Class Teacher

Class Teacher

Salary information: MPR - UPR; £32,407 - £48,055 + SEN1 Allowance: £2,384 

Start date: September 2023

Are you a teacher looking for a career in special education or looking to start your ECT year in a Special School? Are you a teacher looking to work in an outstanding special school, where you will be able to empower young people with special needs to become more independent and part of the community? Are you a teacher who thrives on challenge and are looking for professional development opportunities leading to middle management, senior management or headship?

Due to a significant expansion in student numbers, Moorcroft School is looking for class teachers to join our school from September 2023. We are looking to recruit additional class teachers and teachers to cover PPA. 

We are a thriving and exceptional special school with a strong and creative teaching team and have been judged as outstanding by Ofsted. We cater for a range of special needs including Severe Learning Disabilities, Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Some of the students may also have additional sensory / physical impairments, or challenging behaviour. 

We are looking for a teacher who is able to inspire young people to achieve their very best.

The school is a member of the Eden Academy Trust, which is a multi-academy trust incorporating 7 special schools in the London Boroughs of Hillingdon, Harrow and in the North of England. The academy will be expanding over the next few years through the free school programme.

Your place of work will be based at either the Moorcroft School base in Uxbridge or at our satellite provision in Hayes and any other location which forms part of the premises of the Eden Academy Trust or elsewhere as may reasonably be required from time to time, following due consultation and reasonable notice.

We offer a bespoke induction programme for new teachers. This includes comprehensive training for those embarking on a new career and a wide range of professional development opportunities for experienced teachers. You also will have an opportunity to work collaboratively throughout the Eden Academy and alongside our multi-professional team.

Further information about the school can be found on the school website at www.moorcroftschool.co.uk.

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Toni Edmonds-Smith, Head of School on 01895 437799. Email: info@moorcroftschool.co.uk.

Closing date: 14 June 2023 at Midnight

Interviews: 19 June 2023

Further information: Please make sure you address how you meet aspects of the Person Specification in your Personal Statement.

CVs will not be accepted.

Moorcroft School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks.

The Eden Academy Trust may, from time to time, require an employee to be relocated temporarily or permanently to one of its other schools. Any proposal to relocate will be carried out with due consultation and reasonable notice.