Head of Additional Learning Support and SEND

The purpose of the role is to ensure that the College has an effective strategy in place that works effectively, delivering best practice and additional learning support in line with the SEND Code of Practice and the Equality Act.

Role responsibilities:

• Manage, design, deliver and monitor in your area a curriculum which enables students to maximise their potential and succeed through effective course team leadership.
• Managing and leading SEND across a large college to provide a SEND training programme to teachers.
• Managing the support of students including a team of specialist SEND teachers and support co-ordinators.
• Teaching on a curriculum programme with a high proportion of students with SEND including supported internships.
• To provide innovative support solutions for neuro divergent students and embedding them across a large organisation.
• Managing a Personalised Learning centre that supports students for a variety of reasons.
• Liaising with local authorities, actioning additional funding for students with additional needs.
• Overseeing the implementation of exam access arrangements.

Qualifications:

• A degree or post graduate study in a relevant subject - desirable.
• A full teaching qualification - essential.
• Management Certificate/Diploma (or a willingness to work towards)- desirable.

About us:

And the benefits of working for us?

• 45 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Occupational sick pay
• Teachers or Local Authority Pension Fund
• Flexible working
• Family Friendly Policy
• Special Leave of Absence
• Paid leave for religious festivals
• Sabbaticals
• Comprehensive induction and on-going training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health Service
• Onsite gym
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Onsite nursery
• Free onsite parking
• Option for first aid training and an annual allowance of £296 for first aid duties

Please note: shortlisted candidates may be invited to interview before the closing date.

Bury College is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity, safeguarding its learners and expects all staff to share these commitments.

We are a friendly, forward-looking college where staff are valued and supported to achieve their potential. You will have access to a free on-site gym, all weather football pitches, on site nursery, generous annual leave entitlement and a cycle to work scheme.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

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