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Could you improve outcomes for young people in West Norfolk, who experience social, emotional and mental health related barriers to learning from January 2025?
What we are looking for:
- Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent
- Evidence of successful and recent teaching responsibility of the national GCSE curriculum OR core subjects
- Passion, experience and an understanding of Special Education, particularly SEMH
About the School:
- An independent DFE registered, day school providing specialist education for students aged 11-16.
- Tailor education to a range of special educational needs and diagnosis of communication difficulties, challenging behaviour, social, emotional and mental health difficulties and more complex needs.
- Alongside a personalised curriculum, students benefit from an experienced and knowledgeable team of staff, who can deliver a therapeutic and holistic educational experience.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To plan and teach clear, high-quality lessons to support pupils to make good or outstanding progress and to embed key concepts in their long-term memory
- To set clear targets for pupils’ learning, building on prior attainment and considering each pupil as an individual
- To have regard, and plan to meet, the special educational needs of pupils
- To have, or rapidly develop, expert knowledge in the subject/s taught
- To enable all pupils to understand key concepts, effectively checking understanding and correcting misunderstandings
- To assess pupil work and progress giving regular feedback and use this to continuously inform your teaching
- To prioritise reading to develop pupils’ fluency, confidence and enjoyment
- To develop the subject specific schemes of work for all year groups that are coherently planned and sequenced towards cumulatively sufficient knowledge and, as appropriate, meaningful accreditation
- To build all learning towards an end point that leads into the next stage of their education, training or employment
- To report on pupil progress in line with school policy
- To maintain a stimulating, engaging and safe learning environment that allows pupils to focus on learning
- To positively manage behaviour in line with school policy
- To undertake a pastoral and support role as required
- To attend school events as required
- To contribute to the wider life of the school, including whole-school routines, paperwork and duties
- To take responsibility for your own professional development and engage with performance management activities
We would really love to hear from you, please reach out to Sophie Lamont at Reed Education (Cambridge office) to discuss this role and our partner schools near you further.
