Assistant SENCo and Outreach Practitioner
Job Description

Job title
Responsible to
Key relationship with

Job Purpose Assistant SENCo

Job Purpose Outreach
Practitioner

Assistant SENCo and Outreach Practitioner
Head of Pupil Support/SENCo
SENCo
Assistant Head Teacher
Speech and Language Therapist
OT
Class teacher
TAs
Care staff
Family Support and Child Protection Officer
Other professionals
Head of Personal Development
Parents/Carers
Wider school staff
The primary role of Assistant SENCo will be to ensure that
children with SEND are taught effectively throughout the
school. The Assistant SENCo will support the SENCo to be
responsible for the day-to-day operation of SEND provision and
provision for students with additional educational needs. The
Assistant SENCO will also need to ensure that the school
upholds its duties according to the Code of Practice and they
will coordinate, monitor and develop provision for all pupils
with an EHCP according to national and local guidelines, the
SEND policy, the local SEND offer and school procedures. The
Assistant SENCO will be an excellent communicator, who can
maintain very effective communication systems with teaching
and support staff and work together to raise the standards of
attainment and achievement across the whole area and to
monitor and support student’s progress.
To promote the education and development of children with
SEMH and SEN in other primary settings, through modelling
best practice and sharing information with the staff working in
those settings.

General responsibilities

•  To be familiar with the school curriculum, the age-

related expectations of pupils, the main teaching and
learning methods and the assessment frameworks in
the subjects and age ranges in which you are involved.

•  To be aware of and support difference and ensure all
pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and
develop.

•  To actively commit to Marchant-Holliday School’s

vision, values and ethos.

•  To follow and promote the school's policies.
•  To use a range of behaviour management strategies, in
line with school’s policy and procedures, to contribute
to a purposeful learning environment and to encourage
pupils to interact and work cooperatively with others.

•  To demonstrate and promote the positive values,

attitudes and behaviour you expect from the pupils you

Specific Responsibilities
Assistant SENCo

work with.

•  To use IT systems and technology to support

intervention and learning and as required to carry out
the duties of the post in the most efficient and effective
manner.

•  To support in the management of all aspects of inclusion

and intervention for students with additional
educational needs in school.

•  To provide strategic leadership for the development and
management of SEND provision throughout the school.
•  To identify areas for improvement linked to the school
improvement plan and national and local initiatives.

•  To act as a role model of good practice for other
teachers, modelling effective strategies for them

•  To support the provision of SEN, including the allocation
of support time and the writing of SEN paperwork.

•  To organise, write and facilitate Annual Reviews
•  To liaise with relevant outside agencies (SALT, EP, OT,

Clinical Psychiatrists) to ensure that individual pupil SEN
are met effectively and that the requirements of EHCPs
are met fully.

•  Ensure accurate and detailed records are kept and

stored of meetings and discussions with parents and
outside agencies for GDPR compliance.

•  Ensure that staff are kept informed of pupils’ SEN and

advise on areas to develop.

•  Work with the SENCO and other staff to ensure that all

Pupil Paperwork- including PEPS, PDPS, Boxalls, T&Ls and
IPOPs- and plans are used to set subject specific targets
and match work well to pupils’ needs.

•  Using data effectively to identify pupils who are seriously

underachieving and where necessary create and
implement effective plans of action to support those
pupils.

•  To provide guidance to staff on the choice of appropriate
teaching and learning methods to meet the needs of
different pupils.

•  To work with the SENCO to promote an inclusive

curriculum.

•  To liaise with and inform parents/carers about the

specifics of the SEN provision for their child under the
direction of the SENCO.

•  To monitor the progress of students with SEMH and

advise the SENCO.

•  To support meetings of SEN staff, communicate

information to staff and co-ordinate resulting action.
•  To offer advice and support to teaching staff in providing
a quality first teaching approach, under the direction of
the SENCO.

•  To support the process of access arrangements in liaison

with the Assistant Headteacher.

•  To deputise for the SENCO in matters relating to SEN.
•  Carry out small group interventions, for example; social
use of language, SP, EAL and language programmes etc.
•  Maintain and be aware at all times of the SEN Register

and profile sheets.

Specific Responsibilities
Outreach Practitioner

•  Update pupil records as appropriate and assist the
SENCO with more complex paperwork as when
necessary.

•  Attend meetings as directed by the SENCO.
•  Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures

relating to child protection, health, safety, security and
confidentiality reporting all concerns to an appropriate
person to ensure pupils’ wellbeing.

•  Contribute to the overall work/aims of MHS and

appreciate and support the role of colleagues and other
professionals to enable the School to fulfil its

•  development plans.
•  To collate SEND statistical returns as requested and

analyse progress and attainment.

•  Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning

activities through a range of assessment and monitoring
strategies against predetermined learning objectives,
providing feedback and reports to teachers in order to
provide evidence of the range and level of progress and
attainment.

•  To plan visits according to the protocol adopted by the

Outreach model.

•  To work with staff, from other settings to support the
development of strategies and provision to improve
attendance, progress and outcomes for pupils referred
with difficulties SEMH and/or SLCN.

•  To keep a record of visits that are made in the course of
his or her work in such a way that the structure and
purpose of those visits are outlined and the responses
and progress of the children are noted.

•  To contribute to the development and delivery of
training programmes to ‘cascade’ our ethos and
knowledge and grow our reach.

•  To develop and administer monitoring and evaluation
processes to assess the impact of our Outreach work,
including consulting with community partners to develop
effective and collaborative processes.

•  To ensure clear and consistent recording of information
and data enabling the effective and timely submission of
reports to SLT.

•  To build contacts and develop relationships across the
community sector for partnership working and to
maintain relationships with existing schools.

•  To maintain and build partnerships with other relevant

stakeholders.

•  To increase our contacts through existing networks
•  To identify opportunities and networks for development
of new school partnerships for future collaboration
•  To share ideas and best practise of how local schools can
work together to meet their various aims and empower
their staff.

•  To keep an eye out for opportunities to increase the

reach of our programmes and the distribution of MHS
expertise.

Additional Occasional Duties

•  Club time activities
•

Lunch and play time supervision

Wider school responsibilities

•  Supervise and provide activities for children in the

•  Support staff with morning drop off and afternoon pick

up when required

Safeguarding

Personal Development

absence of other workers as required.

•  Assist in the preparation of the School for special events
and carry out any associated cleaning tasks required
after.

•  Work within the requirements of Data Protection

legislation at all times.

•  Understand your responsibilities in relation to

Safeguarding and child protection and how to highlight
any issue or raise any concerns.

•  Remain vigilant to ensure all pupils are protected from
potential harm by following safeguarding and child
protection policies and protocols.

•  Help keep your own knowledge and understanding
relevant and up-to-date by reflecting on your own
practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying
relevant professional development to improve personal
effectiveness

•  Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills,

qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role,
with support from the school

•  Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures
•  To actively engage in Performance Management Review

process

This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post.  It is representative
only.  Other reasonable duties may be allocated from time to time commensurate with the
general character of this post and its grading.  Where such duties amount to more than a
temporary adjustment to the main responsibilities of this job description, it will be amended
accordingly.  It will anyway be subject to periodic amendment whenever circumstances or
appraisal processes dictate changes in the post holder’s role within the school.