps, PSP, Pupil Passports, - keeping accurate records.
- Support departmental developments of SEN provision.
- Monitor progress towards targets for pupils with SEN.
- Analyse and interpret relevant school, local and national data to inform practice.
- Liaise with staff, parents, external agencies and other schools to coordinate their contribution, provide maximum support and ensure continuity of provision.
- Work with the Principal, HoS, teachers, support staff and pastoral staff to ensure all pupils' learning is of equal importance and that there are high and realistic expectations of pupils.

**Teaching and Learning**
- Identify and adopt the most effective teaching approaches for SEN students.
- Monitor teaching and learning activities to meet the needs of SEN students.
- Liaise with other schools to ensure continuity of support and learning when transferring SEN students.
- Promote Inclusion best practice and contribute to the aims and ethos of the school through invited attendance at the senior leadership team and when possible, attendance at school events.

**Recording and Assessment**
- Set targets for raising achievement among SEND students and other groups as appropriate.
- Collect and interpret specialist assessment and performance data and share with other staff and Directors as appropriate.
- Set up systems for identifying SEND and assessing and reviewing SEND provision. This includes creating and monitoring provision maps with class teachers and learning support assistants.
- Update the Principal and SLT directors on the effectiveness of provision for SEND children.
- Keep parents informed about their child's progress through individual meetings and at parents’ evenings.
- Maintain the SEND/Inclusion register.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of provision through meetings with staff, students and parents.

**Leadership**
- Ensure all members of staff are able to recognise and fulfil their statutory responsibilities to SEND students
- Provide training opportunities for learning support assistants and teachers to learn about Inclusion, including whole-school Inset.
- Disseminate good practice in Inclusion across the school.
- Identify resources needed to meet the needs of SEND students and manage the SEND budget.
- Work with the Principal, SLT and Directors on the strategic development of SEND & Inclusion, including reviewing and formulating appropriate policies.
- To be responsible for the supervision and organisation of learning support assistants, including their performance management.
- Support pupil progress meetings, recording agreed provision within provision maps.
- To be involved in the appointment of Teaching Assistants.
- To work with the Principal and other key staff on developing the effectiveness of transition arrangements between the key stages.
- Liaise with the Educational Psychology service and other specialist and support agencies.
- To keep abreast of developments in SEND (e.g. research, changes to the law) and inform staff and SLT, staff and Directors as necessary.
- To attend appropriate training, CPD and conferences and provide feedback to colleagues.
- Lead CPD on inclusion matters as needed across the school.


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