Class Teacher for Pupils with Moderate to Severe SEND

Plan, implement, assess and review learning opportunities for a class group, ensuring pupils make good progress. The Teacher will deliver a high-quality curriculum that is bespoke to Parkwood Hall.

The teacher will:

• Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document

Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’
Standards

Teaching and Learning

• Be an excellent teacher.

• Be able to work with pupils with a range of complex and severe needs.

• Be able to promote pupil independence and preparing for adulthood.

• A good understanding of how children learn
• Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work
• Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils
• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
• Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge

• Support pupil transition including the development of highly effective induction and exit arrangements.

• Promote high standards of behaviour through adopting a Positive Behaviour Support approach and support the development of appropriate behaviours for learning.

• Skills & Abilities:

  • Evidence of effective classroom practice with pupils with profound, severe and complex needs.
  • Able to demonstrate the ability to use technology to support pupil’s learning and for administration purposes.
  • Awareness of successful strategies to support pupil communication through early literacy, numeracy and personal development.
  • Experience in assessment for learning.
  • An empathetic colleague who identifies the need for support and then takes discreet but appropriate action.
  • A high level of commitment to school development, improvement and inclusive practice.
  • The ability to set clear expectations and parameters and hold others accountable for performance.
  • Ability to use data to analyse pupil progress.
  • The ability to build and manage relationships constructively with a wide range of pupils, adults and professionals.
  • Very well-developed personal organisation skills in order to meet the many and varied elements of the role.
  • The ability to lead and work as a member of a team in a variety of roles.
  • Emotional maturity and resilience.
  • Consistency under pressure.
  • Ability to use authority and able to respond appropriately.
  
  

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Source: UK Teaching Vacancies Service (teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.