Creative Arts Teacher
Ravenswood School
North Somerset
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- M1 - UPS 3
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2025
- Apply by:
- 11 March 2025
Job overview
Ravenswood School is looking for an outstanding Creative Arts Teacher. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established school team and develop this new role for the school. You will be teaching across all age ranges and abilities.
We are looking for a person who –
• Is an excellent, inspirational teacher.
• Is committed to working hard and is very ambitious for themselves and the wider team.
• Is a well-organised practitioner with high expectations of achievement for all their pupils.
• Demonstrates creativity, imagination and a good sense of humour.
• Is able to develop positive relationships with all school stakeholders.
• Has a good knowledge of SEN.
We are looking to recruit a teacher who is adaptable, resilient and have a desire to make a lasting difference to the lives of our pupils. Ravenswood School is an all-age special school for children with complex needs and SLD; many pupils have autism, ADHD or attachment disorder. In June 2023, Ofsted confirmed that Ravenswood is a good school, with much to commend it.
Do you have:
• Experience in teaching engaging lessons, enthusing children to learn?
• Experience in tracking pupils’ progress and implementing personalised learning programmes?
• Experience in teaching children who show high anxieties and challenging behaviours?
· Experience in teaching non/ pre-verbal students?
• Good knowledge of the whole school curriculum?
• Effective communication skills to work as part of a team?
If so, then this position may be the job for you. In return we offer:
• A highly supportive team
• An opportunity to be part of the strategic development of our school
• A commitment to your professional development
• And great youngsters to teach!
Ravenswood School is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Further details and an application form can be obtained from the school website.
Closing Date: Wednesday 12th March 2025
Interview Date: Friday 14th March 2025
Address: Pound Lane, Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Tel: 01275 854 134
email: info@ravenswoodonline.org.uk
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About Ravenswood School
"Whether this is your first contact with our school or you have had links with us for many years, welcome to Ravenswood. Pupils at Ravenswood come from across North Somerset and from bordering local authorities. Every pupil has unique and sometimes complex needs and our goal is to match our provision to enable each one to flourish in their development.
We believe partnerships between home, school and multi-agency professionals are of vital importance in meeting the needs of our pupils and in achieving our goal. Other Ravenswood partners include School Governors and the Parents and Friends Association."
Mark Senior, Headteacher
Ravenswood School is an all-aged special school (ages 4-19). The school is based in Nailsea and comprises Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Post 16. The school is registered to admit 134 pupils.
At present there are 137 pupils on roll (65% boys and 34% girls).
The school caters for pupils with a wide range of additional needs: ASD 28%, MLD 23%, SLD 14%, SEMH 10%, SLCN 10%, Sensory 4%, PD and SPLD both 1%.
The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 42%. 10% of pupils are PLAC and 4% of pupils are LAC.
All pupils have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) and travel to the school from North Somerset and the surrounding counties.
Meeting the diverse needs of these amazing pupils is our challenge and joy!
Ravenswood School is a Disability Confident Employer
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