Teacher of Learning Support
Hazelwick School, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1SXThis job expired on 24 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Up to 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075 - £50,471 including Fringe Area Allowance (pro rata for part-time)
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
For September 2025, we are looking for:
•a confident, positive and highly flexible teacher who can support and engage students through making trusting relationships with them and who is committed to ensuring students with SEND achieve the best outcomes
•a teacher with a passion for working with young people with SEND and with an interest in developing their skills in using a range of approaches to teaching and supporting students with a wide range of needs
•an energetic individual who is enthusiastic about moving into this wide-ranging role, who embraces change and will relish joining our team and playing their part in further developing our best practice.
Applications are welcomed from teachers with any previous subject or key stage specialism. Previous relevant experience may be an advantage but is not a pre-requisite for this role. There are potential further opportunities for the successful candidate including the coordination of EAL across the school.
What the school offers its staff
Hazelwick is an outstanding school. According to our recent outstanding Ofsted reports (2022 & 2023), Hazelwick is a school
•which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious
•which is kind and caring, with remarkably strong relationships between staff and pupils
•where you can see and feel the shared values of respect and responsibility in and out of lessons
•where there is a remarkable sense of community
•where staff have extremely high expectations
•where pupils behave impeccably
•where pupils from diverse backgrounds work extremely well together to achieve very high standards
•with confident learners who focus especially hard in lessons and use lesson time extremely well
•where pupils ‘thrive’ and ‘flourish’
•where pupils achieve exceptionally well in national examinations
•which is a safe and inspiring place to learn
•where the school motto ‘effort achieves’ pervades all aspects of school life
•where staff at all levels speak very highly of the support and professional development they receive
•where staff ‘love working’
Learning Support at Hazelwick
The Learning Support Team at Hazelwick is a passionate, dynamic and creative team of committed individuals at the heart of the school community. Our key role is to ensure the inclusive education and effective support for students with SEND. We are highly regarded and involved in many aspects of the running of the school including working closely with pastoral teams and academic staff.
Further details about the role
- We offer to all staff:
- An excellent CPD programme
- on site car parking
- free onsite gym for staff
- free yoga classes and circuit training
- employee benefits package, including discounts at high street shops and supermarkets
- employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- applications from ECTs are welcome, who would benefit from our highly-praised professional studies and support programme.
- Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
About Hazelwick School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1883 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hazelwick School website
- Email address
- recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01293 584604
Hazelwick is a high achieving, oversubscribed and Ofsted 'Outstanding' 11-18 mixed secondary school in West Sussex. we are incredibly proud of our reputation, and of our students, who are fantastic ambassadors for our school.
Our purpose is to maximise the academic achievement and wellbeing of every student at Hazelwick and our staff are essential to that.
We are committed to developing our inclusive workplace, welcoming staff rom all backgrounds and cultures, investing in training and development, and providing a work environment to promote employee well-being and feeling of community spirit - our low staff turnover rate pays tribute to this.
Hazelwick is in the excellent commuter location of Crawley, West Sussex, close to Gatwick Airport with great access and transport links via the M23 and Three Bridges railway station to London, East Croydon, Brighton and the South Coast. Many of our staff travel to Crawley from Brighton - we are the first school on the train line from Brighton to attract the Fringe Area Allowance.
Arranging a visit to Hazelwick School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk.
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