SEN Teacher

We are seeking an outstanding, qualified SEN Teacher to work within our high performing Academy.

Your opportunity

This position is open to a specialist teacher who has a depth of understanding in SEN, and particularly in literacy and language development, and would suit someone who aspires to becoming a Lead Practitioner for SEN interventions. For an exceptional candidate, there may be opportunities to support other academies within the Federation to further develop their SEN intervention provision.

The purpose of your role will be:

• To devise and deliver appropriate literacy and language programmes to a range of students with identified special educational needs and/or literacy difficulties
• To closely and regularly review and record progress of students attending taught literacy and language interventions
• To be responsible for the assessment and identification of students for catch up and SEN literacy and language interventions
• Under the direction of the SENCO, to support with the application of access arrangements completing Form 8s, on-line applications and gathering and collating evidence of teacher feedback/evidence of usual way of working
• To contribute to the identification and review of strategies and advice for teaching and support staff included on class Profiles of Need and Student SEN Profiles
• To actively and accurately contribute to the Annual Review and EHC Needs Assessment processes
• To actively contribute to Team Around the Student Meetings with staff and other SEN CPD for teaching and support staff.
• To make relevant referrals to outside agencies (e.g. SALT, Occupational Therapy, CAMHS, EP) and to be the link professional with the LA SALT service
• To work collaboratively with mainstream colleagues to ensure that they are including Quality First Teaching Strategies and other relevant strategies from Profiles of Need and Student SEN Profiles for literacy and language within teaching and learning
• To provide some in-class support, as agreed with the SENCO
• To deputise in the absence of the SENCO

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be part of a Federation established in developing practitioners and nurturing excellent future leaders, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as a teacher, middle or senior leader, our Teaching School Alliance provides a range of bespoke courses and qualifications, including our Aspiring Leaders NPQML and NPQSL programmes to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.

What we are looking for:

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. We are looking for:

• QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, ideally at 2:1 or above, along with a postgraduate SEN qualification (for example, in literacy, dyslexia, or speech and language)
• Successful teaching experience at secondary of subject specialism
• An understanding of phonics and learning how to read
• A SEN specialist with clear ability and experience in literacy teaching/ interventions
• An understanding of the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning for students who have SEND

Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.

For a confidential discussion with the Principal or for further information, please contact Tim Allman on t.allman@harrispurley.org.uk.

About Harris Academy Purley

Harris Academy Purley is an oversubscribed 11-19 co-educational Academy with currently 1000 students on roll, situated on the Croydon/Surrey border with excellent transport to central London, Surrey and the south coast. Open since September 2009, we were judged Outstanding. The Academy moved into a £20 million state-of-the-art new building in September 2012. Harris Purley offers specialisms in Enterprise and Sport using its extensive playing fields. Our sixth form provision is expanding with increasing numbers of students taking Mathematics and Further Mathematics. Student progress is in the top 10% nationally.

We are a happy, hard-working and highly ambitious community in which students and staff treat one another with care and respect. The Academy combines traditional values of discipline and good-manners with contemporary best practice in teaching and technology.

Academy Ethos:

Harris Academy Purley is a school where students are given the opportunity and encouragement to achieve their personal best. By the time they leave the Academy, we want our young people to be happy and educated with the desire and drive to succeed. This means:

• Each student gets the individual care and attention they need to thrive and achieve their personal best.
• Teachers bring learning alive and class sizes are kept as small as possible.
• Students participate in a broad range of after-school activities.
• All students contribute to Academy life by taking on positions of responsibility. This may, for example, be through directing an Academy play, captaining a sports team or playing in a band.
• Everyone works together to maintain a happy, safe and orderly environment. We instil mutual respect between students and staff and have zero tolerance of bullying in any form.
• We promote high expectations and set standards of excellence. Staying on for Sixth Form is encouraged so that it becomes the norm, not the exception. Our Sixth Form is being run in conjunction with the Harris Sixth form.

Our Benefits Package

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package.

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Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

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Diversity and Equality

We are committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.

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