Job Description - main duties and responsibilitiesTo support settings, schools, services and families in applying the graduated approach to meeting the needs of pupils with SEND.To co-ordinate the statutory assessment process for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities and review and monitor pupils progress against outcomes.To support schools and settings in meeting the needs of pupils with SEND by following the graduated approach to meeting needs, developing close working relationships and offering advice and support to SENCos and head teachersTo work closely with internal colleagues in SENISS, Occupational Therapy, Educational Psychology and other services including Childrens and Adult Social Care, Health etc. in order to ensure a multi-agency approach to identifying and meeting needTo co-ordinate the statutory assessment process for children and young people with SEND and their families for a specific group of schools and settings including managing the Education, Health and Care planning process from assessment through to placement and reviewTo ensure that all statutory timescales are met in relation to the drawing up of the EHC planTo ensure that parents/carers and children and young people are at the centre of all planning and reviewTo attend all annual reviews for particularly vulnerable pupils, e.g. Looked After Children, Continuing Care, pupils at risk of exclusion as appropriateTo ensure that children and young people attend maintained settings in ..... full job details .....