Turnaround Project Practitioner

Location: Bromborough

A bit about us:
Brunel College is an independent alternative provision for students in Years 9, 10 & 11. The provision specialises in providing a nurturing environment for vulnerable students, students with SEND and behavioural needs by delivering lessons on a 1:1 basis where the focus is on the well-being of our students. Brunel College is a place where young people can learn through supportive interaction, experience and success.

We aim to provide a safe environment for both young people and staff so that the emphasis can be placed upon growing, learning and fulfilling the potential that exists. We are committed to improving the life chances of our young people by removing barriers to participation and achievement. Our intention is to create and continually develop a secure, inspiring and responsive environment where each young person is supported holistically to enable them to take ownership of their lives, their learning and their decisions.

Brunel College aims to ensure the education and care that children receive is tailored to meet their individual needs and is designed to give them the skills and resilience to improve their life chances. We aim to support the progress of learners enabling them to gain both practical skills and qualifications for future pathways. The development of the learners personal integrity, self-respect and citizenship is central to all work.

We aim to instil in each young person an understanding of their inherent value and the value of others and to enable them to go on to live in the world as resilient independent people. Mission Statement :
At Brunel College we take pride in empowering all our young people to Believe, Achieve and Succeed. So that they can thrive in all aspects of their lives now and in the future. Believe in our students so that:
They feel safe, secure, valued and demonstrate kindness They make progress academically, emotionally and socially Achieve excellence for our students by:
Providing a quality, challenging and personalised curriculum Developing self-confidence, resilience and personal growth Providing an environment where it is safe to make mistakes Succeed with our students by:
Enabling them to be able to reach their full potential Making tomorrow better than today Having their needs met and embracing diversity We can achieve this by:
Providing a quality, challenging and personalised curriculum. Expecting the highest standards of all staff and students. Developing self-confidence, resilience and personal growth. Providing structured and consistent routines. Providing an environment where it is safe to make mistakes. All about the role:
We are looking for a self-motivated SEN support professional to lead on our Turnaround project. The Turnaround project is a short-term respite intervention placement (2-week maximum); managed at our Cross Keys site (Salisbury City Centre). The daily provision will be 2 hours a day per student up to 2 students per day. One student at a time. Students are in Years 7-11 and are in immediate risk of IYFAP referral.

Whilst on a Turnaround Package placement, referred students will take part in a series of intervention sessions to establish a re-integration proposal to take back to their individual referring school. Students will undertake our induction process, giving cognitive, social and emotional and academic diagnostic assessments, which are completed and analysed. We undertake a full review of their current curriculum to identify strengths and missed opportunities to increase chances of success.

Intense pastoral support will explore the issues surrounding the behaviours that have been identified by the referrer. Targeted 1:1 sessions will work directly on the behaviours and needs of the young person, establishing support strategies aiming to prevent issues recurring once re-integrated. Parental/Carer engagement will be encouraged with a view to establish any previously unidentified signposting needs for the family.

Following completion of the package, a meeting will be held with the referring school to discuss the support required identified in our report prior to planned re-integration. Upon completion the referring school will receive: a detailed report including analysis of assessment data highlighting any potential barriers to learning, a pastoral support plan including potential strategies to be utilised by the referring school to support the social and emotional needs of the young person within school.