SENco

North London Grammar School (NLGS) is an outstanding school (OFSTED 2018). We are a modern independent grammar school, situated in Hendon, North London, with state-of-the-art facilities. Students benefit from small class sizes and highly interactive learning. The School is a warm and welcoming environment, with a supportive team and an investment in training. This is an exciting time to be joining the School in a new phase of our growth.   

Hours: 3 days a week 

Required to start: January 2023

Salary dependent on qualifications and experience 

The Post 

This is an exciting opportunity to join an energetic, forward-thinking, high-achieving, friendly working environment. We are a small school where students enjoy learning. We seek to appoint a part-time, experienced SENCO, who will work in partnership with, and advise SLT in the decision-making and leadership of SEND across the School. 

The individual will work throughout the School from Year 3 to Year 11, including providing some teaching support. They will be expected to make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the School. We are seeking a proactive, positive person who embraces the school values. 

The ideal candidate will have: 

• Qualified Teacher Status 

• An excellent knowledge and understanding of the statutory requirements of the SEND Code of Practice and practical application strategies for meeting the special educational needs of pupils 

• Experience of working with children with SEND and EHCPs 

• Experience of Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 

• Experience of working with children who have additional social, emotional and/or mental health needs 

• The ability to form strong partnerships with parents and offer them the support, advice, and the reassurance they often seek in ensuring their child’s needs are being met. 

• Confidence in the use of data to analyse and evaluate performance, presenting information to a variety of audiences 

• A high standard of written and verbal communication skills 

• Excellent organisational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines 

• The ability to form effective working partnerships with multi-agency professionals 

• Have resilience and the ability to work under pressure 

We will offer the successful candidate: 

• Happy and enthusiastic students who want to learn 
• A professionally stimulating and supportive working environment 
• A strong commitment to professional development and progression 
• A commitment to staff wellbeing 
• A positive and innovative learning environment, supported by students, staff, parents and governors 
• A supportive Leadership Team 

Main Areas of Responsibility 

• To ensure that the School is working within the SEND Code of Practice. 

• To maintain the register and tracking systems for all students on the SEN profile. 

• To ensure that there is a rigorous and accurate assessment process for identification of need. 

• To ensure that all staff are aware of and understand student need so that they are able to deliver high quality teaching. This includes developing a relevant programme of CPD. 

• To have oversight over all SEN interventions, ensuring that they directly target student need, are outcome focuses. This includes access arrangements. 

• To manage and arrange the appointments for external services to meet with students and families. Eg. Educational Psychologist, Speech and Language Therapist. 

• To ensure effective communication/consultation as appropriate with the parents of students through phone, letter and website as relevant. 

• Providing and maintaining relevant communication links with medical, social and other external agencies e.g. CAMHS (Children Adolescent Mental Health Service) 

• To support the organisation of review meetings as appropriate ensuring all external agencies and relevant staff are invited. Preparing paperwork as appropriate updating documents where required. Provide regular progress updates to the Head and SLT 

• Provide reports to governors in relation to SEND and regularly meet with named governor to discuss provision and policy 

• The day-to-day management and operation of SEN provision within the School, including effective deployment of staff and physical resources and liaison with external agencies to support progress towards outcomes 

HOW TO APPLY 

To apply, fill in an application using the TES application form. 

Applications will be considered upon receipt. 

NB: Applications will be considered whilst the post is being advertised. North London Grammar School reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline. We advise early applications are submitted. 

North London Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.