Part Time Qualified SENDco

About the role

The SENDCO will ensure that Special Education Needs provision is effective and efficiently managed and that all legal and statutory requirements are met for students needing SEN. 

The SENDCO will take on the day-to-day responsibility in the Education Team to provide professional guidance of SEN to teaching staff in order to maintain and increase a high-quality standard of teaching, to make good use of resources to improve standards and achieve positive outcomes for the students. 

Review, attend and lead EHCP reviews for pupils. Liaise with class teachers in advance of meetings to ensure up to date information is collected and collated. Liaise with multi-agency professionals, Assistant SENDCo and Assistant Head of Inclusion to ensure that all outcomes are updated, outcomes are shared with class teams and other key staff as well as external professionals. 

Main Responsibilities:

As guided by and in conjunction with the Assistant Head of Inclusion to:

Ensure that the day-to-day responsibilities of the Education Team are met to a high standard in relation to SEN role.

Support collaborative working with the residential department ensuring effective communication between teams.

Use all opportunities to maximise learning for all students.

Monitor the quality of SEN support by implementing effective systems to measure and identify the needs of the students.

Qualifications required

National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination (NASENCO)

About us

Bramfield House School is an independent residential special educational needs school for boys aged 7 – 16 years who have social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, located in rural Suffolk. The School has a committed and innovative multidisciplinary team, extensive site and excellent facilities to support both learning and extra-curricular activities; we are in a great position to provide our pupils with the best education and care possible.

This opportunity is in Halesworth which is within commutable distance of Lowestoft, Diss and surrounding areas.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and accommodation care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Acorn Education? 

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits

100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.

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