Qualified Teacher – KS3/4 Nurture Teacher with an English specialism

The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of

Qualified Teacher – KS3/4 Nurture Teacher with an English specialism

Hollinwood Academy

Teachers’ pay scale + SEN Allowance (£2,384 per annum)

Commencing ASAP

At Hollinwood Academy we provide a broad and balanced curriculum that enables children and young people from reception to Key Stage 4 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, with overall breadth and balance, which provides children and young people with autism and/or social and communication difficulties with their full entitlement. As a result, the young people benefit from excellent opportunities in all aspects of our curriculum to achieve and improve their academic achievement, social skills, communication skills, knowledge, understanding, well-being and physical development.

We invite applications from excellent Secondary practitioners to deliver 15 periods of English and a broad and balanced curriculum covering a range of subjects for KS3 and KS4 Nurture classes for students with ASC and mild/moderate learning difficulties. The successful candidate will:

• Have specific experience/interest in working with children and young people with SEND and Autism.
• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to inspire children and young peoples’ learning and development.
• To have knowledge and understanding of autism and how children and young people with autism learn.
• To use your knowledge of ASC strategies to adapt learning to meet the needs of all children and young people.
• To have an up to date understanding of the KS3/4 National Curriculum and be able to adapt learning to meet the needs of children and young people in KS3/KS4 who are working towards GCSE and/or functional skills depending on ability and stage.
• To be able to lead and deliver the national curriculum in English as an area of expertise, and be competent in delivering other national curriculum subjects to ensure a broad and balanced curriculum is provided within the Nurture class. 
• To be able to use a wide range of communication tools to communicate with children and young people across the school.
• Be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through imaginative and differentiated lessons which meet the needs of individual children and young people in line with their Education and health care plans.
• Present with the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with children and young people with a range of complex needs.
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, children and young people, parents and the wider community.
• Have an experience of enhancement of progress gains and raising attainment and achievement in all children and young people.
• Have experience of current assessment practice and the use of data and progress tracking to ensure that all groups of learners achieve.
• Be hardworking, organised and proactive in their professional development.

Although based initially at our Roman Road sites, all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group.

Candidates are welcome to arrange a visit (see below). We would particularly look forward to receiving applications from Trainees/NQTs looking to start a career in the SEN sector.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.  

This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.  

For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation 

Salary: Teachers’ Pay Scale + SEN (£2,539 per annum)

Hours of work: 1.0 fte

Based: Initially at Hollinwood Academy, Roman Road, Hollinwood, Oldham

Status: Permanent

Commencing: ASAP

Closing Date: Thursday 25th April 2024 at 9am

Interview/observation: W/C 29th April 2024

School information: Louise Needham lneedham@newbridgegroup.org

Completed application forms via email to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org