Springwell School

Teachers – SEND Full time - Maternity Cover

Overview

Have you ever considered working in a specialist setting, wondered if it might be the right move for you? Perhaps you are a SENCO from mainstream or someone who is passionate about delivering high quality outcomes for pupils with SEND. We have an ideal opportunity for you to try and see if it is the right fit as we have a number of maternity cover vacancies coming up. If this is you, come and have a look around our school and meet other teachers from mainstream who have made the transition to special!

Key Accountabilities

Teaching and Learning:

• responsible for the teaching and learning of groups of children with learning difficulties and demonstrate a positive, enthusiastic and imaginative approach to their education in order to meet their specific needs and the requirements of the National Curriculum and School Curriculum

• plan, prepare, implement and review individual, group and class teaching programmes and maintain effective records

• produce reviews/reports on pupils as and when required

• effectively manage, supervise and control pupils in accordance with LA and school policies

• effectively manage and deploy support staff as well as students and volunteers

• enable Special School Assistants Grade Seven to share responsibility for an agreed area of the curriculum

• ensure support staff are consulted and briefed on matters relating to the pupils’ special educational needs

• work collaboratively and constructively with all staff, visiting specialists and other agencies

• communicate and consult with parents • attend staff meetings as and when required

• participate fully in in-service training and professional development opportunities

• respect the confidentiality of information relating to pupils

• be prepared to teach in any area of the school

• be responsible for an agreed and designated area of the curriculum

 

Subject leadership:

• review and update the agreed scheme of work as required, through additional MAST

• develop and be responsible for the agreed subject action plan within the School Strategic Plan

• oversee and review samples of the planning in the agreed subject area

• monitor pupil progress in the agreed subject area

• advise other staff on current issues relating to the agreed subject

• attend relevant training both for personal development and the needs of the school

• assist in the delivery of professional development training in relation to the agreed subject

• responsible for the subject budget including making recommendations regarding training and ensuring adequate and relevant resources

• maintain a curriculum file and report to the Head teacher Deputy Head teacher and Governors as required

Salary

Salary from £31650 to £49084 per year

Location

Springwell School
Hinkler Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO19 6DH

Supporting documents

Deadline and how to apply

To apply, please complete the application form on www.springwellschool.net and return to Rachel Ambrey, HR Lead, by email to [email protected]. Alternatively, please post your completed application to HR at Springwell School, Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6DH. We do not accept CV’s.

Interview process:

If successfully shortlisted, you will complete a short pre-interview task, an observation in class on a pre-prepared subject, followed by a face-to-face panel interview.

Visiting the school:

Visits to the school are welcomed, please contact [email protected] to make these arrangements.

Safeguarding:

Springwell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process. If you have not heard from us by the Thursday 28th November 2024, then unfortunately on this occasion you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview.

 

Job reference: Teacher Mat