Classteacher for PMLD (Profound & Multiple Learning Disability) Class

About Riverside School

We are a successful maintained co-educational secondary special school located in the borough of Haringey in North London.

We are always mindful that we need to deliver positive outcomes for all, according to our motto: ‘Learning to Live Life to the Full’. 

We aim to develop and nurture happy and fulfilled students whilst ensuring they have the highest possible levels of independence before moving on to Post-16 or Post-19 education and later adult life. 

We provide 175 student places in school years 7-14 across 5x teams, (4x Teams in the Main School, and 1x Team with their own nearby annex), for students with a wide range of general, moderate, complex, severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties.

The Four Main School Teams

Each Main School Team consists of 3-5 classes, organised according to common levels of independence and needs within the Teams, divided by key stage rather than year group.

Team 1: MLD (11-16, KS3/4)          Progress 8+: fully-speaking students.

Team 2: SLD (11-16, KS3/4)           Progress 8: speaking students needing extra communication support

Team 3: SLD (11-16, KS3/4)           Sensory Progress 8: Non-speaking students/complex sensory needs

Team 4: PMLD (11-19, KS3/4/5)   Developmental 8: Non-speaking students/complex medical needs

The Post

We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic classteacher to teach a Team 4 PMLD Class.

The class will consist of 7x KS3/4 PMLD students working within P-Steps 1-3.

There are 4x Teaching Assistants attached to the class.

Team 4 students follow a Developmental 8 model i.e.:

Taught by the classteacher: 1. Communication 2. Cognition, 3. Independence/Self-care, 4. Physical Development, 5. Sensory PE 6. Sensory Food Technology.

Taught by specialist teachers: 7. Sensory Art, 8. Sensory Music.

(see Website – Learning – Curriculum Framework – Curriculum Design).

Essential Information

We ask that the minimum reading all applicants should undertake before applying for the post is of our School Offer on the school’s website under the Reports tab. This gives all the essential information about the school generally (including how our Teams structure operates, and also overall details of our whole-school curricula offer) which applicants will need to grasp to confirm their interest in this post, and to inform any application statement to be written.

Further information about any of the School Offer headings can be found throughout the various documents under all the website tabs, but for curriculum details in particular please visit the documents under the Learning tab.

Our Achievements

The school’s achievements are recognised through a range of awards including:

OFSTED INSPECTION, 2022 - GOOD  (OUTSTANDING for Behaviour & Personal Development)

‘Pupils and staff enjoy first-rate, trusting relationships. Staff are experts at managing pupils’ behaviours. They do so with consistency’.

‘Leaders prioritise teaching pupils to to communicate effectively. Staff are well-trained in a range of strategies to support pupils who are not able to speak’.

The school has an extensive programme for pupils’ enrichment outside the classroom. It makes a wonderful contribution to pupils’ personal development’.

NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY (NAS) CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY AUTISM PROVISION –2024

‘Autistic students are treated with dignity, status and respect and are provided with meaningful positive feedback to boost confidence, self- esteem, and self-worth. Precise and genuine praise was offered.’

‘Each autistic student is supported to socially interact with peers during lessons. Many observed lessons involved students being supported to take part in structured and purposeful social skills activities where shared attention, turn taking, sharing and group learning was supported effectively by staff.’

What we offer

Becoming a teacher at Riverside means joining a busy, vibrant, outward-facing and caring community.

Free parking is available.

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Visits: Interested applicants are encouraged to visit the school by individual appointment scheduled by email: angelaj@riverside.haringey.sch.uk or by phone: 0208 889 7814. Visits - Monday 21/Tuesday 22 October.

Interested applicants: Please download an application pack here or directly from the school website: http://www.riverside.haringey.sch.uk. Please address each of the specification points in any applications.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications: 2:00 pm, Wednesday 23 October (or sooner if possible).

Interviews: Thursday 24 October (possibly also on Wednesday 23 October). Shortlisted candidates will be sent an interview information pack the day before their interview.