Humanities Teacher
Reddish Hall School
Stockport
- £28,000 - £30,000 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £28,000 - £30,000 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 9 December 2022
Job overview
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Job Title: Humanities Teacher
Location: Reddish Hall School, Stockport, Greater Manchester
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term-time only
This is an exciting time to join Reddish Hall as we continue to expand our provision
Reddish Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 18, catering for children with social emotional and mental health difficulties, with a high proportion of children who have a diagnosis of ASC. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
We pride ourselves in steering children in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live. Our curriculum is diverse and aimed to support young people with learning and ensuring that when they leave school, they have an abundance of skills to help them succeed in their next steps.
About the Group
We are part of the Acorn Care and Education Group and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.
Our vision is to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families and communities through a relentless focus on caring and learning.
Safeguarding at Reddish Hall School
Safeguarding is at the very centre of everything we do, supporting children, parents, carers and staff. Safeguarding is everybody’s business. The welfare and safeguarding of children and young people should be of paramount consideration, whatever your role or level of responsibility is within the organisation. All employees, panel members, independent workers and volunteers are required to ensure compliance with the company’s guidance and policy on safeguarding and are required to attend Safeguarding training appropriate to their level of responsibility. Pre-employment and online checks are carried out before an offer of employment is formally made.
About the Role
Teaching humanities in a specialist school can be challenging, but also very rewarding. This is a great opportunity for a humanities teacher who wants to make a difference, is innovative and passionate about our career to join our rapidly expanding school. The successful candidate will plan, teach and assess a combination of RE, History and Geography lessons to pupils in KS3 and/or KS4, and other tasks that come with the role.
Essential Criteria
- PGCE or other equivalent teaching qualification
- Experience of teaching SEND pupils with SEMH and challenging behaviour
- Experience of some humanities’ subject teaching at least in KS3
- ICT literate
- Excellent communication skills
Why join Acorn Education & Care?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.
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About Reddish Hall School
Reddish Hall School is a co-educational school catering for pupils aged 5-18 with complex educational needs, communication difficulties and challenging behaviour- all of our young people have an Education Health Care Plan. The school accepts pupils with social, emotional and behavioural needs, though they may face additional challenges and diagnoses including ADHD, Asperger’s, SpLD, MLD, OCD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Foetal Alcohol Syndrome or a variety of other conditions. Additionally, many of our pupils have serious social issues and very difficult home lives resulting in complex emotional difficulties.
All pupils attending Reddish Hall School have individual needs that have proved too complex to be addressed within a mainstream setting. The school provides effective support and a suitably differentiated curriculum, enabling them to progress and succeed to the best of their ability.
The aims and values of the school emphasise a commitment to provide a high quality provision for all our pupils.
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