Deputy SENDCO

Overview

Bedford High School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and professional Deputy SENDCO to work alongside our SENDCO, the SEND team and a variety of students including those with special educational needs (SEND).

We try to ensure that all our special need students are given equal opportunities to access the school curriculum by our dedicated team.

Bedford High School has a dedicated SEND department named The Base. The department consists of our Sendco, Deputy Sendco, Lead Sen Teaching Assistant, and 9 Teaching Assistants.

We forge good working relationships with students and teaching staff and pride ourselves in offering a range of interventions including delivery of math's, literacy and well-being in the classroom and through group interventions. We support our students in the setting of and monitoring short term goals, as well as creating and developing learning plans to ensure effective strategies are used in the classroom setting.

In addition, we offer a range of lunchtime and after school activities.

Our Deputy Sendco and Sendco work closely with parents and our external and internal partners to ensure that we have excellent working relationships.

We are proud of our role as we offer our support for teaching and learning to support our students to reach their potential.

• Work alongside the SENDCO, the SEND team and a variety of students including those with SEND.
• Contribute to the delivery of interventions including maths, literacy and well-being in the classroom and through group interventions.
• Support the setting and monitoring of short-term goals and the creation and development of learning plans to ensure effective classroom strategies.
• Assist in coordinating lunchtime and after school activities related to SEND.
• Work with parents and external and internal partners to maintain excellent working relationships.
• Provide support for teaching and learning to help students reach their potential.

• Enthusiastic, committed and professional Deputy SENDCO.
• Ability to forge good working relationships with students, staff and partners.