SEND Teacher
Highfurlong School, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7LS7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Teacher Pay and Conditions
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main/Upper Pay Scale (M1-M6, £31,650 - £43,607) or (UPS1-UPS3 £45,646 - £49,084) per annum, pro-rata
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Highfurlong is a 2–19 Special School Academy in Blackpool with 124 pupils on roll. All students have an EHCP and a range of physical, medical, and complex learning needs. Our school is expanding with the addition of a new building, creating exciting opportunities for growth. We are seeking reliable and passionate individuals to deliver high quality teaching, inspiring our pupils to reach their full potential.
About the role:
- Experience of SEND is preferred.
- We have 2 posts which include a year 11 teacher and year 5 teacher.
- Post to start in April 2025.
The successful candidate will:
- Support the ethos, vision, and values of our happy school.
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies to enhance teaching, learning, and behaviour management.
- Maintain high expectations for pupil achievement and progress.
- Bring a positive outlook and a commitment to our school's success.
- Be a role model, demonstrating best practices, a strong work ethic, and a positive attitude.
- Have experience teaching pupils with a range of additional needs, including physical disabilities, PMLD, speech and communication difficulties, MLD, and autism.
Visits to the school are encouraged and will take place w/c 27th January - Please call the school office on 0153 392188 to make an appointment.
To download our application pack please visit www.seteducation.org.uk/job-vacancies
What the school offers its staff
The Trust is based in the North West on the Fylde coast. Currently all five schools in the Trust are closely located to one another which lends itself to many opportunities to work closely and collaboratively. Our central office is based at Stanley Primary School, Blackpool which has close links to the M55 motorway network.
At Synergy we are committed to providing world class education for all young people within our community and as such we recognise the pivotal role that our staff play in this respect. We pride ourselves on being an employer that continually invests in our employees as we know that it is our staff who will ensure that we meet our vision. The Trust is strongly committed to fostering a positive and healthy working environment with wellbeing and workload management at the forefront of all decision making.
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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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@seteducation.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
About Highfurlong School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- Up to 105 pupils
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Highfurlong School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@seteducation.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01253392188
Arranging a visit to Highfurlong School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@seteducation.org.uk.
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