Overview

As a countywide team we provide support throughout Kent and on occasions in other Local Authority schools that border Kent (Surrey, Sussex, Bexley, Bromley, and Medway) where we have Kent children with SEND. The SEN IA are part of the SEN Support and Inclusion Team for schools and post 16. Our purpose is to ensure that children and young people with SEND will be able to attend their local mainstream school/college wherever possible and for the majority of children, without the need for an Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with local teams within KCC and others including Early Years teams, Specialist Teaching and Learning Service (STLS) Kent PRU Inclusion and attendance Service (KPAS), Kent Educational Psychology Service (KEPS) as well as our SEND Assessment, Placement, Tribunal and EHCP Casework teams.
• Provide support to schools to identify children and young people with SEND early ...