Class Teacher
The Rowan School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S17 3PTDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week 100% FTE 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
Additional allowances
SEN allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Rowan School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed full time class teacher from September 2025.
About us:
‘Building a Secure Foundation for Learning and Life.’
Rowan School is a special school for primary aged children who have complex speech, language and communication needs and autism spectrum condition. Our children have a wide range of cognitive, social, emotional and communicative abilities, with some presenting challenging behaviours. Previous experience in a special school is not essential but candidates should be able to demonstrate a commitment to child centred approaches. Applications are welcome from both ECT’s and more experienced staff.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer:
- A supportive and collaborative environment where staff can thrive and make a real impact on children’s lives.
- An opportunity to join an exceptional school that cares about your professional development and provides ongoing support and CPLD.
- A welcoming and friendly environment with an unwavering commitment to meeting the needs and education of each child.
- A resourceful and solution focused staff team that works positively with families to ensure children’s needs and well-being are always prioritised.
- A diverse workforce committed to improvement and making the most of our differences.
Further details about the role
Safeguarding:
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to attend any relevant training and complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. As part of our safer recruitment process, an online search will now take place. Candidates are asked to read the school’s child protection and safeguarding policy, which is available on the school website www.rowanschool.co.uk
Equality and Diversity:
We are committed to creating a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from everyone under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview.
Join us at Rowan School, where your skills, energy, and vision will support our students to thrive. Come and see if we are the right place for the first step, or the next step in your career!
If you would like to ask any questions please contact school on 0114 235 0479 or visit our school website for more information. We welcome visits and enquiries prior to application.
There will be an opportunity to look round school on 29th April 2025 at 10.00am or 7th May 2025 at 2.30pm
Application forms are available online or via the school website www.rowanschool.co.uk
Completed applications should be emailed to enquiries@rowan.sheffield.sch.uk or posted to Rowan School, 4 Durvale Court, Sheffield, S17 3PT
Closing date: 14th May 2025 at 12 noon
Interviews : 21st May 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to enquiries@rowan.sheffield.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Rowan School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 11
- School size
- 101 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Rowan School website
- Email address
- enquiries@rowan.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0114 2350479
Rowan School is a special school for primary aged children who have complex speech, language and communication difficulties. All our children have an autistic spectrum profile and some present challenging behaviours. Many pupils have special educational requirements in areas such as
• motor skills
• sensory difficulties
• emotional and behavioural difficulties; such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• the development of social and communication skills
The school is located on Durvale Court, just off Furniss Avenue in Dore. It is on a pleasant site surrounded by with playing fields and a small area of woodland. The original school was built in 1976. There is a multi purpose hall, a well equipped food technology room, a specially adapted, sensory room; designed to promote calm, focused behaviour; and a library.
We currently offer 99 places with children grouped into 12 classes. Each classroom has access to outside play areas and includes a quiet room; where children can be taught individually or have time to calm.
A teacher and a minimum of two teaching and learning assistants staff each class. Additional teaching and learning assistants are allocated to classes according to need, with higher staffing ratios in classes with children with more complex needs.
Arranging a visit to The Rowan School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@rowan.sheffield.sch.uk.
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