SEN Classroom Teacher
West Hill School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7PW22 days remaining to apply
Closing date
27 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Needs
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075.00 - £50,471.00 Annually (FTE) MPR/ UPR Fringe plus SEN Allowance
SEN Classroom Teacher job summary
We are looking for an exceptional SEN teacher who can help our children achieve their potential and thrive in adult life. Experience in special education is not required, and teachers from mainstream schools are encouraged to apply. Early Career Teachers (ECTs) are also welcome, with the school offering strong support and a positive working environment.
Our primary children typically work 3-4 years below age-related expectations and all have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) covering a range of complex learning difficulties, including speech and language difficulties, autism, and medical needs. You will be part of a team, working with small mixed-age groups of 10-12 children. All teachers coordinate a subject as part of a collaborative team, and we are currently considering both KS1 and KS2 opportunities.
Who We’re Looking For:
- Passionate, dedicated, and innovative primary SEN teachers.
- Experience in special education is not required—we welcome and support teachers from mainstream settings looking to transition.
- Early Career Teachers (ECTs) are encouraged to apply.
- A flexible, confident, and adaptable team player who embraces change and is eager to contribute to a "can-do" school culture.
Why Join West Hill School?
- Keen, eager children who are excited to learn and develop.
- Friendly and supportive staff, parents, and governors.
- Varied curriculum with opportunities for professional development.
- A positive, thriving environment where children and staff flourish.
- A strong focus on wellbeing for all staff and students.
At West Hill, we are a forward-thinking school that values innovation, enthusiasm, and teamwork. We encourage teachers to grow and thrive in their roles and offer development opportunities that will help you become a key part of our school's ongoing growth.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About West Hill School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- School size
- 149 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- West Hill School website (opens in new tab)
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