Are you a qualified and passionate teacher looking for an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children with special educational needs? We are working with a lovely SEN school in the Stockton locality and are seeking a dedicated Special Education Teacher to join their team. As a Special Education Teacher, you will play a crucial role in providing an enriched therapeutic and academic curriculum to our diverse learners, ensuring that their individual needs are fully met.
All applicants must live in and hold Right to Work in the UK.
Responsibilities: Teaching:
- Plan and deliver well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school's curriculum and schemes of work.
- Utilize evidence-informed approaches to reading and literacy interventions, ensuring that all students are equipped with the necessary skills to decode and comprehend across various subjects.
- Assess and monitor students' knowledge and understanding of the curriculum, using valid and reliable assessment methods.
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop cross-curricular strategies that engage and support the learning of our students.
- Adapt teaching methods to respond to the strengths and needs of individual students, using assistive technology when appropriate.
- Support the delivery of personalized supports outlined in students' Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
- Contribute to curriculum development and improvements as the school's cohort changes and expands.
Whole-school organization, strategy, and development:
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of school policies, practices, and procedures.
- Actively participate in daily debrief sessions to reflect on teaching and learning strategies for all students.
- Collaborate with colleagues and other professionals to ensure coordinated outcomes for students' development.
- Provide cover for other teachers when necessary.
- Attend and contribute to before/after school activities and clubs.
Health, safety, and behaviour:
- Promote the health, safety, and well-being of students.
- Foster a positive and enriching school environment where students can thrive.
- Build strong relationships with students and their parents/carers to facilitate effective learning.
- Encourage high standards of behaviour, employing trauma-informed and neurodiverse-aware approaches to challenging behaviour.
- Implement strategies to support student self-regulation and positive behaviour.
- Prioritize collaborative problem-solving, team working, and the well-being of students and staff.
Professional development:
- Participate in the school's appraisal procedures.
- Engage in further training and development to enhance your teaching skills.
- Provide appraisal and professional development support to colleagues when appropriate.
Communication and working with others:
- Maintain regular and effective communication with students, parents, and carers.
- Utilize the school's digital platforms for accurate assessment and record-keeping.
- Collaborate with colleagues and relevant professionals within and beyond the school.
- Cultivate professional relationships with colleagues while upholding high standards of professionalism.
Personal and professional conduct:
- Uphold public trust in the teaching profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behavior.
- Demonstrate commitment to the school's ethos, policies, and practices.
- Adhere to statutory frameworks governing professional duties and responsibilities.
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, following school policies and the staff code of conduct.
Person Specification: Essential Criteria:
- Qualified teacher status (QTS)
- Degree in relevant field.
- Successful teaching experience of children with special educational needs in a mainstream or special setting.
- Experience teaching primary and secondary students.
- Knowledge of the National Curriculum and effective teaching and learning strategies.
- Ability to adapt teaching to meet the diverse needs of students.
- Good understanding of cognitive development and learning needs.
- Strong rapport-building skills with students.
- Knowledge of safeguarding children guidelines and requirements.
- Proficient ICT skills, particularly in using technology to support learning.
Desirable Criteria:
- Training or courses in neuro-diversity and/or trauma-informed practice.
- Experience in outdoor learning environments.
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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