SEND Teacher (Post 16)
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AYThis job expired on 26 February 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
26 February 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 February 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Full time: 27.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Full-time equivalent
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified teacher status or equivalent qualification
- Recognised SEN specialist degree or equivalent
- Professional development over the last three years in aspects of SEND and pedagogy
- A successful record as a classroom teacher or Post-16 tutor
- Experience of teaching Functional Skills, vocational and personal and social development qualifications
- Experience of standards verification process for Functional Skills and vocational qualifications
- A successful and sustained track record of raising levels of attainment and progress
- A successful track record of raising levels of participation
- Unflinching commitment to extra-curricular provision
- Effective use of data to inform appropriate actions.
- Current educational issues especially related to SEND and Preparation for Adulthood
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Knowledge of Education, Health and Care Plans and statutory guidance relating to this
- Current teaching, learning and assessment issues relevant to the needs of the department
- Effective strategies for leading and managing departmental evaluation and improvement
- Management of learning support staff, including professional development
What the school offers its staff
Further details about the role
An outstanding opportunity to teach in a flourishing and forward thinking 11-18 single academy where the wellbeing of staff is a priority.
Required for September 2024 for this heavily over-subscribed and successful Church of England Academy, a positive, compassionate, outcomes-focused SEND Teacher is sought to teach within the unique Pathways provision of St Christopher’s Sixth Form.
The successful candidate will join a thriving and supportive team.The Pathways department work collaboratively to ensure high rates of academic and personal progress for all students with SEND, using innovative, inclusive teaching and learning approaches. Class sizes are small and a core team of teaching assistants also help students become independent, confident learners who recognise their strengths and the positive contributions they can make to their communities.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Christopher’s CE High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1313 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- c.grimshaw@st-christophers.org
- Phone number
- 01254232992
St Christopher’s is a highly successful and popular 11-18 co-educational Church of England single academy with 1,300 pupils and students on roll. We are situated in the Lancashire town of Accrington close to the Ribble Valley. Good motorway links mean that Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Manchester, and North Yorkshire are all within a 30–40-minute car journey. The school is situated in a pleasant setting with views towards Pendle Hill.
Our pupils come from a wide catchment area. Pupils join us in Year 7 from over fifty primary schools, and the sixth form receives students from around thirty secondary schools. We enjoy an enviable reputation, built-up over many years, for providing high quality education for a comprehensive intake of pupils. Our reputation means that we are a popular school, and always over-subscribed. However, we do not allow ourselves to become complacent, always striving for higher standards in all areas. This year, for example, well over 800 applications were received for the 195 on offer. Ten per cent of our pupils are eligible for the Pupil Premium and 3% are from minority ethnic groups.
Our teaching comprises of 80 teachers and 12 teaching assistants. The core Senior Leadership Team is substantively the headmaster, one Deputy Headteacher, one Senior Assistant Headteachers, three Assistant Headteachers, and the school Business Manager.
The school’s commitment to learning extends to staff as well as pupils; there is a well-developed support structure for early career teachers and other new members of staff, and a strong culture of ongoing professional development among our teaching and support staff. We are continually looking to develop and further improve the quality of teaching and teachers are encouraged to think deeply about how pupils learn. Whilst we appreciate the contribution that technology can play in assisting learning, we remain committed to the idea that it is the teacher who makes the difference.
Arranging a visit to Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
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