Teacher for Specialist Resource Base (Learning & Congnition)
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9NDThis job expired on 23 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
23 March 2023 at 5pm
Date listed
28 February 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: The SRB is open term-time only from 8.55am - 3.30pm with the successful candidate also expected to attend 5 Professional Development Days throughout the course of the year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our school is looking to appoint an excellent practitioner who has a real understanding and passion for supporting and teaching children with SEND.
You will be working within our Specialist Resource Base (SRB) for children with ‘Learning and Cognition’ difficulties. The SRB has places for 10 Key Stage 2 pupils and 10 Key Stage 1 pupils, who join us from local schools for a period of 2 terms. The children attend four days a week (Mon to Thurs).
You must be able to effectively deliver high quality, creative, child-centred and challenging learning experiences to the pupils within the SRB. We looking for an excellent practitioner who has experience of teaching in either KS1 OR KS2. It is not essential that the successful candidate has had a wealth of experience in both Key Stages.
We would like to interview you if you:
- Qualified Teacher Status;
- Are a consistently Outstanding teacher;
- Have excellent experience and/or a talent in working with children who have SEND
- Can use and develop ICT effectively to support and enhance learning
- Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills
What the school offers its staff
Hillcrest is a large primary school (492 pupils at time of publishing advert) located on the outskirts of Downham Market, Norfolk and set on large grounds. We are a welcoming and friendly school to work in, with wonderful children who are keen to learn; supportive governors and families; a committed and hardworking staff team.
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.
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About Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 465 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- head@hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01366 388191
Hillcrest Primary School is a three-form entry Primary School, currently rated as Good by Ofsted (January 2018), on the outskirts of Downham Market. With less than a 5-minute drive to Downham Market Train Station, you find yourselves on a direct line to either Kings Lynn or London.
Hillcrest is in an exciting place, continually developing new ways of energising and motivating the next generation of pupils through the following means...
• Our bespoke Text-Linked Curriculum is designed to raise the profile of Reading and ensure the children see the links between all of their learning;
• Our Independent Learning programme encourages the children to take responsibility for their own learning and to make sensible choices that improve their outcomes;
• From September 2021 we have introduced an Outdoor Learning Curriculum which will take advantage of the wealth of outdoor space at our disposal, including a Forest School, to further engage the children with their learning
Arranging a visit to Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk.
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