Key Stage 3 Teacher

Grafham Grange School, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0LH

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  11 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time / 52 weeks per year.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Pay Scale (£31,350 - £42,689)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Key Stage 3 Teacher to join our team and take responsibility for a year group class as the Class Teacher. The successful candidate will lead small-group and 1:1 sessions, working closely with pupils who may require extra emotional and academic support to reintegrate into full-time classroom learning. You will play a crucial role in helping students build self-esteem, social skills, and resilience, fostering a positive attitude towards learning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver tailored lessons in line with the nurture curriculum, adapting teaching strategies to meet the individual needs of students
• Develop and implement personalised learning plans, with a strong focus on emotional wellbeing and academic progress
• Work closely with the pastoral team, SENCo, and external agencies to ensure a holistic approach to each pupil’s education and care
• Create a supportive, calm, and structured environment where pupils feel safe, valued, and able to express themselves
• Monitor and assess progress, providing regular feedback to students, parents, and staff

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent teaching qualification
• Experience working with students with SEMH needs, preferably within a nurture setting or similar
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships with pupils, parents, and staff
• Patience, empathy, and a passion for helping students overcome barriers to learning

What the school offers its staff

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

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

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About Grafham Grange School

• School type: Academy, ages 10 to 19
• School size: 74 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 10 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Grafham Grange School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: schooloffice@grafham-grange.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/grafham-grange-school-guildford (opens in new tab)

Grafham Grange School is a special school set in 42 acres of beautiful Surrey countryside in Grafham. Our school offers education and care for up to 52 students, referred from local authorities across the South of England from the age of 10 to 16 (Year 6 to Year 11).

All our students have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) as their primary identified need, though the majority of students have additional special educational needs such as autistic spectrum conditions; speech, language and communication difficulties; ADHD; opposition defiance; medical conditions and attachment disorders.

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