SEND Improvement and Quality Assurance Officer

Title: SEND Improvement and Quality Assurance Officer

Department: Children, Families and Education

Division: Quality Assurance Service

Responsible to: Head of Service, Strategic Safeguarding, Quality Assurance & Practice Improvement

Purpose of post:

To support the strategic development of the SEND Service by leading and delivering on the SEND Improvement and Quality Assurance framework by undertaking quality assurance systems and monitoring tools and other activities to inform the delivery of good quality and professional practice for children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities.

Principal responsibilities

1. Delivery of good quality analytical Quality Assurance Framework including thematic, deep dive reviews, dip samples, and individual reviews.

2. To produce analytical reports including qualitative and quantitative data, findings, recommendations for improvement and that demonstrate impact of the Quality Assurance Framework. Plan for and lead on required identified actions to improve to SEND services and effective processes.

3. To lead on actions required for improvement of SEND practices contributing to improved outcomes for children and their families.

4. To effectively engage children, young people and their families in the operational work in evaluating services by ensuring Children, Young People and their families voices are reflected in Quality Assurance activity.

5. Lead, develop or facilitate on the delivery of learning resources and materials from the Quality Assurance Framework activity and other Quality Assurance activities.

6. Collaborate on the development, alignment and execution of departmental procedures to promote consistency, compliancy and sustained high quality procedures.

7. To work collaboratively with families, practitioners, managers, and professional partners, to reflect on practice to and lead on improvement.

8. Contribute to the strategic direction of the SEND service by helping to influence and develop strategic business plans, policy and procedure using information and data from the Quality Assurance activity.

Context

Luton Council and its community came together in 2020 to set an ambition for the future of the town. The ambition, captured in the Luton 2040 Vision, aims for Luton to be a town where everyone thrives and where strategies are in place and work together

in building an inclusive economy and enhancing the wellbeing of residents of all ages. For children and young people, as a Local Area Partnership, we have collective responsibility to ensure that by 2040, we achieve:

· good educational attainment from birth and higher educational attainment for all

· greater support for the mental wellbeing of all our young people

· more 'Good' and 'Outstanding' schools recognising effective education and learning provision for all our children

· strong SEND provision and effective measures to tackle educational inequalities

· increased access to adult education and lifelong learning for those who seek it

· a child friendly town where children and young people grow up feeling safe and secure

· the position where all children access their basic needs and essential services

· reduced education and health inequalities for children and young people

· children and young people expressing their collective voice and this is heard, matters and is acted upon

· children and young people with SEND having the same access to opportunities, activities and the quality of life as other young people

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