Teacher of SEND

Duties and responsibilities of the post:

Teaching and Learning

• Lead and manage a class team

• Identify and adopt the most effective teaching approaches for pupils with a range of complex SEN

• Monitor teaching and learning activities to meet the needs of pupils with SEN

• Plan and deliver effective sequences of lessons and generate medium and long term plans to support this

• Identify and teach skills that will develop pupils' ability to work independently

• Identify and teach skills that will develop pupils' ability to communicate

• Identify and teach skills that will develop pupils' social independence

• Lead a subject(s) or identified area within the School Improvement Plan and ensure progress is at least Good.

• Report progress to relevant stakeholders

Behaviour and Safety

• Lead the class team in responding to behaviour policies, protocols and plans and with regards to individual students

• Establish a safe, purposeful and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect and establish a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly

• Manage the class effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils

• Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary

• Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils

• Have high expectations of behaviour, promoting self-control and independence of all learners

• Carry out playground and other duties as directed and within the remit of the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document

• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school, raising any concerns following school protocol/procedures

• Be responsible for writing and updating personal risk assessment for pupils within the class

• Work in line with schools attachment best practise model

Team Working and Collaboration

• Participate in any relevant meetings/professional development opportunities at the school, which relate to the learners, curriculum or organisation of the school including pastoral arrangements and assemblies

• Work as a team member and identify opportunities for working with colleagues and sharing the development of effective practice with them

• Ensure that colleagues working with you are appropriately involved in supporting learning and understand the roles they are expected to fulfil

• Take part as required in the review, development and management of the activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the school

Recording and Assessment

• Accurately access pupil progress

• Set effective and detailed targets for raising achievement among pupils within class group

• Collect and interpret specialist assessment data

• Complete quality annotation and/or marking to support accurate assessment

• Update the SLT on the impact of the curriculum on pupil progress

• Cross moderate work with subject leads and the other Primary Teachers

• Have a firm understanding of complex learning needs and the importance of raising achievement among pupils

• Attend meetings and consultation evenings and keep parents informed about their child's progress

Standards and Quality Assurance

• Support the aims and ethos of the school

• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance

• Attend and participate in open evenings and school events

• Uphold the school's Behaviour management policy

• Participate in staff training and development

• Attend team and staff meetings

• Develop links with Governors, LEAs and neighbouring schools

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• An area of responsibility as designated by the Headteacher e.g. EVC, SCITT, FOBs, ISA etc

• Other duties that the Headteacher may from time to time ask the post-holder to perform and which fall into fall into school teachers terms and conditions