Location
Derby, Derbyshire | United Kingdom
Job description
We are a small school, with capacity for 18 children, including 7 residential placements for children aged 6-16 with a range and complexity of needs including Autistic Spectrum Conditions, Moderate to Severe Learning Difficulties and Disabilities, Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties, associated behavioural difficulties and Prader Willi Syndrome.
Role:
- Main Scale Teacher
- Salary - Main/Upper Pay Scale - dependent on experience PLUS an additional SEN point
- Full-time permanent position
Requirements:
- A qualified teacher who has a minimum of 2 years' experience of working with children with SLD.
- Flexibility, integrity, resilience and a genuine desire to improve outcomes for children with SEND.
Benefits:
- A welcoming and supportive team, including on-site therapies, and a range of career development opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- The successful candidate will lead a class of up to 5 children, with 1:1 support from TAs and/or RSWs as well as SaLT and OT.
- The children follow individualised curriculum pathways, either semi-formal or subject-specific, according to ability, with EHCP Outcomes and preparation for future life at the core of their pathway.
- Children engage in classroom-based learning, including daily literacy, numeracy and PSHE activities in the mornings.
- In the afternoons they can access horticulture, small animal care, cooking, Outdoor School and community-based activities. Individual and group therapy sessions are delivered throughout the day.
- There is a strong focus on creativity and well-being, with a whole school music session at the start of the day and yoga to close.
- A half-termly book, accessible to all, is the focus of whole-school cross-curricular planning, encompassing the areas of music, art, literacy, science and the humanities.
- We are a 'Kindness school' and daily acts of kindness are encouraged and celebrated.
If this sounds exciting to you, and you have the experience required, we would love to hear from you!
For an informal discussion, or to arrange a visit to the school, please apply today!
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 4th March 2024
Interview date: Friday 8th March 2024- you will need to be available for the whole day
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