SEN Support Officer (SENSO)

As the SEN Support Officer, you will provide administrative support for the SENCO and ensure tracking

and delivery of interventions to improve pupil progress across the Academy. You will manage the daily

deployment and performance of the Teaching Assistants to ensure effective and efficient use across the

academy in order to support student needs, complementing existing teacher and support staff provision,

in order to help their potential be realised. You will deliver bespoke intervention packages to pupils with

SEND designed to remove barriers to learning.

Main Responsibilities: 1. You will work cooperatively with teaching and support staff to ensure integrated support across

the academy for pupils with SEND. 2. You will effectively deploy and manage the Teaching Assistants across the academy so that in

class support ensure individual pupil needs are met. 3. You will be responsible for the organisation and delivery of intervention packages for pupils

identified by the SENCO. 4. You will help deliver targeted interventions to small groups or one to one as directed by the

SENCO.

5. You will be familiar and up to date with policy and practice relating to SEND including at trust,

local and national level. 6. You will provide admin support to the SENCO and ensure paperwork associated with the CoP is

completed. 7. You will collate and prepare information from a variety of sources and for a range of purposes

e.g., annual reviews, specialist teacher visits and assessments, external agency referrals. 8. You will liaise with and provide a point of contact for parents and external agencies to ensure the

need of identified pupils are met. 9. You will monitor the progress, behaviour and attendance of pupils with SEND and use rewards

to recognise positive outcomes e.g., phone call home, postcard, PROUD stickers. 10. You will use IT systems and databases effectively to deliver administrative tasks. 11. You will manage the process of annual reviews /EHC plans by organising dates, managing the

invitation process and coordinating the completion of the necessary paperwork. 12. You will attend parents’ evenings, open evenings, and SEN drop ins to meet parents of pupils

with SEND. 13. You will ensure that the SEND register is up to date and shared with all relevant staff. 14. You will provide the SENCO with admin support for the completion of learning passports and

ensure they are shared with all relevant staff. 15. You will maintain pupil filing, including setting up new files. 16. You will manage the SENCO’s diary as appropriate, organising meetings, taking and circulating

minutes. 17. You will ensure personal and sensitive data is managed appropriately and in accordance with

the Trust data protection and data retention policies, escalating any concerns to the Data

Protection Lead (DPL) in the academy. 18. You will update the SEN records of pupils who have Special Educational Needs, including

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