SEN Teacher Sensory & Communication Route
Samuel Laycock School, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8RF14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
9 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Unqualified Teachers Pay Scale or Teachers’ Pay Scale
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Be excellent practitioners with the creativeness, commitment and motivation to inspire pupils’ learning and development
- Have a breadth of experience teaching all subjects in a primary model, using innovative technology to enhance learning when appropriate
- Have high expectations of young people, and a commitment to raising standards of attainment to ensure that they can achieve their full educational potential
- Have experience of enhancement of pupil progress gains and raising attainment and achievement levels of all pupils
- Have experience of implementing SEN friendly strategies to support pupil engagement with and enthusiasm for learning e.g. TEACCH, SCERTS, Attention Autism, Colourful semantics, Six bricks, Sing & Sign
- Be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through imaginative and differentiated lessons which meet individual needs
- Have experience of current assessment practices and the use of data and pupil progress tracking to ensure that all groups of learners achieve
- Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with young people with a range of complex needs
- Be able to build positive relationships with the class group, ensuring consistency and continuity on a daily basis.
- Have the ability to foster good relationships with colleagues, pupils, parents and the wider community
- Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development
- Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team
What the school offers its staff
We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Samuel Laycock School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 17
- School size
- 239 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 17
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Samuel Laycock School website
- Email address
- recruitment@newbridgegroup.org
Arranging a visit to Samuel Laycock School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@newbridgegroup.org.
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