SEN Sixth Form Teacher with responsibility for Careers
Highshore School
Southwark
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Scale M3-M6 or UPS (Inner London) SEN1 allowance dependent on experience + TLR2B
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Summer Term 2024
- Apply by:
- 14 February 2024
Job overview
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN)? Do you have the drive to inspire and support students in their journey towards academic and personal success? Highshore School is seeking a dedicated and dynamic individual to join our team as a SEN Sixth Form Teacher with responsibility for Careers.
Highshore is a mixed 11-19 school for pupils with complex mixed needs. We have 155 pupils on roll who have a variety of needs including Down’s syndrome, Autism, ADHD and complex medical needs. Many have significant learning difficulties. The majority of our pupils have speech and language difficulties.
Successful candidates will:
- Be a confident, passionate teacher with SEN experience
- Have a strong interest and enthusiasm in developing as a teacher in this setting
- Be a teacher with experience of working with pupils working below the Year 1 curriculum
- Be a person who loves working with children and can offer skills that will help our pupils make excellent progress
- Be able to support our learners with their journey to adulthood
- Further developing the Sixth Form curriculum and associated systems for assessment, recording and reporting and monitoring its implementation
- Develop opportunities for community experience, work experience and work-related learning
We offer:
- Children who are enthusiastic, well behaved and eager to learn
- Tailor-made training opportunities and career development to enable rapid progression
- Professional, friendly and supportive staff
- The chance to work in a well-resourced school that is within close proximity to central London
- Strong school leadership
Successful candidate must:
- Share the school’s values
- Be an excellent practitioner who can provide evidence of good or outstanding teaching
- Have high expectations of all children
- Be committed to professional development
- Be dedicated and able to motive and engage pupils
How to Apply:
Download and complete the Application Form and send to Nicholas Clark nclark@highshore.southwark.sch.uk
For further information about this post and arrangements for visits can be made by contacting the Headteacher, Dr Evelina Dimopoulou via headteacher@highshore.southwark.sch.uk or 0207 708 6790.
C.V.’s are not accepted - Candidates must complete the London Borough of Southwark. Direct applications only, no agency applications
Closing Date: 14th February at 12 Noon
Interview Date: 22nd February
Highshore School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment processes follow the guidance in the DfE document, Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Highshore School is an equal opportunities employer.
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About Highshore School
Highshore is a complex mixed needs special secondary (age range 11 – 19) school situated in Camberwell, in the London Borough of Southwark. We have 156 pupils on roll. Every pupil has an Education Health Care Plan.
At Highshore School we enable our pupils to gain the skills, confidence and opportunities needed to progress to employment, meaningful voluntary opportunities and training. Our pupils tell us that they want to make a contribution to society. We are a central London school and expect our pupils to be active citizens.
All of our pupils have severe or moderate learning disabilities (SLD/MLD) and come from a mix of Southwark Primary and Special schools. Our school is oversubscribed. In addition to our teaching staff one full time and one part-time Speech and Language therapist, one day a week Occupational therapy, Family worker and a Full-time work experience coordinator. We also have strong links with CAMHS, the School Nursing Service and with the Early Help team.
Our pupils have a range of needs, including: Complex medical needs, Downs Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech, Language and Communication difficulties, ADHD and Physical disabilities
Key Stages 3 and 4:
In Key Stage 3 our pupils start the day with Literacy and Numeracy, usually taught by their form teacher. We teach subjects such as Social Communication and Lego therapy, which your child might not have encountered in primary school, as well as the full range of National curriculum subjects. All our Key stage 3 pupils have regular swimming in addition to their PE lessons. In Key Stage 4 pupils work towards a variety of accreditation including Entry Level and Functional Skills.
Key Stage 5
Our Sixth form programme includes one day a week college link and for many pupils one day a week work experience placement. The focus of the sixth form is allowing our pupils to gain as much independence skills as possible. Travel training forms part of our programme for those pupils who are not independent travellers. Highshore has a Specialist dyslexia team who support pupils both in and out of class.
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