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

1 SEN point