SEN Teacher
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Start date details
Easter term or ASAP
Closing date
3 February 2023 at 5pm
Date listed
23 January 2023
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time (FTE.)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance 1
What skills and experience we're looking for
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL
Proven ability to meet Teachers’ Standards in full
Successful recent relevant classroom experience teaching primary age pupils
Excellent understanding of Safeguarding and Risk Management
Understanding of how to support the holistic needs of pupils with complex learning needs and behaviours
Excellent classroom organisation and management skills, in order to maximise pupil autonomy
Proven ability to manage a class team effectively to meet the holistic needs of those in your care
Proven track record in using pupil performance data to monitor the progress of pupils
Commitment to providing quality inclusion opportunities
Ability to provide coaching and mentoring support to your class team
Highly effective verbal and written communication skills
Able to contribute to school leaders, governors and other professionals involved in self-evaluation and school improvement
Excellent understanding of how to support early reading (including structured phonics) and how to embed rudimentary maths knowledge and understanding
Excellent IT skills to support your role, and support effective learning and assessment
Excellent understanding of the needs of families with SEN children and ability to maintain links with parents/carers
Willingness to participate in the wider life of the school
Proven commitment to continuing professional development
DESIRABLE
Experience of working in more than one setting
Experience monitoring the quality of provision across a Key Stage and/or area of the curriculum across the school
Team Teach trained
Recent experience contributing to curriculum design and development
Experience offering training to other colleagues in a curriculum area
Experience of working with pupils in the locality, beyond the classroom
What the school offers its staff
We are proud of the fantastic learning culture at John Watson. The decisions we make are guided by SLICE.
Safety
Learning
Independence
Communication
Engagement
If you share our values of teamwork, inclusion, innovation and have high expectations of what children can achieve, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic teacher to join our existing team. The post would suit someone with sound knowledge of child development and experience of working with children and young people with Special Educational Needs.
We are a Community Special School for children and young people from the ages of 2-19 years, with 110 on roll. Our pupils have severe learning difficulties, or profound and multiple learning difficulties. The designation of the school means that pupils typically have complex needs, and medical needs requiring a high degree of differentiation and bespoke provision. In most cases our pupils will be working below the national curriculum and the equivalent of Expected Levels for NCY1.
We value a happy, healthy and secure learning environment in which all the needs of pupils are met, enabling each young person to reach their individual potential and to maximise their independence. We provide pupils with opportunities for integrated educational experiences across shared sites with mainstream schools.
We are judged Good by Ofsted (October 2022) and we are ambitious in our vision for the future provision for our pupils. We offer small classes, typically less than 10 pupils per class, working within large teams of support staff and additional NHS therapists, and have newly furbished high-spec learning spaces through most of the school. We have a unique relationship with Wheatley Nursery School who share our site. There are exciting times ahead as we are expanding on both sites, with new secondary classrooms due to open this year.
Further details about the role
Please complete the application form, which can be found on our website, and return by email to sbm@johnwatsonschool.org. The deadline for applications is Friday 3rd February 2023
Please do not send CVs, applications will only be considered using the correct application form. As part of our recruitment process we will require you to fill out an overseas check prior to interview. We will email this to you on receipt of your completed application.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safer Recruitment
John Watson School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.
About John Watson School
- School type
- Special school, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 110 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- John Watson School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sbm@johnwatsonschool.org
We cater for children and young people with Special Educational Needs from the ages of 2-19 years. The school is designated for SLD and PMLD pupils. The majority of the pupils are working at pre-KS1 levels. They are vulnerable learners with complex needs who need individualised provision to meet their medical and/or behavioural needs and to engage them in learning
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