Roles and Responsibilities

 

Class Teachers are responsible for:

• Quality first teaching.

• Checking on the progress of your child and identifying, planning and delivering any additional help your child may need (this could be targeted work or additional support) and informing the Special Education Needs/Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo).

• Writing Support Plans based identified needs and sharing and reviewing these with parents at least once each term and planning for the next term.
• Personalised teaching and learning for your child as identified on the school’s provision map.
• Ensuring that the school’s SEND Policy is followed in their classroom and for all the pupils they teach with any SEND.

 

The role of the SENDCo/Inclusion Manager 

The SENDCO is a qualified teacher who is designated as SENDCo for the school.  The SENDCo plays an important role in determining the strategic development of SEND policy and provision as part of the leadership team.  The SENDCo has day-to-day responsibility for the implementation of the SEND policy and coordination of provision to support those with SEND, including those with EHC plans.  The SENDCo provides professional guidance to colleagues and will work closely with staff, parents, carers and other agencies.  The SENDCo is aware of the provision in the Local Offer and is able to work with parents and professionals providing a support role to the family ensuring that children with SEND receive appropriate support and high quality teaching.

 

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the day-to-day operation of the school’s SEND policy;
• Coordinating provision for children with SEND;
• Liaising with relevant designated teacher where a looked after pupil has SEND;
• Advising on a graduated approach to providing SEND support;
• Advising on the deployment on the school’s designated budget and other resources to meet pupils’ needs effectively;
• Liaising with parents of children with SEND;
• Liaising with EYFS providers, other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and independent or voluntary bodies;    
• Being a point of contact with external agencies, especially the LA and LA support services;
• Liaising with potential next providers of education to ensure a young person and their parents are informed about options and a smooth transition is planned;
• Working with the head teacher and school governors to ensure that the school meets its responsibilities under the Equality Act (2010) with regard to reasonable adjustments and access arrangements;
• Ensuring that the school or maintained nursery keeps the records of all children with SEND up to date.

 

The Head teacher is responsible for:

• The day-to-day management of all aspects of the school; this includes the support for children with SEND.
• The Head teacher will give responsibility to the SENDCo and class teachers, but is still responsible for ensuring that your child’s needs are met.
• The Head teacher must make sure that the Governing Body is kept up to date about issues relating to SEND.

 

The Governing Body has identified a governor to have oversight of special educational needs & disabilities provision in the school and to ensure that the full governing body is kept informed of how the school is meeting the statutory requirements.

 

The SEND Governor will meet regularly with the Head teacher and SENDCo and ensure that the necessary support is given for any child with SEND who attends the school.