Teacher of English

Tees Valley Collaborative Trust, based in the North East of England, is a well established organisation with social inclusion, educational excellence and widening participation at the heart of its values. www.tvc.ac.uk

At the Bishopton School site, we are seeking to appoint an inspirational teacher who has a passion for teaching English at Key Stage 3 and 4, including GCSE Language, GCSE Literature and Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills.  

The successful candidate will:

• Provide strategic leadership of the provision of English studies for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across the school in order to ensure that these students make excellent progress
• Monitor and evaluate the development of learning and teaching strategies for students with challenging behaviour and SEN, ensuring you recognise and fulfil your statutory responsibilities to pupils with SEN and understand the importance of taking ownership of additional provision and the progress children (with SEN) make in their class/teaching group.
• Disseminate good practice in challenging behaviour and SEN across the school.
• Identify resources needed to meet the needs of pupils with challenging behaviour and SEN and advise the Head teacher of priorities for expenditure.
• Update the Head of Centre and Governors on the effectiveness of English studies for pupils with challenging behaviour and SEND. 

This is a particularly challenging role, and the successful candidate must be committed to creating a positive learning environment no matter what barriers they may face. You will need a high level of resilience and a commitment to working as part of an emotionally intelligent team to support vulnerable children.