PPA/ Cover Supervisor - Forward Education Trust

Permanent Role, 32.5hrs per wk. Term Time Only

 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a PPA/ Cover Supervisor to join The Bridge School. The Bridge School is a special school for primary age children with complex special educational needs that is part of Forward Education Trust. Many of our children have profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties or present on the autistic spectrum and have communication difficulties. 

 

All of the children who attend The Bridge School have an Education and Health Care Plan. Our school educates 90 children with complex and multiple needs. Children may have Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) or a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Some children have additional needs including visual impairment and hearing impairment and behaviour difficulties. Children attending our school will usually require augmented and modified curriculum opportunities including an overarching mobility curriculum and a sensory experiential curriculum for our more profound learners. The Bridge School underpins all of its curriculum delivery through continually developing its communication work so that pupils may access their learning in a way personalised to their needs. 

 

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible individual to support and deliver: 

• PPA cover to plan clear teaching objectives, content, lesson structures and sequences appropriate to the subject matter and the pupils being taught.  Record and assess pupils work whilst covering for teachers’ PPA allocated absence.   

• To supervise whole classes during the unplanned/ unexpected short-term absence of the class teacher under the guidance of senior staff.  Including implementing work programmes, managing pupil behaviours, and assisting pupils in relevant activities in line with the school’s policies and procedures.   

 

The ideal candidate will have experience of supporting and assisting PMLD/SLD/ASD pupils and will be a collaborative worker. The successful post holder will be educated to a degree standard.    

 

The Bridge School is committed to providing continuous professional development for all staff. We offer a supportive, motivating and engaging working environment.   

 

Closing Date: 6th June 2022 at 9am 

Interviews:  TBC 

 

For further details and an application form please visit https://www.fet.ac/vacancies/schools/   

 

The Trust may review applications upon receipt and may call applicants for interview prior to the advert closing date. Therefore, you are encouraged to make an early application for this role and we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date. 

 

Please note that only Forward Education Trust Application forms will be accepted; we will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitae (CV) or accept them in place of an application form. 

  

Forward Education Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate must promote this ethos. Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. 

  

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.