Year 7 SEN teacher

Fountain Head House School has a fantastic opportunity due to growth for a Year 7 SEN Teacher to join our school who has a experience of KS2 and KS3 Maths, English, science, humanities and PHSE. You will need to be committed, hardworking and enthusiastic individual to be able to provide a professional support to our school.

Fountain Head House School is a growing Independent Special day school based in Saltash in Cornwall. The school caters for pupils from 4 to 16 with a range of special educational needs. 

Our Mission: Through engaging, innovative and bespoke approaches to learning, we provide out pupils with fulfilling and meaningful experiences that prepare then for the next steps in their education and skills for life.

Our Vision: To be recognised as a centre of excellence for the education of pupils who present primarily with cognitive communication and sensory needs.

We are looking for a professional who can demonstrate knowledge of years 4, 5 , 6 & 7 curriculum, who can plan, teach and assess effectively with specific knowledge of the Maths and/or English curriculum as well as general subjects like PHSE, if you have a good working knowledge of individual educations plans and education, health and care plans, and have SEND experience then this is the role for you.

We are looking for a teacher that is able to adapt to the individuals needs within their classroom setting, covering a broad curriculum from years 4 to 7. Due to the varying needs of our pupils education, we are looking for a teacher that can be flexible work to individual timetables and giving the best to the pupils to grow in the best way that they can educationally.

You will work closely with the school’s curriculum lead to assist with the planning, development and delivery of the secondary education. We are looking for an adaptable, responsible professional that can provide high quality learning for all of our pupils.

Main responsibilities: (please see job description and personal specification for full details)

·     To be able to plan, teach and assess effectively, for a range of subjects with specific responsibility for English or Maths following the school’s planning procedures for the pupils who present a range of SEND and whose cognitive ability might be close to or below age related expectations.

·       To keep abreast of current and innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

·       To ensure that teaching and learning follow the school’s Curriculum Policy including adaptive learning and the Curriculum pathways;

·       To ensure that pupils make at least good progress from their starting points, that gaps in learning are addressed and pupils reach their potential in preparation for adult life;

·        To complete all scheduled assessing, recording and reporting events following specified deadlines to show the impact of teaching and learning for each pupil in the class.

Please see the job description for full description.

You will be joining a professional and dedicated team who are all striving for a better education experience for our SEN Pupils.