Kathryn Sherwen

• Member of the school’s senior leadership team who makes a significant contribution to raising the standards of achievement for all pupils
• Works alongside the Head Teacher and stakeholders to shape the future developments of the school and action priorities in accordance to the school improvement plan
• Attends senior level LA and governors meetings
• Shares leadership and management of the school and deputies for the Head Teacher when off site
• Excellent management skills as an Early Years Manager and Key stage 1 Manager
• Leads and manages SEND provision to support inclusion for all and to deliver the highest quality of care for the most vulnerable
• Liaises with external professionals e.g. SALT, OTs, E.Ps
• Works alongside the Local Authority as a Mentor SENDCo for schools across Warrington
• Senior member of the safeguarding team
• Drives continuous improvement of teaching and learning through coaching, modelling and providing appropriate professional development to colleagues
• Manages support staff and across school and quality assures learning and processes
• Leads the recruitment and performance management of staff and CPD
• Implements and leads ITT programmes across school as a tutor and / or a mentor

• Worked within a moderating Team to monitor and quality assure consistent knowledge of the curriculum
• Write reports and communicate findings to schools and LA on outcomes and actions
• Successfully observed by HMI during a moderation in accordance to national guidance
• Delivered training for the LA

• Established friendly and efficient service to schools and handled challenging situations with ease.

• Assessments and observations linked to a graduated response of need and interventions
• 1 to 1 working with children who displayed traits of a specific learning difficulty, such as dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia
• Writing reports of findings, recommendations of strategies and next steps for schools, LA and parents
• Meetings with parents and on how to support their children
• Meeting with professionals to discuss barriers to learning e.g. SEN Orthoptist, Educational Psychologists, Occupational Therapists
• Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
• Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.

• Assessments and observations linked to a graduated response of need and interventions
• Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed across settings
• Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
• Trained colleagues across Warrington on a range of interventions, knowledge and resources used to support children with barriers to their learning
• Researched new initiatives, interventions and projects to support the progress and attainment of children in their learning

• Class room teacher within the Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classroom

• Observed children with Autism or who were going through a diagnosis, so I could give recommendations and next steps to professional staff within the settings
• Trained staff on ASD friendly strategies & resources to support the inclusion of children within main stream settings
• Worked within a team of professionals who traveled over Cumbria
• Wrote reports for school staff, parents and other professionals
  Kept up to date with new initiatives and research to support children’s learning

• Classroom teacher / SENDCo