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Job Title: SENCO
Location: Castle Garden School, Guildford, Surrey
Salary: £45,000.00 per annum dependent on experience and qualifications
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Contract: Permanent Term Time only
Start: September 2024
UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
Due to growth in service, we are looking for an experienced SENCO to join our fantastic team at Castle Garden School, Guildford, Surrey.
About the Role
The SENCO will have overall responsibility for the strategic development of the school's Special Educational Needs (SEN) policy; including oversight of the day-to-day operation of that policy with the aim of raising all students' attainment and achievement.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a Qualified SENCo/Teacher who wants to spend time developing creative learning opportunities for the most reluctant and troubled learners.
Key Accountabilities:
- Take the lead in assessments of pupils with SEN including their strengths and weaknesses, including baseline assessments and bi-annual re-testing;
- Keep appropriate records which are regularly reviewed and monitored;
- Ensure appropriate Individual Education Programmes (IEPs) are in place and regularly monitored and reviewed;
- Maintain and regularly review the Audit of Needs;
- Lead and manage the Literacy and Numeracy Intervention Team, including facilitating regular Team meetings;
- Ensure appropriate Access Arrangements are in place for examination purposes, and collate supporting evidence to facilitate these;
- Provide a written report for Annual Education Reviews;
- Work with the SALT, providing assessment and therapy for pupils who need speech and language support and embed strategies into the IEP process;
- Read information provided on new pupils and summarise the information for the rest of the staff; track any missing information/reports;
- Responsible for planning and delivering whole staff training;
- Take the lead on training and encouraging differentiation within the school.
- Conduct PEP meetings and complete the necessary paperwork for pupils who are in local authority care;
- Lead school input into EHCP/statement transfers and subsequent updates, completing all paperwork within the agreed timeframe
Qualifications: SENCO or willing to work towards
About the school
Castle Garden School is a brand-new independent specialist school for pupils with autism between 5 - 11 years of age.
Castle Garden School strives to provide effective, specialist education and support to autistic pupils and their families, which will allow pupils to achieve their full potential in education and life. Located in the town centre of Guildford, the school provides primary education and offers a unique mix of education and support to pupils within a wide spectrum of needs and abilities. Personalised teaching and learning in an autism specific environment allows pupils' individual needs to be addressed completely and their capabilities fully realised.
Castle Garden School is part of Outcomes First Group. The group is a leading national provider of outcomes-led learning, life skills and therapeutic care for pupils and adults with autism, complex needs and social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.
Why join Options Autism?
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 and vulnerable young adults 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 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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