Experience

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  BCP Council

  • United Kingdom
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Improvement and Quality Assurance Officer

    • Apr 2020 - Apr 2020

    1. Work with commissioning colleagues and partners to review the needs profile and outcomes achieved by children with SEND and delivery of interventions to ensure inclusive education.2. To manage and risk assess a complex caseload with the ability to give specialist advice on a range of issues within statutory guidelines and best practice.3. Implement regular review, audit and quality assurance systems to ensure quality of practice against local and national standards4. Ensure policies and procedures are in place to support effective governance.5. Develop and maintain an effective system for collation of data and effective monitoring of Annual Reviews and Phase Transfer work.6. Support the team to review SEND data and trends.7. Contribute to defining explicit and relevant SEND inclusion and health key performance indicators.8. Deliver the SEND Quality Assurance framework alongside the wider Children’s Service to ensure consistency of practice, robustness of EHCPs and the Annual Review process.

  • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Team Leader

    • Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

    1. To ensure efficient and effective responsive statutory assessment service for children with SEND 2. To assist in securing access for all children to high quality, inclusive learning opportunities and positive activities. 3. To assist in ensuring that children with SEND and their families have the support, help and challenge they need at the earliest opportunity 4. To work with key partners, in particular: schools, academies, colleges, early years providers, children’s services and health partners to achieve the above. 5. To ensure that parents, carers and children are consulted and engaged in the design and delivery of services. 6. To develop and promote integrated models of service delivery where appropriate. 7. To quality assure the work of the SEND team including content and meeting statutory deadlines in relation to statements/EHCPs. 8. To work closely with educational settings and other agencies to secure appropriate services and contributions to statements/EHC plans and undertake case work as appropriate. 9. To act as the senior statementing/EHCP officer for the LA. 10. To line manage a service team/s as appropriate and develop integrated services as appropriate. 11. To chair panels and contribute to strategic and multi-agency groups. 12. To contribute to achieving service excellence in equalities diversity and inclusion. 13.To line management for teams and individuals as determined in the role.

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  Bournemouth Borough Council

  • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Case Worker

    • Jan 2017 - Jul 2019

    To ensure that the local authority undertakes its statutory special educational needs functions in relation to statutory assessment and review in an efficient, effective, timely and supportive way. Lead a team in providing information, advice and support to parents and schools in respect of the statutory assessment and review processes carried out under the Education Act 1996 (as amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001), the SEN Code of Practice 2001, the Equality Act 2010, the Code of Practice for Schools and any subsequent editions, and Local Authority policies.Act as a officer for the local authority and provide guidance to other officers to perform that role.Engage partners in schools and other agencies in coordinating arrangements for children with EHCP's.Ensure that the Council complies with the duty to obtain the views of children and young people in respect of SEN statutory duties.Provide training, advice, guidance and monitoring for headteachers,Governors, SEN Coordinators and other school leaders, teachers and teaching assistants in relation to their statutory SEN functions, as appropriate.Assist in making joint commissioning arrangements in respect of children with statements of SEN. Assist in the preparation for and attendance at the Children Causing Concern Group, SEN Panel and other such groups as appropriate.Work closely with parents, schools and in collaboration with other officers and agencies to secure effective conflict resolution arrangements and in providing support to parents.Assist in the overall effective and efficient management of the SEN budget.Attend case conferences and reviews when necessary to resolve difficulties in identifying and making provision.Undertake training and development activities and specific short-term projects. Maintain regular contact with a range of other local authority officers and professionals in other organisations.

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  Fordingbridge Infan

  • United Kingdom
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Acting Headteacher and SENCO

    • Apr 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Deputy Headteacher and SENCO

    • Dec 2011 - Apr 2015

  • Special Educational Needs Coordinator

    • Feb 1999 - Dec 2011

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  Ampfield C of E Primary School

  • Special Educational Needs Teacher and Supply Cover

    • Apr 1998 - Jul 1999

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  Hampshire County Council

  • Supply Teacher

    • Jan 1997 - Apr 1998

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  Netely Marsh C of E Infant School

  • Class Teache

    • Sep 1989 - Dec 1996