Teacher Special School
The Abbey School, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8DYThis job expired on 20 February 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
20 February 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 January 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time - Usually 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- COREM1-EXCELM3 (MPS/UPS) plus SEN1 allowance (£2539)
Additional allowances
SEN1 allowance (£2539)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Duties and responsibilities
Teaching
- Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of learning
- Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned students, making accurate and productive use of assessment
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of students
- Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students
- Promote good progress and outcomes by students
- Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
- Participate in arrangements for preparing students for external tests
- Keep student target cards and profiles regularly updated
- Teach subjects outside of specialism when required
- Attend parent evenings as and when required
SEND
- Lead Annual Reviews for students in form group
- Ensure all provision specified on EHCP is in place
- Adapt, personalise and differentiate lessons to accommodate student SEND
- Keep up to date and abreast of new SEND initiatives/legislation
Whole-school organisation, strategy and development
- Undertake the role of Form tutor
- Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s values and vision
- Coordinate a subject curriculum area
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
- Work with others on curriculum and student development to secure coordinated outcomes
- Provide cover, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach
- Attend meetings, including but not limited to, subject specialist, CIN, pastoral and Team Around the Child
Health, safety and discipline
- Promote the safety and wellbeing of students
- Maintain good order and discipline among students, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
Professional development
- Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures
- Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching (with a particular focus on SEND)
- Where appropriate, take part in the appraisal and professional development of others
Communication
- Communicate effectively with students, parents and carers
- Keep in regular contact with parents/carers of students in form group (email, phone or home school book)
Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals
- Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
- Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
Personal and professional conduct
- Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school
- Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
- Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities
Management of staff and resources
- Direct and supervise support staff assigned and where appropriate, other teachers
- Where required contribute to the recruitment and professional development of other teachers and support staff
- Deploy resources delegated
Other areas of responsibility
- Undertake break duties as and when required
What the school offers its staff
The Abbey can offer:
- Amazing students who want to learn
- Excellent IT facilities in a modern school fit for 21st century teaching
- A range of CPD opportunities to support professional development inside and outside the classroom.
- A range of evidence-informed strategies to support teaching and learning inside the classroom.
- A consistent approach to behaviour which ensures learning is not disrupted.
- A welcoming and supportive staff community
- Opportunities to collaborate across a range of mainstream and specialist provision schools within the Weydon MAT.
- External leadership/NPQ opportunities, including supporting masters’ applications and aspiring senior leader’s development programme
- On site car parking
- Westfield Health Cash Plan
https://www.westfieldhealth.com/individual/health-cash-plan
Commitment to safeguarding
The Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS, Children’s Barred List and Right to work in the UK checks are required for all posts. further details including relevant policies are available on the school website: https://www.abbey.surrey.sch.uk/1209/key-information/category/42/safeguarding-and-esafety
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About The Abbey School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 145 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Abbey School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@abbey.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01252 725059
Located in south Farnham, The Abbey is an outstanding secondary special school with just over 130 students who have learning and additional needs (LAN). About 40% of our students have autism or other social communication difficulties, a quarter have speech and language needs and others have physical challenges or complex health care needs. Expectations for student outcomes are high, but helping them overcome barriers to learning is an equally important part of our role.
The school has been part of the Weydon MAT since 2018. Over the next 2 years The Abbey will be undergoing significant investment as we expand from a 2 to 3 form entry school to support Surrey County Council’s SEND Sufficiency Strategy 2020 – 2025.
Our staff are our greatest asset and we are extremely proud of our whole school ethos.
Our 20 teachers and 35 associate staff are highly motivated, mutually supportive and come from all walks of life.
Arranging a visit to The Abbey School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@abbey.surrey.sch.uk.
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