Senco

**SENDCO - Lancing, West Sussex - Full-time - Start As Soon As Available (Notice Periods Considered)**

**This is a temp to perm role (12 weeks) but the school are determined to find a permanent SENDCO for their young people.**

**£150 per day minimum (dependent on experience)**

We are seeking to appoint a full time SENDCO to join our staff team and champion inclusion across our specialised SEMBCD (Social, Emotional, Behavioural & Communication Difficulties) school, which includes upper KS2 and a Sixth Form. The school is a in the Lancing/Worthing area with less than 40 pupils from 7 - 18. The school provide a therapeutic, nurturing an structured learning environment that supports and improves the lives of their students. They deliver a high level of education which enables the students to feel proud about their achievements and confident within themselves.

**About the role**

**The new SENDCo will**:

- Drive the school’s vision and values in relation to SEND and inclusion.
- Play an active part in whole school evaluation and school improvement planning for SEND and inclusion.
- Lead, manage and monitor the SEND budget including strategic delegation of internal and external resources in order to drive standards and secure good value for money.
- Have a proven ability to advise and support all staff in identifying barriers to learning, to enable the planning of in-class provision and interventions to meet the needs of pupils.
- Be extremely capable of working under pressure to prioritise time and tasks appropriately, whilst meeting deadlines.
- Work with the SLT and staff to develop effective strategies to bridge barriers to learning.
- Be able to analyse data and act on it appropriately to ensure all targeted pupils are able to maximise their potential.
- Have the ability to build strong and effective working relationships with the senior leadership team, wider staff, outside agencies and the local authority.
- Identify and work with professionals, outside agencies and services to provision map and support children to achieve improved outcomes.
- Hold the National SENCO Award, be working towards it or be committed to starting this process, unless qualified through performing the role of SENCO prior to and since September 2009.
- Be expected to lead by example and have the skills to model high quality teaching and learning across the primary age range for SEND pupils.

**In turn, the school will offer you: -**

Enthusiastic and caring pupils who are motivated to learn, thrive and be inspired.

An inclusive school that is proud to support the community.

An excellent range of professional development opportunities and a commitment to supporting staff CPD.

An incredibly talented, dedicated, knowledgeable and supportive staff team.

A positive, exciting and motivating school environment.

A large and engaging outdoor learning environment.

A supportive and knowledgeable Governing body.

A well-resourced school with high quality and well maintained facilities.

A school vision that has high expectations and ambition for all pupils.

**We look forward to hearing from you**

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