Primary Teacher to teach Year 7

Stormont House School 

Primary Teacher to teach Year 7

Inner London Main/ Upper Pay Range+ SEN Allowance (currently £2270)

NOR: 137 Years 7-12

Required from September 2021

• Do you want to make a difference where it most counts?

• Do you want to get back to teaching creatively and excitingly rather than ‘to the test’?

• Do you believe that teachers can change lives?

• Do you want to join an excellent team where you can flourish through support and challenge?

Stormont House School is an exceptional and widely-respected special school whose pupils achieve up to GCSE/BTEC levels. We became one of the first outstanding schools in the country in 2005 and have improved at each of the 3 full inspections since then (most recently in 2018).  We were in the first group of special schools to receive the World-Class Schools Quality Mark and work with other schools as a National Support School and as a lead school within the Hackney Teaching Schools’ Alliance. 

We are unblinkingly focused on continual improvement, and this position plays a vital part in leading us towards our vision of ‘Achievement for All in a Unique World-Class School’. When children arrive at secondary transfer, their first year in the school sets them up for a successful journey through the school. We serve a richly diverse community and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or age. If you are passionate about the difference an excellent school can make to young people’s ability to learn, express themselves and become active global citizens, please read on. 

We need a first-class primary teacher to mainly teach one of our Year 7 classes, who are all still working within the primary National Curriculum (mainly within Year 1 and Year 2 expectations). We set out to combine the very positive aspects of primary education with the specialist subjects of secondary to provide the best quality education possible. We have two Year 7 teachers; one has adjusted her role, but will be closely involved in inducting and supporting our new team member. We don’t expect anyone to arrive with all the SEN skills already in place, but we do expect high-quality teaching, authentic reasons for wanting to work in a special school and openness to learning.  

We expect our students to make the best progress possible; socially, emotionally and academically. The staff are excellent, the facilities are great and the students are terrific. This role is better-suited to a candidate that has recent and relevant primary teaching experience. Most of our staff previously worked in mainstream settings, but some came from special, alternative Provision or Further Education. 

Please look at the uploaded documents and, if they strike a chord,  see below to contact Toni Altinok to book an informal discussion about the position with the Headteacher, Kevin McDonnell. Special school experience or qualifications are not requirements, but genuine reasons for wanting to work in this field are.  We see this role needing to be full-time, or very close to full-time, in order to rapidly form the strong and positive relationships with the students that are necessary for them to succeed.

We will not consider applicants who have not taken the trouble to find out about the school and/or who send in ‘generic’ supporting statements or CVs.  We are committed to safeguarding our young people: in addition to an enhanced DBS check, one of your referees MUST be your current or most recent Headteacher (or equivalent), and references will be taken prior to interview. 

To join an informal after-school discussion with the Headteacher, Kevin McDonnell, please contact Toni Altinok : recruitment@stormonthouse.hackney.sch.uk  (020) 8985 4245 

Discussions are scheduled for 4.00pm Weds 12 and Thurs 13 May (virtual).  

Deadline for Applications 9am Monday 17th May 2021

Interviews: Monday 24 May 2021