Teacher of Special Needs for The Grove - Complex Autism

The Grove School, part of the Heartlands Community Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and young people. The successful applicant will therefore be required to complete checks in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education with regard to DBS and other pre-employment checks.

We encourage applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population.

Teacher of Special Needs for The Grove - Complex Autism

Salary: MPS + SEN 1 (Inner London rate)

Contract: Full Time

Location: Haringey

Contract Term: Permanent

Start Date: September 2021 or before

We wish to appoint a class teacher with an outstanding track record who is ambitious and ready for an exciting new challenge. The role has scope to develop a subject specialism in the arts, teaching across the school too.

The Grove is a successful, new Special School opened in September 2018, which meets the needs of pupils aged 5 to 19 on the autistic spectrum. We opened our doors to 42 pupils in 2018 and have grown to 94 pupils currently and set to grow to 104 pupils next September. We are in a brand new refurbished school which has been designed around our pupils and offers specialist facilities to support our curriculum.

We are looking for a teacher to initially join our secondary department, working with youngsters with complex needs arising from their autism. Typically, our youngsters are working at pre-key stage standards 1-6 so creativity and adaptability is key. Communication and supporting our pupils with emotional regulations is key to successful learning and our curriculum is built around developing these. Special school experience is not essential but some experience and understanding of working with pupils with complex autism would be helpful.

If you relish in being able to make your mark with innovative and creative practice and you are excited about making a real difference, then this role will provide you with the scope to achieve this.

The post holder will be responsible for leading a class team ensuring there are high quality and effective learning opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and our experienced teams offer support with a collaborative approach to teaching. The post holder will also be expected to work closely with our multi-disciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will be required to:

● Have previous experience of working within an Inclusive team;

● Teach a primary style curriculum as adopted within special schools;

● Have previous experience of teaching in an Autism-specific environment;

● Work closely within the school team;

● Have a passion for Autism Education and the Inclusion Agenda;

● Have experience of completing SEN assessments and differentiated plans;

● Be able to undertake specialist teaching on a 1:1, small group and whole-class basis;

● Be a motivational teacher for all abilities ensuring learning is engaging and inclusive;

● Work within and contribute to the school community;

● Have a commitment to an integrated, therapeutic approach and ethos;

● Be very flexible and adapt quickly to change

Please contact our Office team, at hr@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk . Unfortunately, we are unable to show candidates around during this time but we are happy to answer any questions that you may have or have a Zoom conversation with you. 

You can access some virtual tours and our prospectus on our website at www.thegroveschool.co.uk

Application packs can be downloaded from TES online.

Completed application forms, with a covering letter addressed to the Headteacher, Ms Lucia Santi, should be submitted via Tes portal by the latest 10am on Tuesday 20th April. Interviews will take place the on 27th, 28th and 29th April.

NB:  Please note that CV's or incomplete application forms will not be considered. Only those that are shortlisted will be contacted by the school. Applications may be considered whilst the posts are being advertised. Heartlands Community Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline. We advise early applications are submitted.

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