SEND Teacher

Position: SEND Teacher  

Location: Sudbury, Suffolk

Salary: £30,000 - £46,525 (Plus SEND allowance) MPS / UPS

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time

Start Date:  Sept 2024 (start date flexible depending on successful candidate availability)

About the role

Vision for Education are proud to be working in partnership with a multi academy trust in East Anglia to recruit a teacher for one of their schools.  We welcome applications from Teachers who have experience teaching a Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 curriculum – candidates with any subject specialism are welcome to apply.  Successful candidates will have a passion for engaging all children in learning.

The main purpose of the role is to provide inspirational and outstanding teaching whilst nurturing a safe, secure, and caring educational environment.  The role will comprise of planning and teaching lessons across a Key Stage that matches your skills and experience.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the development of the students at the school and be instrumental in providing a lasting, positive effect on both the educational and life outcomes for young people with a range of educational needs.

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Strive to be an outstanding teacher for students with SEND
• Show pro-active commitment to continuing personal professional development
• Supervise the work of non-teaching staff and support them in the organisation and implementation of appropriate work with the students
• Maintain records of assessment, collect appropriate data, maintain students’ individual education plans, risk assessments and behaviour support plans as required by the school
• Work collaboratively with parents/carers and ensure they are fully cognisant of their child’s progress and development at school
• Assist students with SEND in the development of self-esteem, self-expression, and self-advocacy

About the school

The school is part of a MAT that consists of several SEND schools and also provides some specialist provision within mainstream education.  The school is an alternative provision that provides education for boys aged 8 – 14 who have been permanently excluded or are at risk of permanent exclusion from mainstream schools.

The school believes that with the right support for their Social, Emotional and/or Mental Health (SEMH) needs, their children and young people can learn to change their behaviour, to re-engage positively with learning, and prepare for life as a successful citizen.

Through a trauma informed approach, they aim to provide a caring, supporting, and challenging learning environment in which students will overcome their barriers to learning and successfully reintegrate into their local mainstream school or another appropriate education provider.

The school has a mixture of day and residential students as boarding places are offered to children designated as having SEMH needs whose life at home can impact adversely upon their engagement with education.

Requirements include:

• Teaching qualification with QTS / QTLS (essential)
• SEND qualification or evidence of SEND training (desirable)
• Knowledge of curriculum with a proven ability to differentiate across ability levels
• Ability to establish and maintain high quality planning and recording
• Understanding multi agency working and collaboration with parents/carers
• Understanding of specialist strategies to address difficulties in areas such as: communication, social interaction, sensory regulation, and extremes of behaviour

In return, the trust offer:

• MPS / UPS salary plus SEND allowance
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised annual staff trip
• CPD – 6 professional development days a year with full program of training for all roles
• Supportive working environment

How to apply

Apply today via this website.  Applicants must be aware that applications will be reviewed as received and suitable candidate will be invited for interview, potentially prior to the closing date.  Therefore, there is a chance that the closing date may be brought forward.

Vision For Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

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