The posting
ECTs are warmly welcome to apply and they will be strongly supported through Induction. Experience of Special Needs is desirable. This post is suitable for Teachers who would like to develop special school experience in their career.
Can you inspire and make a difference?
This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher with energy and enthusiasm to join a successful team. Pupils will have a wide range of special needs and disabilities and the academy has specialist teachers. We will ensure that the class has appropriate support of teaching assistants according to pupil needs.
Support is always there to help:
You will be supported by a senior management team that includes: Head Teacher, Deputy Head, Assistant Heads, Managers for Literacy, Maths, Communication & Interaction, and Post 16.
Being adaptable:
You should be aware that the academy reserves the right for flexibility in the interests of the efficient use of resources for staff so this means we could ask you to move to different age groups in the school. This is usual in special area schools.
Defined staff structure:
We support our teachers well to make a difference with our children and young people. The school has a staff structure of three HLTAs, Lead Class Teaching Assistants for each class at level 3 and Lead Specialist Teaching Assistants at Level 3 directed by teachers to support children with a range of special education needs. This post will be important to secure continuity of learning plans and therapy programmes for our pupils in school and link to the work in the PMLD/Complex needs and Autism bases.
Working with multi - agency teams:
It will be an important part of the role to plan the implementation of therapy or multi-professional advice with other staff and to make sure the objectives detailed in Education Health Care Plans are achieved.
Working with parents and carers:
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will develop close links with parents and carers and multi-agency professionals.
Structuring learning:
An understanding of Assessment for Learning for pupils is important in order to track progress and plan future Learning opportunities in a Special School environment. The Deputy Head is able to coach and arrange mentoring of a good candidate without this level of expertise.
Induction programme:
We wish to assure you that the academy is prepared to support a candidate with mentoring and coaching to achieve outstanding standards of teaching and learning.
We are very ambitious about creating a centre of excellence for our pupils. If this sounds like you - then this post could be an important stepping stone in your career development.
General teaching duties:
Our Academy adopted pay and conditions for Teachers. The general duties for teachers are described in the ‘Teachers Pay and Conditions Document’, Teacher standards and Appraisal and Capability for teachers.
Promoting the learning and teaching of pupils, having due regard to individual needs of pupils, including National Curriculum expectations, P Scales and all policies agreed by the Governing Body. To share in the corporate responsibility for behaviour and safeguarding by following safeguarding policy and procedures for child protection, well-being and discipline of all pupils. All staff share responsibility for promotion of a protective and secure environment for all our children. Preparedness to positively support children with challenging behaviours and to gain positive outcomes is an expectation within a team. To actively promote the agreed aims and values of the academy, and through personal example reflect and develop the ethos of inclusion, development of achievement and our caring values at Horizons Education Trust. Plan termly targets and schemes of work for your class and for unique individuals, and evaluate their effectiveness for the headteacher. Prepare IEP and EHCP outcome expectations. Develop class-based curriculum resources through curriculum co-ordinators budgets and follow purchasing procedures for financial audit. Keep all forms of record keeping and assessment files up to date and accessible to senior managers. Attend and realise the importance of your contribution in meetings as requested, e.g. staff meetings, case conferences, parents' evenings and school-based in-service training. Attend in-service training to develop the SEND specialist teacher role. Cover classes for absent colleagues in any class as requested. Carry out supervision duties at any time as requested during the school day, e.g. monitoring break, arrival and departure of pupils or to maintain safety in case of staff absence. To complete risk assessment and procedures using online reporting using online reporting, using Evolve prior to educational visits. To follow academy procedures as a budget holder and to conform with Horizons Education Trust purchasing procedures.
Horizons Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to actively share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and checks, (including an enhanced children and adults DBS check, On-line search in line with the most recent KCSIE , Barred List Check 99, Prohibition from Teaching (128 check) and health checks). The academy has an Induction programme and genuine ongoing commitment of staff professional development.
All staff are required to promote a protective ethos and record all concerns about a child’s safety and welfare using the electronic recording system and notify the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) promptly.
All staff will follow local safeguarding board inter-agency procedures (www.cambslscb.org.uk) and attend meetings/training as required by the Head Teacher.
