Class Teacher

Salary:  MPS - Inner London plus SEN Allowance 1

Closing Date: Friday 12th April 2024

Shortlisting: Week beginning Monday 15th April 2024

Interview Date: Week beginning Monday 22nd April 2024

Start Date: September 2024 with positions available throughout the academic year

The Avenue School is a growing school, expanding to reach full capacity of 104 places serving the needs of pupils with autism and complex needs.

Our Trust mission: ‘love, learn, laugh’, underpins our key aim to improve our pupils’ lives and outcomes through outstanding educational practice and provision, while also setting challenging and aspirational goals designed to empower our pupils and enhance their life choices. The education and well-being we provide depends on forging excellent partnerships between home and school.

We strongly believe that school is the opportunity for children to discover and unlock hidden talents in a fun and nurturing environment, as we believe every child has the ability to do amazing things if a school provides the right opportunities.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly skilled Class Teacher to join our vibrant and welcoming specialist school. Our staff teams are positive and enthusiastic about ensuring all pupils reach their unique potential by offering a broad and balanced curriculum personalised to meet their individual needs. We believe in inspiring pupils in their learning through offering irresistible learning experiences. 

We offer an exceptional CPD package for our staff and our ethos is ‘everyone a learner, everyone a leader’. We believe in growing our own leaders and are passionate about offering all motivated staff opportunities to develop their leadership skills; especially as there will be many professional opportunities as we expand.

We offer:

• A place within a committed Verbal Behaviour team;
• High quality professional development opportunities;
• Tailored CPD programme and training to develop understanding of the Verbal Behaviour methodology, starting with a robust induction programme.
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school;
• Supportive colleagues and a caring working environment;
• A comprehensive induction and mentor programme;
• Outstanding in-service training and opportunities to develop professionally in a thriving and growing school;
• A generous PPA allocation compared to the recommended entitlement of 2.5 hours;
• Well-resourced vibrant classrooms with high adult to pupil ratios;
• Dedicated support from specialist colleagues in our MAST team including therapists and behaviour experts;
• Support from a passionate, approachable, empathetic and ambitious senior leadership team.

We are looking for:

• Qualified teachers who have experience or a willingness to work with children in a special needs school;
• Positive, enthusiastic and creative teachers who are strong and motivated classroom practitioners and passionate about teaching children with SEND;
• Teachers who strive to provide the highest standard of teaching using appropriate and specific strategies to engage and support pupils with a wide range of learning needs;
• Teachers who are committed to working in partnership with others, including therapists and families.
• Practitioners who have experience in positively managing behaviour;
• Individuals with a commitment to their own continued professional development;
• Teachers with a sound understanding of the stages of child development;
• Candidates with experience or knowledge of working with individuals with autism and/or learning difficulties;
• Applicants who are interested in developing their knowledge and understanding in evidence based teaching methods (or in Verbal Behaviour/ABA).

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment as highlighted in the Department for Education Statutory Guidance on Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2023.pdf An enhanced DBS check and references will be required. The advertised role is not eligible for visa sponsorship, only applicants with the automatic right to work in the UK should apply.

If you require any more information about the specifics of the job please contact Rachel Rai (Headteacher) by email on rachel.rai@theavenueschool.londonOtherwise, please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached, completed application forms can be sent to:Email: recruitment@therisepartnershiptrust.co.uk

Telephone: 0203 829 4690Safeguarding Statement *

The Rise Partnership Trust take its’ responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and child protection very seriously. All appointments to the school are subject to Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service and comprehensive pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.