Class Teacher

Class Teacher

Closing date:                 Open - we will recruit to the post as applications which meet the criteria are submitted   

Shortlisting date:          TBC     

Interview date:              TBC    

Scale: M1-6 plus SEND point

Salary (£34,514 - £46,001) + £2,539 FTE

Full time. We welcome applications from ECTs. The role will commence in either autumn term 2024.

Appointment within these scales will be dependent on experience.

Please apply using the TES jobs portal.

Hawkswood Primary is an Outstanding Primary Pupil Referral Unit and specialist provision for children Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. We were last inspected in March 2024 and described as 'a place where children thrive'. 

Our children are awesome and require calm, encouraging and enabling adult support. They are keen to learn, but come to us with specific gaps in learning due to poor attendance, low levels of resilience or addition needs linked to behaviour or social, emotional and mental health needs. Some of our children have an EHCP for additional needs such as ADHD and or ASD.

As a team we work hard to close these gaps to enable children to develop academically, socially and emotionally, so that they can return to mainstream school. We are seeking committed and motivated staff to work as part of our team. Our curriculum is engaging, exciting and focuses on the development of the whole child including personal, social, cognitive, creative, health and wellbeing.

Our pupils feel that the best 5 things about our school are:

1. We have animals (2 dogs, 2 guinea pigs, 12 fish).
2. The way that staff support us, they understand that we can be anxious and scared, they help to bring out the best in us.
3. Pupils are kind and we help each other.
4. We feel safe at Hawkswood, nobody shouts and the school is small and very welcoming.
5. Our learning, we have PE every day and everyone can access after school club. We also have daily Maths, English and Phonics, plus interventions which make us brilliant readers and mathematicians. In the afternoons we have a topic and explore lots of interesting facts and knowledge.

What are our pupils looking for?

1. People who like animals and are caring.
2. People who bring their personality and special interests to share in after school club – this year we have learnt to: play chess, enjoy sport, use coding, arts and crafts and we are about to start cycling! What could you help us learn?
3. People who get that we are all different, and some of us have autism. Staff who are willing to learn about autism.
4. Staff who genuinely care and understand that sometimes we can be dysregulated, but it means there is something we need help with something and we need the support of a calm adult.
5. Teachers who explain learning in interesting ways that engage us at our individual levels.

Don’t worry if you don’t have special school or alternative provision experience: very few of us did before we came here, the drive and desire to learn is however absolutely essential.

We believe that skills and knowledge can be learnt, what is more important to us is your positivity, love for teaching and commitment to giving young people brilliant learning experiences.

What we can offer you:

·        Small class sizes (8-9 per class) and only 4 classes in the school. 

·        Staff supervision and access to the school counsellor, plus our excellent staff support package.

·        Peloton membership and access to our gym with Peloton bikes and virtual personal trainer.

·        Cycle to work scheme.

·        Free eye tests and £50 towards lenses and frames.

·        Childcare vouchers.

·        Employee Assistance programme.

·        20% discount on Better gym and leisure centre membership.

·        We are exploring access to Vitality Health private medical insurance for staff as part of our wellbeing programme.

·        A supportive team who work together and support each other.

·        Superb curriculum with academic lessons taught between 9am -2.05pm, afternoon sessions include enrichment activities and therapeutic sessions.

·        Great CPD opportunities and commitment to developing professional practice relating promoting mental and emotional fitness. A commitment from Leadership to promote and support innovation. Funded pathways into teaching available for graduates as part of the on-going CPD program.

·        Apprenticeship routes for staff wishing to undertake professional qualifications.

·        Behaviour is exemplary, pupils want to learn and enjoy coming to school.

·        An idyllic school environment, nestled in Epping Forest.

·        An Ofsted Outstanding school.

"Staff feel valued, listened to and appreciated. Leaders and governors consider the well

being of all staff. Workload is well managed and staff morale is high. There is a strong

and supportive team ethic underpinning the whole school community" (OFSTED 2024)

Please see the JD and person specification. For further information call the Headteacher, Nathalie Fitzgerald on 020 8289 4641 or 07810 393 769 for an informal discussion about the position. Visits are welcomed.

As part of KCSIE 2023 all applicants will be subject on on-line searches. Applicants must be able to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with children, young people and other vulnerable adults. Applicants should have the ability to understand the difficulties and pressures associated with caring for children/vulnerable adults and demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms.

As a thriving and diverse school, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in The Hawkswood Group’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQI+ people.

Fixed term 1 year reviewed annually. Permanent contacts are considered after a year working with us.

The Hawkswood Group is committed to promoting the safeguarding of children. Please note that this position requires as enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks will be carried out prior to appointment.