Classteacher
Woodlands Secondary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3SP55 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
20 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Needs
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS plus SEN allowance
Classteacher job summary
Woodlands Secondary School is a large, secondary-age, special school in the Northwell Drive area of Luton. We serve a population of young people with a variety of special educational needs - those with severe, profound and/or complex learning difficulties, from across the town.
The school is committed to the provision of high quality education for young people with severe, profound and complex learning needs.
We have worked hard to devise a suitable and innovative curriculum offer which supports our young people to achieve our vision of 'Empowering young people to become successful adults'.
We are looking for a teacher who:
- is committed to raising standards and implementing a creative, relevant and functional curriculum which will empower young people to be successful now and in the future
- has a desire to learn and take on new challenges; is resilient and able to look after and nurture their own wellbeing
- has successful teaching experience of working with children and young people with severe, profound and/or complex learning difficulties
- is able to plan and adapt teaching and learning for students and to provide opportunities for students to make progress towards their EHCP priorities
- is a stong and empathetic team leader who can lead and develop a team of support staff to facilitate learning opportunities for the students
- is committed to safeguarding students and promoting the wider development of students
Woodlands can offer:
- fantastic students
- a hardworking, friendly and supportive staff team who are committed to supporting our young people
- great facilities for learning, including the school garden, hydrotherapy pool, rebound room, soft play room, school cafe, tuck shop, mini-enterprise hub, school library and the school gym.
- senior and middle leaders who take staff (and student) wellbeing seriously, whilst ensuring the best outcomes for young people.
- a supportive Governing Board.
Benefits of working at Woodlands Secondary School:
- Minimum of 10% PPA time
- High quality CPD
- Free access to Employee Assistance provided by Spectrum - this is confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days per week
- Supportive senior and middle leadership team
- Free tea and coffee
- Access to our onsite cafe, 3 days per week - sit in or take away; loyalty cards available
- Opportunities to be entered into a half-termly draw to win a cafe voucher - based on good attendance
- Access to the onsite gym
- Discounted membership rates at Active Luton
- Free eye tests and contributions towards glasses
Find out more about the school
Working in a special school is a unique and privileged opportunity for the right people.
We advise interested parties to ensure they have looked at the school website www.woodlands.luton.sch.uk and our Facebook Page - Official Woodlands Secondary School, in order to get a flavour of our school.
Visits to the school are encouraged. To arrange a visit to the school please contact: caroline.lowry@woodlands.luton.sch.uk
Application form
When completing the letter of application, please ensure you address all of the points in the essential column on the person specification.
Safeguarding:
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post meets the definition of ‘Regulated Activity’ as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (as amended).
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for an enhanced DBS check to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying.However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
IT IS AN OFFENCE TO APPLY FOR A ROLE WORKING IN REGULATED ACTIVITY IF YOU ARE BARRED FROM WORKING WITH CHILDREN
PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED POLICIES :
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
Commitment to safeguarding
Woodlands Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children.
Applying for the job
Using the application form
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
About Woodlands Secondary School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 262 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Woodlands Secondary School website (opens in new tab)
Woodlands is a large secondary special school located in the north of Luton. Our mission statement is to 'Empower our young people to become successful adults.'
Our students have severe or profound learning difficulties, some have additional learning needs.
We have developed and refined our ambitious curriculum offer to meet the needs of the different cohorts of learners to ensure that learning is interesting, relevant and functional.
We have great facilities on site and aim to enrich learning by accessing the community and applying learning beyond the classroom.
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