Reporting to: Executive Headteacher of Small Schools
Teaching commitment: Non-Teaching Leadership Role
Base: To be agreed with the successful candidate, with regular travel across the five schools
Schools: Ashill Primary, Buckland St Mary C of E Primary, Hatch Beauchamp C of E Primary, Stockland C of E Primary Academy and Winsham C of E Primary Academy
Role description: To ensure consistently strong, inclusive provision for all vulnerable pupils across the Small Schools Group, building capacity to enable them to deliver the same opportunities and quality provision that would be available in larger schools. To act as named SENDCo across the Small Schools Group. To work alongside the Executive Headteacher to develop the Small Schools Group, providing support and opportunities for collaboration that will enable the schools to thrive whilst retaining their distinctive character in the communities they serve.
Difference you will make
* Drive an inclusion-based approach across the five schools that supports all vulnerable pupils (including those with SEND, those who are disadvantaged, and those with other vulnerabilities) to flourish by addressing barriers to learning and ensuring high quality provision.
* As SENDCo for the Small Schools Group, to ensure cohesive, consistent high‑quality and appropriately resourced provision for pupils with additional needs through your effective engagement with teaching staff, parents and external partners.
* Ensuring a consistent, high quality safeguarding culture and practice across the group, through audit, coaching and improvement.
* Support the Executive Headteacher to build sustainable capacity for support and improvement by developing colleagues and growing shared specialist expertise across the group so that no single school is dependent on one person.
Line management and oversight
* Line Manager of Flourishing Pupils Assistant (SEMH / Thrive interventions across the group)
* DSLs (professional oversight)
* Inclusion administrators (professional oversight)
* Provision and inclusion teams across the group (as structured locally)
What success looks like
* All vulnerable pupils are accessing high quality teaching and support, and provision is evaluated for impact and improved where needed.
* The SEND function across the schools works efficiently and effectively, ensuring provision for pupils with special needs and disabilities is effective (working with and alongside teachers and support staff, with parents and with partner organisations).
* Staff capability increases across the five schools through coaching, training and shared specialisms, strengthening equity of provision regardless of school size.
* Safeguarding practice is consistently strong, timely and child centred in every school, with clear evidence of quality assurance and improvement.
Qualifications
Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post.
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