SEN Teacher with TLR for responsibility for Living Skills (Autism Base)

The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of

SEN Teacher with TLR for responsibility for Living Skills (Autism Base)

New Bridge School, Hollinwood

Teachers’ Pay Range with TLR for responsibility for Living Skills

Plus SEN and Base Allowance

Commencing January 2024 (Subject to Notice)

We have an opportunity for an ambitious, passionate leader to take on the role of Class teacher with Curriculum responsibility for Living Skills. Build your meaningful future with us and take your career to the next level.

Role Highlights:

• Enable pupils with complex needs to reach aspirational destinations.
• Lead your team in our outstanding setting.
• Model exceptional curriculum developments.
• Develop your own career with progression opportunities.

If you’re the kind of person that is committed to improving the lives of children, by having the ability to build good working relationships, utilising organisational skills, being flexible and innovative, and enjoy working with a range of different stakeholders, then you are the person to support our children and lead our staff. We pride ourselves on being the New Bridge ‘community’, a vocational destination, not just a job. 

Autism Base Teacher

New Bridge School’s discrete Autism provision is a consistent environment for students with a diagnosis of autism and associated complex needs. The curriculum echoes that of the main school and students enjoy all subjects and have full access to all the school’s facilities. The main focus in the Autism Base is to develop social interaction, self and sensory regulation and communication skills. 

This supports the pupils to express their wants, needs and emotions in more appropriate ways.  These pupils are working towards a destination of playing a part in their community and are likely to require lifelong support to do so. The class teachers in these settings focus largely on EHCP outcomes and deliver the majority of subjects to pupils. Enrichment subjects like PE, Music and Art are delivered by a specialist teacher. The class groups in the Autism Base range between 6-7 pupils and have a much higher staff to pupil ratio. We are looking for a class teacher for a group in this provision.

Due to the complex nature of our students, high levels of emotional and physical resilience are needed. However, the knowledge that our work is making a positive impact in helping the young people to grow and work towards independence brings great reward.

Leadership: 

Alongside your tutor role we are looking for an ambitious and driven leader who will ensure that our Living Skills Curriculum enables all our pupils to meet aspirational destinations.

The intent of the Living Skills Curriculum at New Bridge is to ensure that our young people develop functional skills for living so each of them is able to lead a fulfilling and independent. An essential aspect of the Curriculum is that it reflects the needs of all our pupils and prepares them to participate as fully as possible in the hugely complex modern world and to take part in the wider community as a valued member. Our aim is that the Curriculum supports pupils to develop their independence with an aspirational approach to achievement that will equip them with lifelong skills for their future. The Curriculum provides opportunities for young people to develop their understanding of their own unique development and encourages them to be proactive rather than passive participants, through practical tasks and planned opportunities for risk taking, independent learning and problem solving. 

Our intent is also to develop a strong working partnership with families to ensure that the teaching of life skills is holistic and that families can provide opportunities to practice and extend the skills taught within school. Underpinning the curriculum is the promotion of positive self-esteem and confidence, leading to respect for self and others.

Living Skills is a core subject which is taught across all Provisions, you would need to work with colleagues to develop this subject in IB, AB and the Comms departments as well as in the main body. 

If you share our determination and ambition to ensure that this provision is a beacon of outstanding practice this role offers an exciting opportunity to develop in a forward thinking and outward looking organisation. 

Your continued development will also be a priority, and you will receive excellent support and advice from a talented team of colleagues who will invest in your professional learning. Alongside your role as class teacher, we would like you to take on a Curriculum Lead responsibility for Living Skills:

With this post, we would be interested in applicants with experience of supporting children or young people with Autism or Special Educational Needs within the primary sector.

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 post 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 plus TLR3 (£3,344 per annum) TLR3 Fixed Term for 12 months

Allowances: SEN Allowance (£2,679 per annum) and Base Allowance (£2,106 per annum)

Hours of work: 1.0 FTE

Based: New Bridge School, Roman Road, Hollinwood, OL8 3PH

Commencing: January 2024 (Subject to Notice)

Status: Permanent (TLR3 Fixed Term for 12 months)

Application Deadline: Tuesday 10th December 2024 (9am)

Interviews: Week Commencing 16th December 2024

Further info: Debbie Birch-Hall, Deputy Head of School dhall@newbridgegroup.org

Completed applications to be sent to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org