SENCO Expiring soon

SENCO
location – Suffolk
Full-time salary £35,585 - £45,150 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience.  This is the actual salary you will receive as you will be paid all year round including the school holidays
Full-time is 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.  

Teaching Personnel have an excellent opportunity to work with an Independent special school based in Suffolk. The school caters for 11-16 year olds and focuses on social and emotional needs.

The Job

• Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of special educational needs (SEN) policy and provision in the school
• Be responsible for day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability
• To advise and assist parents and pupils to reduce pupils' absenteeism, and to provide liaison between pupils, the school and/or parents to secure pupils' regular attendance at school, including assisting in identifying problems of which a pupil's irregular attendance may be a symptom.
• To facilitate the educational partnership between home, school, wider school community and other agencies, by support, liaison and negotiation; and where conflict arises to act as a facilitator in finding successful resolutions. 

Candidate

• Knowledge and understanding of the SEN Code of Practice and its implementation.
• Degree or equivalent
• Qualified teacher status is an advantage
• Able to establish and develop good relationships with all involved in the school
• An interest in supporting pupils to overcome barriers to learning

If this opportunity is for you please send your CV to Abigail Simpson

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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