Sen Coordinator

**Reffley Academy**
**Reffley Lane**
**King's Lynn**
**Norfolk**
**PE30 3SF**

**Tel: 01553 671045**
- ** Salary**:UPR (£43,266 - £46,525) plus £3,000 SEN Allowance**:

- ** Permanent**:

- ** Full time**

**We have an outstanding and ambitious vision - do you?**

The Directors are seeking to appoint an SEN Coordinator at Reffley Academy who shares our vision of outstanding outcomes and progress for all pupils within a caring and supportive environment.

We are expanding our Trust to incorporate a Key Stage 1 and a Key Stage 2 Social, Emotional and Mental Health Specialist Resource Base at Reffley Academy. This expansion gives us an exciting opportunity to further our work with children with special educational needs.

**We are looking for someone who**:

- Is an experienced teacher with a passion for supporting pupils with SEN.
- Can work closely with the headteacher and other senior colleagues to manage SEN provision within the school and provide support for other teachers.
- Has completed the National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO), or will achieve this qualification after appointment.
- Is able to oversee the implementation of the school’s SEN strategy and policy.
- Will carry out assessments of pupils with SEN to identify needs and monitor progress - including observations in the classroom and meeting with teachers and parents.
- Will work with teachers, school leadership team, parents and relevant external agencies to develop, implement and monitor individual support/learning plans.
- Can make referrals and liaise with professionals outside of the school.
- Is able to provide regular updates on pupil progress through written reports and meetings with parents.
- Will work with teachers to develop schemes of work and learning programmes for pupils with SEN.

**In return we offer you**:

- A staff team who strive to ensure the progress and achievement of every pupil.
- An extensive training programme of SEN strategies and provision.
- A role that can be highly rewarding with the opportunity to directly contribute to pupils receiving the support they need to achieve their potential.
- A dedicated senior leadership team.
- A strong supportive team across 3 academies who work collaboratively, openly and at a pace to help all staff to do the best possible for all pupils.
- Children who are encouraged to achieve their full potential in all areas of the academy life.

The headteacher welcomes applicants to make appointments to visit the school to discuss this opportunity.

**How to apply**

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’

**Closing date: 15 March 2024**
**Interview date: w/c 18 March 2024**
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website._