Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) Teacher and Access Arrangements / Dyslexia Assessor
Location: Liverpool
Salary: £33,945 - £36,648 per annum
They are the first of the permanent Multi Academy Trusts being set up by the Archdiocese of Liverpool. Each school within the Archdiocese will be given the opportunity to join one of these trusts. They currently have three secondary schools within their Trust with four primary schools undergoing due diligence and an identified target date of conversion in September 2024.
The Role
- Provide specialist teaching, support and advice for a range of pupils, professionals, parents, schools and other providers for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to support inclusion.
- Contribute to the early identification, assessment and intervention of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
- Be responsible for your own management and delivery of caseload as identified.
- Assist settings, schools and other providers to plan strategically in order to develop their provision of inclusion.
- Attend meetings as a representative SEND service as directed by Director of SEND.
- Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of provision for pupils and provide reports as required.
- To produce and review individual learning plans.
- Prepare pupils for exams e.g. study skills, revision and using their access arrangements.
- Support, develop and monitor internal systems in schools to ensure appropriate implementation and running of examination arrangements.
- Support and liaise with subject staff, SLT and the Trust as necessary.
- Attend regular CPD in order to keep up to date with the latest developments in SpLD/Dyslexia and SEND, as well as JCQ CIC and legislative changes.
Skills and Qualifications
- Level 7 Diploma in SpLD with qualifications to assess for Access Arrangements and Dyslexia
- Degree or equivalent
- Be a qualified specialist teacher or have appropriate teaching experience
- AMBDA (Associate Member of the British Dyslexia Association) or AMBDA FE/HE (Further Education/Higher Education and Adults) or ATS (Approved Teacher Status), APS (Approved Practitioner Status) or ATS FE/HE
- Evidence of outstanding pupil progress and an understanding of how assessment can be used to support learning
- Assessment and information gathering relevant to pupils with SEND
- Successful teaching of pupils with SEND
- Experience and expertise in supporting pupils with dyslexia
- Experience of working in a relevant field of education which includes working with pupils with SEND
To Apply
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