Assistant Principal, SENCO and Inclusion Lead With DDSL

The Role

Key

Responsibilities:

As

SENCO and Inclusion lead, you'll be a high-quality teacher with a passion for

supporting pupils with special educational needs. The postholder is responsible

for ensuring that inclusion drives whole-school standards so that pupils with

SEND achieve highly within the same ambitious culture as their peers.

The

Assistant Principal for Inclusion is a core member of the Senior Leadership

Team and shares collective responsibility for the day-to-day leadership and

strategic direction of the academy. The postholder is also a member of both the

Teaching and Learning Team and the Safeguarding Team, ensuring inclusion is

embedded across school standards, safeguarding practice and staff development.

The

SENCO/Inclusion Lead should be prepared to lead on such areas as:

Inclusive

Provision & Statutory Processes

Identification,

assessment and review of pupils with SEND in line with the Code of Practice Effective

implementation and review of EHCPs and graduated response provision Completion

of statutory documentation and coordination of external professional

involvement

Teaching

& Classroom Practice

High-quality

adaptive teaching across the academy so pupils with SEND access the full

curriculum Training,

coaching and support for teachers and co-teachers to meet pupil needs

effectively Deployment

and development of support staff to maximise impact on learning

Pupil

Support & Wellbeing

Provision

for pupils with SEMH and additional needs, including the academy’s mental

health support Early

identification and intervention through multi-agency working Successful

transition into, within and beyond the academy

Partnerships

& Communication

Productive

relationships with families and external agencies Clear

communication of pupil needs and strategies to staff teams Collaboration

with Ark and Local Authority services to secure appropriate support

Whole-School

Inclusion

A

culture where pupils with SEND are fully included in curriculum, routines and

wider school life Strategic

use of resources to ensure provision is effective and sustainable

As

a member of the senior leadership team, the SENCO will also be centrally

involved in the overall leadership and management of the academy and will help

to establish a school culture that is both nurturing and rigorous.

Outcomes

and activities:

Teaching

& Subject Leadership

To

be an excellent classroom practitioner, undertaking a substantial teaching

commitment as a core component of the Assistant Principal role, typically

around 1–2 days per week, with the proportion reviewed in line with strategic

priorities and school need To

lead a designated curriculum subject area, ensuring ambitious curriculum