Are you a teacher with a passion for working with children with SEND?
Are you committed in supporting all children achieve their best possible outcomes, whatever their starting point or background?
We have specialist schools in Somerset looking to recruit full time (TTO) passionate SEND Teachers to lead their Post 16 class.
Whether you are looking for a career change or a NQT/ECT wanting to start their career in SEND teaching, we want to hear from you.
Your Role:
- You will lead alongside 2 experienced SEND TAs supporting pupils to overcome their barriers to learning and help them to make accelerated progress.
- Support the behaviour management of the classroom, following the schools behaviour management policy.
- Follow school’s safeguarding policies, ensuring any safeguarding concerns are reported using the school’s referral procedures.
- You will lead the teaching of a group of 8 children, supporting pupils to overcome their barriers to learning and help them to make accelerated progress.
- Lessons will be planned and resourced - with the opportunity to adapt and differentiate to your style
The Class:
- Variety of SEND needs
- 10 Post 16 students
- Working towards a variety of vocational course; English & Maths functional skills, ASDAN course in Employability, Personal & Social development and many more.
The Candidate:
- have excellent communication skills, good emotional literacy and be resilient in challenging environments.
- be passionate, inspirational and put the needs of children and young people first.
- have the commitment and expertise to develop the potential of pupils of all needs and abilities.
- be able to motivate, engage and inspire all pupils to learn.
- be calm & able to maintain a sense of humour under pressure, whilst flexible enough to adapt as situations change.
- be committed to developing pupils’ independence and emotional and physical well-being.
- work collaboratively within a team and alongside other professionals to ensure that learning is appropriate to meet the needs of individual learners.
The School's Aims:
- providing the best possible education for every pupil, in a safe environment, with support to promote independence with learning, care and guidance-needs.
- providing all pupils with the key skills they need to communicate with others and express their wants, needs and likes.
- providing clear guidance for all pupils to manage their behaviour through clear expectations, rewards and sanctions.
- ensuring pupils are taught how to keep themselves and others safe at home in the community and online.
- ensuring high standards of teaching throughout the school day, providing an exciting curriculum and a positive and attractive learning environment for every pupil, group and class.
- providing a pathway at the end of KS4 and the end of post-16 for every young person, preparing them for further learning and life as an adult.
- keeping staff informed about school matters and consulting with them on significant changes in school organisation, curriculum development, policies and procedures.
- keeping parents and carers informed of their child’s progress, wellbeing at school and strategies to support at home.
- using robust evidence and working closely with staff and governors in evaluating the school’s performance and planning our strategic direction.
What Protocol can offer you:
- Competitive rates that express your experience and responsibilities
- Continuous CPD development.
- £50 refer a friend.
- Social events such as bowling and pizza, giving you an opportunity to network with other educational staff.
- A team of professional and experienced consultants to guide you.
- Around the clock support and assistance from protocol education.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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