Strategic Lead for Sen

7 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester City Council Full time

**About The Role**:
**Contract Type: Permanent**

**Working Hours: Full time**

**Qualifications Required: QTS & National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordinator**

**Manchester Enterprise Academy is seeking to appoint an experienced and qualified SENCO who, with the support of the Senior Leadership Team and Deputy SENCO’s will lead the further development of our Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) provision.**

The newly appointed SENCO will determine the strategic development of the SEND policy and provision within the academy at a critical time as the proportion of students with an EHC Plan increases to over 7.5% (96 students) and students accessing SEN support increases to 19%.

We are a fully inclusive academy where the removing barriers to success for all learners is an ongoing focus.

**About Manchester Enterprise Academy**

**_ Main purpose of the job:_**

In addition to those professional responsibilities which are common to all classroom teachers in the school, the post holder’s key responsibilities will be to:

- Lead the academy to develop excellence in inclusive practice for students with Special Educational Needs (SEND) and to lead the SEND team to support the delivery of outstanding progress for SEND students.
- Alongside the Quality of Education team lead the development of excellent teaching and curriculum development for all pupils to support the delivery of outstanding progress for students with SEND
- Plan strategically and co-ordinate the day-to-day operation of the academy’s SEND policy including ensuring early identification of need and a whole school graduated approach.

The post holder will be expected to match the characteristics described in the DfE Teaching Standards and will be required to exercise his/her professional skills and judgement to carry out, in a collaborative manner, the professional duties set out below.

**_ Key relationships:_**

The post holder is accountable to a Senior Leader and to the Headteacher.

**Working for us**:
Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;
- a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
- membership to Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
- access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24 hour support
- Cyclescheme access
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions

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