Primary special needs teacher

Richard Cloudesley School, London, N1 8RE

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  6 May 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £42,754 - £61,968 per year
• Additional allowances:

  Salary includes Max SEN Allowance and Inner London Weighting

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to the growth of our primary department, we wish to appoint two teachers who have particular experience of working with pupils with autistic spectrum conditions and severe learning difficulties.

Whilst experience in a special school is not essential, you must be adaptable, flexible, motivated, and capable of delivering exciting, fun, and personalized lessons. The successful applicants will also be exceptionally enthusiastic and committed teachers who can motivate our pupils and lead and inspire their class team help children achieve their potential.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• An inviting, supportive, welcoming and friendly environment.
• A strong and supportive leadership team that is passionate about staff and pupil wellbeing.
• A strong continuing professional development programme that includes training to support your further professional development and to help pupils to use Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC) systems, including Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display (PODD).
• A comprehensive staff wellbeing programme that includes regular coaching, an employee-assistance scheme, access to trained mental health champions, and reflective practice sessions.
• A commitment to work life balance.

Further details about the role

Are you looking for a job that offers variety, excitement and reward? A role where you feel proud of yourself and your team for making a positive impact every day on the amazing children you look after? Where you can thrive and reach your full potential with people who care and collaborate as a team? If you do, then this may be the job for you!

Richard Cloudesley School is a specialist school for pupils aged 2 - 19 years whohave severe to profound learning disabilities. Many pupils will express themselves through non-verbal means, or at most through using a few words or symbols.Therefore,communication is central to our approach, and key to our provision at Richard Cloudesley School.Some pupils will have additional physical disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions, sensory impairment, complex health needs or mental health difficulties.

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 Richard Cloudesley School

• School type: Special school, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 84 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Richard Cloudesley School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: sarah.kelly@cloudesley.islington.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02077048127
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/richard-cloudesley-school (opens in new tab)

A split site special school for pupils aged 2-19, co-located with mainstream partners

Arranging a visit to Richard Cloudesley School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sarah.kelly@cloudesley.islington.sch.uk.

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