Matthew Dixon

• 1. Whole School SENCO
• 2. Responsible for coordinating provision across the whole school
• 3. Managing a team of Teaching Assistants and administrative staff. 4. Working collaboratively with teaching staff, Heads of Department, SLT and tutors to ensure that needs are being met in the classroom and that adaptive teaching practice is being embedded across the school.
• 5. Ensuring that SEND register is kept up date, student support plans and learning profiles are in place and reviewed accordingly.
• 6. Meeting with parents on regular basis to report on progress of SEND pupils
• 7. Meeting with prospective parents and pupils at open days and school visits to discuss needs and how school can support/meet the need.
• 8. Tracking of provision and interventions to measure impact plus delivery of individual and small group interventions
• 9. Ensuring that all Access Arrangements paperwork is up to date and adhered to the JCQ regulations as well as working closely with Exams officer.
• 10. Support students and families with completion and gathering of evidence for external assessments e.g. Educational Psychologist assessments. 11. Delivering CPD to staff and training during INSET days.
• 11. Overseeing and co-ordinating alternative provision for students on-site and off-site

1. SENCo for three sites - Senior school, The International School and the 6th Form.

2. Responsible for coordinating provision across all three sites

3. Managing a small team - 3 HLTAs and Deputy SENCO and carrying out appraisals.

4. Working collaboratively with teaching staff, Heads of Department, SLT and tutors to ensure that needs are being met in the classroom and that adaptive teaching practice is being embedded across the school.

5. Ensuring that SEND register is kept up date, student support plans and learning profiles are in place and reviewed accordingly.

6. Meeting with parents on regular basis to report on progress of SEND pupils

7. Meeting with prospective parents and pupils at open days and school visits to discuss needs and how school can support/meet the need.

8. Tracking of provision and interventions to measure impact plus delivery of individual and small group interventions

9. Ensuring that all Access Arrangements paperwork is up to date and adhered to the JCQ regulations as well as working closely with Exams officer.

10. Support students and families with completion and gathering of evidence for external assessments e.g. Educational Psychologist assessments.

11. Delivering CPD to staff across three sites

1. Special Educational Needs coordinator for the whole school

2. I taught KS3 and KS4 pupils (English, RE and History)

3. Responsible for coordinating and leading Annual Reviews for 40 EHCP pupils

4. Ensuring that SEND register was kept up date, student support plans and learning profiles were in place and reviewed accordingly.

5. Managing a team of 10 Teaching Assistants and Head of Interventions

6. Liaising closely with external agencies i.e. Bucks County Council, Educational psychologists, CAMHS to ensure the SEND children's needs were being met.

7. Liaising closely with specialist advisory teachers i.e. SALT, ASD specialist teachers to support pupils provision.

8. Working collaboratively with teaching staff, Heads of Department, SLT and tutors to ensure that needs were being met in the classroom and that adaptive teaching practice is being embedded across the school.

9. Meeting with parents on regular basis to report on progress of SEND pupils

10. Tracking of provision and interventions to measure impact plus delivery of individual and small group interventions

11. Ensuring that all Access Arrangements paperwork is up to date and adhered to the JCQ regulations.

1. Teaching English and PSHCE to KS3, KS4 and Post-16 students with specific learning difficulties (Autism, SEMH needs, Speech and language barriers, processing and literacy difficulties).

2. Carrying out formative and summative assessments of pupils needs and progress, tracking and recording of progress data.

3. Responsible for coordinating literacy and social skills interventions

4. Provided enrichment opportunities for the 6th form and attended residential trips

5. Designated Pupil Premium Teacher, co-leading with SLT on spending and monitoring of progress of Pupil Premium students.

6. Carrying out internal moderation of Functional Skills, ASDAN and Edexcel qualifications and reporting to external verifier.

7. Held regular meetings with parents to discuss progress

1. Responsible for overall course management of post-16 Foundation Studies course for students with specific learning difficulties.

2. Responsible for managing team of Learning Support Assistants

3. Taught Functional Skills, English, Maths at Entry Level and Level 1 and 2.

4. Carried out internal moderation of Functional Skills, ASDAN and Edexcel qualifications and reporting to external verifier.

5. Responsible for helping support students with finding work experience placements and supporting them with visits.

6. Carried out annual and termly reviews of students statements of need

Supported GCSE and A-Level students on a 1:1 and small group basis providing academic support and study skills support on a range of subjects from English to History.

Deployed and managed a team of support workers across the college placing them in class to support students with specific learning barriers and severe learning difficulties.

Supported pupils in SEN department on a 1:1 basis and provided support to pupil with severe cerebral palsy. Kept records of interventions and reported to SENCo.

1. Teacher of English to students aged 10-14

2. Responsible for planning lessons to improve reading, writing and communication skills of students learning English.