Special Educational Needs Coordinator

Ulink prepares students to become global citizens with a Chinese identity. It prioritizes student-centered learning in order to promote student confidence, independence, leadership and ownership of their education. Ulink schools are a bridge to overseas universities and aim to teach students the broad academic, social and emotional skills necessary to thrive and grow.

SEN is to be defined as students with learning difficulties and/or other barriers to learning and those in other vulnerable groups. 

Major responsibilities

To help draft and implement the School’s SEN Policy;

Ensure that the school carries out its responsibilities regarding all students with a Statement of Special Educational Needs;

To take the lead in developing and evaluating SEN practice in the school and to oversee the day to day operation of the school’s SEN policy; 

To identify and adopt the most effective teaching approaches for SEN students;

 To monitor teaching and learning activities to meet the needs of SEN students;

To set up systems for identifying, assessing and reviewing SEN provisions;

To liaise with HoDs, Year Leaders, Form Tutors, and Co-Form Tutors to ensure that high expectations of progress and attitude to learning are set for SEN students;

To put provision in place to ensure that progress of pupils with SEN improves relative to those without SEN. 

To provide professional guidance to staff to secure good teaching for SEN students, through both written guidance and meetings; 

To work with and advise the Head of Professional Learning and Development on the SEN professional development needs of staff, including whole school INSET provision. 

Skills

• A commitment to upholding the Ulink values, mission and vision 

• Be a good listener, with understanding of current practice with regard to confidentiality and data protection 

• Experienced in providing teacher feedback from classroom observations within a framework

• Hold a recognized teaching qualification (PDQ, PGCE, Delta) or teaching license

• Strong planning, organization, critical and strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

• At least 3 years teaching; managerial experience will be advantageous

• Very good command of the English language

• Designing – investigating, planning, seeking and incorporating feedback into role

• Time management

• People management skills including empathy, tact, diplomacy