Inclusion Lead / SENCO

Under the direction of the headteacher, the Inclusion Lead will:

 Determine the strategic development of special educational needs (SEN) provision within the school

 Be responsible for specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability

 Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies 

 Ensure the school meets its obligations under the statutory SEND Code of Practice

Duties and responsibilities 

Strategic development of SEN policy and provision

 Have a strategic overview of provision for pupils with SEN or a disability across the school, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision in line with student’s EHCPs

 Ensure IEPs are ambitious and co-constructed with children and parents

 Support tutors to deliver quality First Teaching to all students

 Contribute to school self-evaluation, particularly with respect to how it is supporting children to meet their EHCP targets

 Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national and local initiatives that may affect the school’s policy and practice

 Have strategic oversight of EHCP annual reviews

 Engage with external stakeholders to ensure students are effectively supported to meet their EHCP targets

 Take a lead in maintaining effective working relationships with post-16 and FE providers locally

Co-ordination of provision

 Provide guidance to colleagues on how to meet student’s learning needs – in line with their EHCP, and advise on the graduated approach to SEN support

 Be aware of the provision in the local offer

 Work with other schools (inc FE providers), educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and other external agencies

 Be a key point of contact for external agencies

Maintain and review student’s progress against their EHCP targets

Support for pupils with SEN or a disability

 Ensure records are maintained and kept up to date

 Ensure school fulfils its statutory duties under the SEND Code of Practice

 Ensure that when a pupil transfers to another school, all relevant information is conveyed , to support a smooth transition for the pupil

Promote the pupil’s inclusion in the school community and access to the curriculum, facilities and extra-curricular activities

Leadership and management

 Work with the headteacher to ensure the school meets its responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 in terms of reasonable adjustments and access arrangements

 As part of the Senior Leadership Team, ensure the school meets its statutory duties to good effect

 Contribute to the school improvement plan and whole-school policy

 Promote an ethos and culture that supports the school’s SEN policy and promotes good outcomes for pupils with SEN or a disability

The Inclusion Lead will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.