Teacher
The Orchard School
Sandwell
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS/UPS plus SEN Allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 3 May 2023
Job overview
1 x Full Time Post
1 x Part Time Post (0.5/0.6 FTE)
Salary: TMS/UPS plus SEN Allowance
Contract Type: Permanent
The Orchard School is a Sandwell Special School that caters for pupils with complex and profound learning difficulties. These include severe autism, complex medical conditions, physical and mobility difficulties, as well as severe developmental delay. There are currently 147 pupils on roll, and our children range from 4 –11 years.
We are a dynamic, vibrant and forward-looking school, with a welcoming ethos and a commitment to working in partnership with other agencies and families in order to harness and develop each child’s potential.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for The Orchard School to recruit 2 Teachers. We require 1 full time Teacher and 1 part time Teacher, who would be required to teach for 2.5/3 days.
We are seeking to appoint good/outstanding teachers to these posts with effect. The successful candidates will be exemplary classroom practitioners who are highly motivated, experienced enthusiastic, and willing to contribute to our successful school.
You must have extensive experience and a passion for the education of pupils with a wide range of needs.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. We have arranged visits on the following dates:
Thursday 30th March at 1.30 pm
Tuesday 25th April at 1.30 pm
Friday 28th April at 9.30 am
Please email deanna.jackson@orchard.sandwell.sch.uk at The Orchard School to book a place.
The applicant will need to possess:
- High standards of written and spoken English
- This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for the role.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
If you have the experience and passion to join our school, application forms are available below and should be returned to
SIPS Education Ltd, 2nd Floor Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 8GS or emailed to hr@sips.co.uk.
If you require more information about how to apply for the post, please call 0121 296 3000.
Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email. If you provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.
When applying, please clearly state whether you wish to be considered for a full time or part time teaching post.
If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.
Closing date: Wednesday 3rd May 2023 at 9.00am
Shortlisting: Thursday 4th May 2023
Interviews: Thursday 18th May 2023
About The Orchard School
- The Orchard School
- Causeway Green Road, Oldbury
- West Midlands
- B68 8LD
- United Kingdom
The Orchard School was established in September 2000 following the reorganisation of provision for children with special educational needs in Sandwell. In September 2006, we moved into our current building which is brand new and purpose built with state of the art facilities. These include a music and drama studio, white and dark room studios, swimming and hydrotherapy pools and a sensory garden.
Our children range from 4 years to 11 years and all have complex and profound learning difficulties. These include severe autism, complex medical conditions, physical and mobility difficulties, as well as severe developmental delay. A number of our children present behavioural difficulties arising from their condition; many have communication difficulties.
Along with teaching and classroom support staff, the school is supported by a multi-agency team of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy colleagues, a teacher of the visually impaired and nursing staff. Teamwork has been an essential aspect of the success of the school.
The school has attained the ‘enhancing’ level of the Sandwell Quality Mark for Inclusion developed a strong programme to support inclusive practice. This takes place within the school itself, through offsite visits to support the curriculum and through dual registered placements for our children in mainstream settings. A number of children from mainstream schools also visit our school to share in lessons and activities.
We link closely with other educational agencies within the local authority to assist colleagues working with children with special educational needs. Through a referral process and by direct contact, our outreach programme offers support in a number of areas, to mainstream provision.
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