SEND Teacher
Hours: 7.50 - 8 hours per day. Term Time Only (39 weeks)
Salary: £31,650 - £49,084. Dependent on experience
Job Overview
Plan and deliver outstanding teaching and learning, manage the class team and ensure students’ pastoral needs are met. Responsible for the day-to-day implementation of agreed aims and programmes reflecting the ethos of the school, you will use a range of methods to track students’ progress and lead annual reviews, providing the relevant agencies with updates on students’ progression towards targets.
We are looking for a teacher with experience of English or Maths teaching at secondary level but will also accept candidates who have significant experience at primary level.
Job Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver outstanding teaching and learning using proven methods and approaches that enable young people to make academic and social progression.
- Be a class tutor, ensuring pastoral needs are met and establishing excellent relationships with parents and carers.
- Be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of agreed aims and programmes reflecting the ethos of the school.
- Manage a class team.
- Use a range of methods to record and track young peoples’ progress.
- Set personalised education targets and liaise with other staff to coordinate annual and termly targets
- Lead annual reviews to provide relevant agencies with updates on the pupils' progression towards targets
- Inspire trust and confidence in young people, colleagues, parents, and other professionals.
- Build team commitment with colleagues and in the classroom.
- Promote the wider aspirations and values of the school.
- Engage in whole school activities as required by the Principal.
- Adhere to all working protocols as agreed and published in the school handbook.
Professional knowledge and understanding
- Remain up to date with developments within the school and in education in the UK, particularly special education.
- Have the skills and attributes of nurturing, adaptability, enthusiasm, integrity, and commitment.
- Develop a collaborative ethos within your classroom which enables everyone to work to achieve common goals.
- Provide high quality teaching and learning.
Working Together
- Working with colleagues across the school to promote the vision and values of the school to students, parents/carers, and the wider community.
- Working with all key stakeholders to ensure a consistent approach and that everyone is working together in the best interests of the child/young person.
- To comply with and actively implement Children’s Services and school policies regarding health and safety, equal opportunities, and safeguarding.
- Motivate others in the classroom to work together in the best interest of our students and families.
- Offer advice / training to staff supporting the children and young people within the classroom.
- Offer advice/training to staff supporting the young people within the classroom.
Teaching and Learning
- Drive a continuous and consistent focus on students’ achievement, using school assessment systems to monitor progress.
- Manage and organise the learning environment within the classroom to ensure it reflects the school’s high standards.
- Ensure that planning is child centered and takes into account the diversity of individual children/young people.
- Create a culture and ethos of challenge and support where all students can achieve success and become engaged in their own learning.
- Establish creative, responsive, and effective approaches to teaching.
- Monitor, evaluate and review the effectiveness of your own teaching.
- Ensure availability of appropriate resources to challenge and inspire learners.
- Use and integrate a range of technologies effectively and efficiently.
Closing Date: 31st January 2025
Interviews: Week Commencing 3rd February 2025