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  • Start date details

    Required from September 2025 (or earlier)

  • Closing date

    24 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    6 February 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Mathematics

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Teachers Pay Scale

Additional allowances

+ SEN 1 (opportunity for TLR 2.1)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an innovative, creative teacher driven to provide the best possible education for young people with special needs?

We are looking for a creative teacher with an interest in special needs education to join us at Garratt Park School.

  • We are a small school, so the ability to teach other subjects, particularly ICT, would also be an advantage
  • You will need to be an excellent classroom practitioner who is able to teach students at different levels. Maths is currently taught to all students in KS3 and as options in KS4 and KS5. Students are accredited through GCSE, Level 1 Awards, Entry Level Certificates and Functional Skills
  • You will need be able to adapt your teaching to meet the needs of students with a range of additional needs
  • You might be from a secondary, primary or special needs background.
  • You may be an ECT or an experienced teacher looking for growth with additional responsibilities in either curriculum or pastoral areas.

What the school offers its staff

We have a supportive body of staff and everyone is automatically a member of the Employee Benefit Scheme with a range of external support and discount offers. Furthermore, there is a potential for further Teaching & Learning responsibilities and appropriate training for the right candidate.

Garratt Park School is a special school for children and young people aged 11-19 who have moderate learning difficulties, along with other special needs disabilities including Autism, SCLN, sensory impairments and a small number with more complex needs. We are situated in the inner London borough of Wandsworth and most of our students come from the local area, from diverse backgrounds with around one third entitled to free school meals. Earlsfield is well served by public transport with easy access to the city centre.

Further details about the role

Interested candidates are encouraged to visit our friendly and welcoming school. Please contact Janice Button at recruitment@garrattpark.wandsworth.sch.uk to arrange this.

An Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below or from the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/.

Completed application should be returned to the school either by email: recruitment@garrattpark.wandsworth.sch.uk or post.

Closing date: Monday 24th February 2025 (at noon)
Interview date: Week beginning 3rd March 2025
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to a DBS check.

CVs are not accepted.

Garratt Park School
Waldron Road, London
SW18 3TB
Tel: 020 8946 5769
Email: info@garrattpark.wandsworth.sch.uk
Headteacher: Sharon Gladstone
Current roll: 215

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to a DBS check.

CVs are not accepted

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Garratt Park School

School type
Special school, ages 11 to 19
School size
214 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

We are a special school for students aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties. Around half have ASD, and one third have input from our own speech and language and occupational therapy team. They are from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds: more than half are from ethnic minority groups, and nearly half attract pupil premium.

We are located near Earlsfield station, which has excellent links with central London and Surrey. The local area is culturally rich.

Our chief aims are:

To prepare our students for full social inclusion, because students are at the centre of all we do.

Provide a range of academic and practical accreditations from Entry Level to GCSE. All students take the Duke of Edinburgh Award and the Personal Development Programme.

Offer experiences in the local community, including college placements, work experience and a wide variety of trips and visits. We have formed links with Tate Modern, the Oval and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and others.

Ensure that our students go to college or into work when they leave us; over 5 years, 97% have found appropriate placements.

Our staff are a culturally diverse group with varied experience in primary and secondary mainstream schools, as well as in special schools. The staff is highly supportive, and teachers value the support of teaching assistants, therapists, learning mentors and literacy support specialists. The Leadership Group provides strong support and direction.

The school is a highly popular choice amongst parents, both in Wandsworth and in surrounding authorities. Our funded number has increased over the last year. We are always over-subscribed, and currently have 212 students in 210 funded places.

Relationships in the school are founded on our UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award, which also underpins our Good Behaviour Policy.

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