Assistant SENDCO & Classroom Teacher (Layton Lighthouse)

Layton Primary School is looking to recruit a passionate, creative and well-motivated Assistant SENDCO/Class Teacher to teach within a Year 1 specialist provision within our three-form, mainstream school. You must be committed to providing a happy, caring and stimulating learning environment where children are valued as individuals and to ensuring every child reaches its full potential. You will need to provide evidence of good or outstanding teaching and excellent subject knowledge is essential. You will work alongside the SENDCO and the EYFS/Year 1 team to support the inclusion of a group of up to eight children who have speech, language and communication and interaction needs. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has worked with children with a range of SEND.

You will be teaching in the Layton Lighthouse full time, ensuring you maintain an ambitious curriculum for all. You will work closely with the Year 1 team to look at reintegrating children where appropriate. The successful candidate will contribute to the PDR and EHCP processes and work in collaboration with our SENDCO to meet the needs of our children. You will have the opportunity to work in a multi-agency capacity.

This is a permanent position and will commence 01/09/23. Our school honours pay portability, so we welcome applications from Main Scale and Upper Pay Scale teachers. The role will also have the additional TLR2a allowance for the responsibilities of the post.

We are a school which values opinions, promotes individuals’ strengths, teamwork and creates opportunities for personal growth. This post is a superb career opportunity in a newly modernised school with excellent new facilities.

We encourage applicants to join our tour of school which will be held on Thursday 20th April at 3:30pm, to book onto the tour please email recruitment@layton.blackpool.sch.uk

To gain further information, please see the application pack attached which includes a letter from the Headteacher, person specification and job description. Please provide a separate letter, 3 sides of A4 maximum, detailing your education philosophy, and suitability and experience for the role; this is opposed to the final section of the application form. Once complete, please send everything to recruitment@layton.blackpool.sch.uk 

Please return completed application forms to the school at recruitment@layton.blackpool.sch.uk

Or by post to

Layton Primary School

Meyler Avenue

Blackpool

FY3 7DX

Layton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory two year reference history, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check (previously CRB check), medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of legal working in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. The Governing Board is committed to ensuring consistency of treatment and fairness and will abide by all relevant equality legislation.