Deputy Senco

**SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**
- To support the faculty in the implementation of the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice, the academy inclusion policy and the management of the developments highlighted in the faculty Improvement Plan.
- To deputise for the SENCo as necessary to ensure the efficient and effective leadership and management of the faculty
- To support the SENCo in managing the implementation of an inclusive curriculum at all key stages
- Raising standards of SEND student inclusion, attainment and achievement by monitoring and supporting student progress
- Responsibility for access arrangements at all key stages, liaising with the Exams Officer and the Year Leaders for each key stage across the Trust
- To support and sustain effective SEN teaching, evaluating the quality of teaching and standards of students’ achievement, and setting targets for improvement
- To provide all those with involvement in Special Educational Needs and Learning Support the support, challenge, information and development necessary to sustain motivation and secure improvement in teaching
- To teach classes and groups as allocated by the SENCO or the leadership of the school
- To work collaboratively with all teaching and support staff to increase student engagement, achievement and well-being whilst at the same time reducing anxiety and challenging behaviours
- To initiate and oversee effective school based interventions to ensure individual student progress and attendance
- To contribute to improvement planning for the academy in relation to inclusion and embedding good practice across a specific setting through modelling of practice and sharing of effective strategies and resources
- To contribute to the development of a range of high quality, responsive programmes of support for children across all settings in the Academy
- To support students with significant needs to access the curriculum and a mainstream environment where possible
- To assist in the assessment, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of individual need in accordance with the Code of Practice 2014
- To implement top up or HLN funding processes and contribute towards initiating the EHCP process, annual review process and prepare other detailed reports as necessary
- To implement training around SEND in collaboration with other staff in the inclusion teams
- To support the SENCos with the line management of the Teaching Assistants
- To help in implementing and supporting the provision of extra support to students with special educational needs negotiating the levels of provision with staff and students;
- Promoting curriculum continuity and Academy links;
- Liaison with appropriate agencies outside of Academy e.g. LA advisors and inspectors, specialist ASD agencies, CEPS, Speech and Language specialists, behaviour therapists and the wider community.