Prospero Teaching is looking to appoint a full-time Special Education Needs and Disabilities Co-Ordinator to work within one of our client schools for 5 days per week. Our client school is looking for someone to positively and proactively support the day-to-day SEND provision they offer their pupils.

The successful candidate will preferably be a trained SENDCo who holds Qualified Teacher Status. They should have the National Award for SEN Coordination (NA SENCO), though this is not essential. The ideal candidate will have experience of teaching children with a range of SEND across the whole primary age range.

The focus of the job role will be ensuring students with a SEN or disability have full entitlement to the curriculum and to provide professional guidance to colleagues.

Our hardworking, enthusiastic SENDCo’s will:

• Have an excellent understanding of the principles of inclusive teaching
• Understand their statutory duties in relation to SEND and equality
• Be strong in the use of data to track progress and identify needs
• Understand the importance of early identification of pupils with additional needs
• Have an understanding of a range of strategies and research-based interventions to support staff to meet the needs of pupils
• Understand the importance of developing positive working relationships with all stakeholders, including parents and outside agencies.
• Support staff with delivering Trauma Informed School approach to behaviour support

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:
Be willing to register with Prospero Teaching and complete all required vetting checks
Hold Right to Work in the UK
Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional child related references

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If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:

Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management

In-house Training and Development Team