SEND Inclusion Specialist

2 months ago

Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

Job Summary

The SEND Inclusion Partner will work in partnership with schools, settings, and colleges to drive practice and promote inclusion for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The role will focus on building capacity for educational settings to assess, plan, deliver, and review provision for children with SEND, in line with the SEND Code of Practice 2015.

Key Responsibilities

  • Accountable for reviewing, assessing, and improving practice in specific schools, settings, and colleges, with a focus on improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
  • Provide high-quality professional education advice and support to individual or clusters of schools, settings, and colleges to deliver an inclusive education for children and young people with specific areas of SEND.
  • Support the delivery of school/setting-led SEND, including peer-to-peer development, within clusters of schools and settings, and disseminate up-to-date specialist knowledge in areas of SEND.
  • Work strategically with schools, settings, and colleges to influence leaders and build capacity through coaching, training, and development to assess, plan, deliver, and review suitable provision for children with SEND.
  • Identify and deploy targeted support within schools, settings, colleges, and with families to improve inclusion and/or successful transition for children and young people with severe and complex SEND.
  • Manage complex casework to maintain sustainability of placement, resolve breakdown, and prevent exclusion, including responding to and resolving complaints.
  • Undertake Annual Reviews of children and young people placed in out-of-authority independent special schools to ensure placements are fit for purpose for Essex children.

Requirements

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant areas of SEND.
  • Substantial, relevant teaching or Early Years' experience, with strong evidence of working with children with SEND.
  • In-depth working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and other relevant national legislation.
  • Experience of working in partnership with other services, such as schools and settings, Health and Social Care, enhanced provisions, and the voluntary sector.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to deliver training and development to a range of professionals.
  • Ability to drive cultural, strategic, and operational change in a collaborative way.

Additional Requirements

  • Ability to travel throughout the operational area, with a driving license and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

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