SEN Teacher Dance and Drama

The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of

SEN TEACHER Dance and Drama

New Bridge School

Teachers’ Pay Range + SEN (£2,679.00 pa)

Commencing January 2025 (dependant on notice)

If you’re the kind of person that is committed to improving the lives of children, you’re just the person New Bridge is looking for. We can help you to make a difference.

Part of the wider New Bridge Multi Academy Trust (MAT), New Bridge School is a generic special needs school for pupils and students between the ages of 11 and 19 across four sites within Oldham. 

The school has an Outstanding rated provision which caters for 380 pupils with a wide range of SEND, from moderate learning difficulties to profound and multiple learning difficulties, including severe and complex learning difficulties. The school is popular with families both in Oldham and the surrounding boroughs and our numbers are increasing year on year. We are excited about being able to expand our teaching roles and create new vacancies to meet the needs of our new pupils. The school also caters for a wide range of pupils including those with physical disabilities, multisensory impairments, visual impairments, hearing impairments and autism spectrum conditions. All pupils have an EHC plan. In order to cater to the needs of the range of pupils the school has developed a range of different provisions, including our Key Stage 3 main body, Autism Base, Interactive Base and KS4 Pathways

The Trustees are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated practitioner to join our dynamic, growing and committed staff team in the following area:

Dance and Drama Teacher

We are looking for someone to develop and deliver our Dance and Drama Curriculum to a range of pupils across the different provisions in the school. At New Bridge we believe that a high-quality education in Dance and Drama will enable pupils to develop their understanding of the world. The successful candidate should be skilled in providing opportunities for pupils to engage in a range of creative and imaginative role play situations, on their own and with others. We want a teacher who can use dramatic activities and movement with pupils to allow them to explore a range of cultural and human issues, share ideas and learn to respond to others. We are looking for a creative thinker who will support us in achieving our overarching aim for Dance and Drama at Newbridge:

• to raise self-esteem and self-confidence through the development of transferable skills
• to develop communication skills
• to understand that dance and drama can help our well-being
• to develop an understanding of the world
• to express themselves through a creative medium

The successful candidate will deliver Dance and Drama lessons to pupils across all our provisions to a wide range of pupils including those with profound and multiple learning needs, moderate learning needs, autism and associated communication needs.

Do you have the drive, ambition and creativity to deliver inclusive extra-curricular shows and performances, linking with external performing arts companies who can enhance the offer for our pupils, creating a dynamic and exciting Curriculum? We are seeking an individual who wants to support us to ensure our offer is outstanding for all our pupils.

The successful candidates will:

• Be excellent practitioners with the commitment and motivation to inspire pupils’ learning and development.
• Have experience of teaching young people with Autism or Special Educational Needs within the primary or secondary sector or have a specific interest in developing their teaching skills in a special school setting.
• Have high expectations of young people, and a commitment to raising standards of attainment to ensure that they can achieve their full educational potential.
• Have experience of enhancement of pupil progress gains and raising attainment and achievement levels of all students.
• Be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through imaginative and differentiated lessons which meet individual needs.
• Have experience of current assessment practice and the use of data and pupil progress tracking to ensure that all groups of learners achieve.
• Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with young people with a range of complex needs.
• Be able to build positive relationships with the class group, ensuring consistency and continuity on a daily basis.
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, pupils, parents and the wider community.
• Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development.
• Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team.

The posts will be based initially at New Bridge School in Hollinwood, however, all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group. 

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.   

This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.  

For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.  

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  

Salary: Teachers’ Pay Scale + SEN Allowance (£2,679.00 per annum)

Hours of work: 1.0 FTE

Based: Initially at New Bridge School, Roman Road, Hollinwood

Commencing: January 2025 (dependant on notice)

Status:  Permanent

Closing Date: Tuesday 10th December 2024 (9am)

Interviews: Week Commencing 16th December 2024

School information: Deborah Birch-Hall dhall@newbridgegroup.org

Completed applications to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org