10 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    12 May 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    29 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Main Scale

Additional allowances

SEN

What skills and experience we're looking for

Heltwate School is looking to recruit a creative and highly-motivated practitioner to contribute to the teaching and learning of pupils with SEND and autism.

Heltwate caters for pupils across the primary and secondary age range who have been identified as having severe learning difficulties. Heltwate encourages pupils to do the best they can to achieve their potential in a safe, supportive and calm environment by a team who supports them throughout their time here.

We would welcome applications from experienced or recently qualified teachers with primary or secondary training.

The ideal candidates will:

  • have experience of teaching children with SEND, in either primary or secondary phases;
  • have high expectations of pupil behaviour, attitudes and achievement;
  • enjoy teaching an innovative, creative and integrated curriculum which supports pupils who require a multi-sensory approach;
  • be enthusiastic, confident and able to show initiative;
  • be flexible and adaptable with excellent communication and organisational skills;
  • be able to effectively liaise with other professionals and external agencies and can work effectively as part of a team;
  • have a friendly manner with a good sense of humour;
  • be calm and patient;
  • show evidence that they can form positive and professional relationships with pupils, staff and parents;
  • have good interpersonal skills and enjoy being part of a supportive team;
  • be committed to high quality teaching, learning and assessment.


What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • A supportive and friendly working environment in a school that firmly holds its pupils at the heart of everything we do.
  • An exciting curriculum where creativity and real purposeful learning is key.
  • A supportive, experienced, and motivated staff team.
  • Friendly, dedicated and supportive team.
  • On-going professional development opportunities.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of pupils with SEND and are excited about working in an innovative educational environment, we would love to hear from you. Application packs can be downloaded from our website: www.heltwate.co.ukand submitted to recruitment@heltwate.net by Monday 12th May 4pm

Further details about the role

Main purpose of the role:

To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils with support from teaching staff

To monitor and support the overall progress and development of pupils

To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential

To contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment and behaviour

To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth

Responsible for:

Providing learning experiences and support for pupils

Liaising with:

Senior Leadership Team, teaching/support staff, school representatives, external agencies and parents

1. Operational / Strategic Planning:

  • To assist in the teacher development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies in curriculum areas and departments

  • To contribute to curriculum areas

  • To plan and prepare schemes of work and lessons with oversight from teaching staff

  • To contribute to the whole school’s planning activities

2. Staff Development:

  • To take part in staff development programmes by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development

  • To continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods

  • To engage actively in the Performance Management Review process

  • To support teams in the effective/efficient deployment of Teaching Assistants

  • To work as a member of a designated team and to contribute positively to effective working relationships

  • To assess the progress of pupils and direct the work of Teaching Assistants in the delivery of educational programmes

3. Management Information:

  • To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant accurate and up‐to‐date information to the Headteacher

  • To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of pupils

  • To track pupil progress and use information to inform teaching and learning

4. Communications:

o To communicate effectively with the parents of students as appropriate

o To co‐operate and communicate with other teaching and support staff

o To communicate and co‐operate with outside agencies concerned with the welfare of individual pupils.

o To follow agreed policies for communications in the school

5. Health, safety and discipline:

o Promote the safety and well-being of pupils in accordance with the school’s Safeguarding and other relevant policies.

o Maintain good order and discipline among pupils in accordance with the school behaviour policy.

6.Teaching:

o To be assigned to a group of pupils

o To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work carried out by the student in the school and elsewhere in liaison with other teaching staff

o To assess, monitor, record and report on the progress, development and attainment of pupils and to keep such records as are required by the Headteacher

o To contribute to written assessments, Individual Education Plans (IEPs), reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils

o To undertake a designated programme of teaching

o To ensure a high quality learning experience for pupils

o To prepare materials for the day

o To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to pupils’ needs and demands of the curriculum

o To maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work

o To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required

7. Additional Duties:

o To play a full part in the life of the school’s community, to support its vision and ethos and to be a good role model for all pupils

8. Other Specific Duties:

o To continue own specific professional development as agreed

Commitment to safeguarding

The Governing Board of Heltwate School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its care and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment practice complies with all relevant legislation. As part of our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable groups the appointment is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school will carry out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@heltwate.net

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About Heltwate School

School type
Special school, ages 4 to 18
School size
212 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 18
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01733 262878

Heltwate is a highly regarded mixed day special school offering education for pupils aged 4-19 years who have a wide range of interests, abilities and learning needs.  We provide the highest quality of education, therapy and care to children who have moderate to severe learning difficulties. In addition, we also offer Autism specific education.

We are a school committed to life-long learning and our education includes the subjects of the national curriculum and more importantly communication, life and social skills.

We are currently situated over two sites, the Heltwate main site is home to Reception to Key Stage 3 pupils and Heltwate @ St George's in Lawn Avenue,  Dogsthorpe is where our Post 16 young people are located. In 2023 we expect to open our Jubilee site in Bretton for our Early Years learners.

Arranging a visit to Heltwate School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@heltwate.net.

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