Passionate Teacher with more than 22 years of experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Instils confidence in students with encouragement and facilitates learning-focused lessons. Focused on delivering interesting lessons for maximum engagement and retention. Offers strong public speaking and planning abilities. Talented Teacher with exceptional ability to establish cooperative, professional relationships with parents, staff and administration. Clear communicator who prioritises students' success, as well as their holistic development. Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results.
• To support mainstream, special schools and Early Years Providers in meeting the requirements of current legislation and the Children and Families Act 2014 with regard to outreach provision for children and young people with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND).
• To provide advice, support and training to school staff and Early Years Settings in order that provision is made to meet the needs of individual children and young people with a range of SEND or any other educational requirements.
• To monitor and support practice within any Local Authority schools and Early Years settings where outreach has been requested.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of Local Authority policies and procedures in relation to the education of children and young people with a range of SEND and any other requirements.
• Supporting education settings with regard to the implementation and review of Individual Education Plans and annual Reviews, and being a lead professional for Team Around A child/Family meetings.
• To liaise with all other professionals involved with a child to encourage a holistic approach which takes into account both the needs of the individual child and the needs of the family.
• To provide written reports to include an observation report and suggested specialist strategies to support the individual child and the family.
To support mainstream, special schools and Early Years Providers in meeting the requirements of current legislation and the Children and Families Act 2014 agenda with regard to outreach support for children and young people with a range of SEND and family requirements outside of a providers remit.
To support and manage staff in implementing strategies to improve access to the curriculum for children and young people with a range of educational needs.
To advise school staff and Early Years Providers on effective teaching and learning strategies for children and young people with a range of educational needs.
To establish and maintain links with other Vulnerable Children's professionals to ensure schools and Early Years Providers identify the needs of children and young people with a range of educational needs at an early stage and provide appropriate support at all phases of the SEND Code of Practice.
To contribute to the development and delivery of courses for staff in schools, Early Years Providers and Children's Centre Staff, as appropriate. To provide advice, support and training to staff in order that outreach provision is made to meet the needs of individual children and young people with a range of educational needs.
To provide specialist advice, support and training opportunities to mainstream, special schools and Early Years settings with children and young people whose needs can be described as complex, i.e. more severe than those of the general population of children and young people with moderate learning or behavioural difficulties, and where a school or setting would benefit from specialist advice, usually in the short term, on how best to support them.
To contribute, as requested by schools and Early Years Providers and Children's Services, to the assessment of individual special educational needs of children and young people with a range of SEND.
To support schools and Early Years Providers in understanding the needs of individual pupils and families, and planning suitable strategies for those individuals when outreach support is agreed by the Local Authority SEND Panel or other outside agencies.
To work alongside early intervention and prevention services to avoid random or duplicated efforts.
To provide, through staff development and direct support, for the needs of staff and parents/carers associated with pupils on the identified outreach caseload.
To undertake collaborative in-class advisory teaching to model particular classroom management, teaching strategies and curriculum differentiation, with a variety of Early Years providers.
To work with children and young people with a range of SEND, assessing their needs to inform programme planning and lesson delivery.
To monitor the progress of children and young people with a range of SEND receiving outreach support by ensuring detailed records are kept of all work undertaken, the advice given, and the educational outcomes.
To deliver training on a range of specialist strategies and interventions to schools and Early Years Providers to ensure the staff have the necessary expertise to support individuals. To deliver, monitor and assess the impact of the outreach service within the Local Authority.
To monitor the evidence and impact of the outreach service delivered in line with the LA’s SEND Quality Standards and its inclusive practice guidance. To contribute to the development and implementation of Local Authority policies and procedures in relation to the education of children and young people with a range of educational needs.
To further develop the network of support amongst teachers, other professionals and parents/carers working together for children and young people with a range of educational needs.
To contribute to the Local Authority strategies for Behaviour and Learning, and work on specific objectives in the work plan.
To support schools and Early Years Providers in meeting the DfE and LA’s targets in raising children and young people’s attainment and reducing exclusions.
Respect the confidentiality of all information relating to children and young people and their families.
Work collaboratively with colleagues from Children's Services, the health services and others.
Work collaboratively and under the guidance of the Advisory Teacher for children with educational needs.
To be able to work on your initiative and manage a constantly changing workload.
Work with other services within Kent County Council and other authorities with a view to improving access to the curriculum and raising achievement for all children and young people, particularly those at risk of under achievement such as children in public care or those from an ethnic minority.
Ensure that all support is child/young person focused and takes into account issues such as customer care, quality assurance and complaints procedures.
• Preparing teaching materials ahead of each lesson and teaching lessons.
• Organising the classroom, its display and the resources used.
• Evaluating pupils’ homework.
• Knowing each child’s progress.
• Working with other educational professionals such as social workers or psychologists.
• Communicating with parents.
• Keeping up to date with the curriculum and best practices.