8 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    12 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    29 April 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 to M6

Additional allowances

SEN1

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will have a passion for Special Educational Needs and a creative, inspirational approach to developing and delivering an ambitious curriculum.

Applications are welcome from teachers who have a mainstream background as well as Special Education, as we offer high quality in-house support and CPD for successful candidates joining our forward facing school.

This is an exciting opportunity for a colleague to extend and develop their CPD in new and innovative ways.

We look forward to hearing from you if you are:

- An excellent practitioner, able to set and achieve high standards and expectations of learning and teaching

- Have a good understanding of engagement strategies to support engagement for learning approaches

- Highly motivated and a team player with drive and vision

- An excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills

- An exemplary classroom manager, able to supportively lead a great team of Educational Teaching Assistants


What the school offers its staff

- A school which values and invests in all our staff by providing a range of bespoke CPD opportunities to enable you to meet all our pupil needs

- A well-resourced and enjoyable working environment which cares for and values every staff member

- A supportive and collaborative leadership team who welcome new ideas and innovation

- A school committed to raising standards which has children and young people at the heart of our maxim “All Different, All Equal, All Important”

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Ravenshall School

School type
Special school, ages 5 to 19
School size
209 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01924 456811

Pupils have complex learning difficulties combined with other special educational needs such as behavioural difficulties or autistic spectrum disorders. A number of students have more complex learning needs including sensory and physical impairments and specific learning difficulties. We have a modern school building which boasts up-to-date facilities and technology. All pupils have a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan.

The school is committed to providing a relevant education for its pupils and preparing them for a world of independence as good citizens. It values the role of the arts, in particular in encouraging motivation and personal development across the curriculum and all areas of learning. The school encourages and is committed to working alongside the community and partner schools and agencies in providing quality experiences and opportunities for all its pupils to support achievement.

Ravenshall prides itself in being an inclusive school which ensures that all of its pupils receive an equal opportunity to achieve their very best. The school respects differences and celebrates diversity in all its forms. It gives children and young people a voice and encourages the active participation in the education process. It values the staff who work here and recognises the important role that parents/carers, governors and the wider community have to play in supporting the pupils and the school itself.

Arranging a visit to Ravenshall School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@ravenshall.org.

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