Qualified Teacher (Visually Impaired)
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS + appropriate allowance for qualified level
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 5 March 2018
Job overview
Highdown School requires a QTVI to work with visually impaired students in our support unit. The school currently supports 3 students (this number could potentially increase in September) with EHCP to access a full curriculum and to become independent young adults.
The role is a part time role with flexible hours across the school week, but is likely to be 0.5 FTE in the first instance. Our school is highly inclusive and supportive of all learners' needs. You will work with our SENDCo within the Inclusion Team.
Why Highdown School?
- We are a Good School with many outstanding features [Ofsted, 2015] which continues to rapidly improve
- We are committed to staff professional learning and leadership development for all staff, at all levels
- We provide highly regarded NQT induction and Coaching for Excellence programmes
- We have adopted a ‘Fair Workload Charter’
- We are conveniently located for quick and easy access to London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire
- Staff benefit from being members of the PiXL Club and the Princes Teaching Institute
- Staff have subsidised access to Highdown Sport and Leisure facilities
- We are able to offer on-site accommodation for NQTs with competitive rent
We are on a journey to becoming a ‘regional centre of excellence’. Why not join us?
Highdown School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are also trained in safer recruitment and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and a ‘Prohibition from Teaching’ check.
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About Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
- Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading
- Berkshire
- RG4 8LR
- United Kingdom
Headteacher's Welcome
Highdown is a place where tradition meets innovation, from the 16th century tythe barn to the state of the art computing facilities, and this rich heritage coupled with our dynamic teachers means that Highdown is a place where students achieve more than they thought possible.
It goes without saying that we enjoy the very best in academic standards, with passionate specialist teachers in every department from Mandarin to Further Maths to Textiles. This summer 80% of our students passed English and Maths at GCSE and over 20% of A-Levels were graded at A or A*. But our co-curricular offer is where the school comes alive, from our leadership pathways to our international trips, there is something for every young person to excel in and to develop their resources, skills and resilience so they can feel confident in embracing their future.
Whilst they are with us we take great care to make sure students feel they belong. Our mentor groups and thriving house system ensure they build relationships with staff and peers that are healthy and happy. School life is permeated by our core values of aspiration, respect and excellence. We ARE Highdown!
Highdown’s success is rooted in the enthusiasm and pride of our staff. We never take for granted the transformative power of education and this is reflected in our commitment to routine, high quality professional development that is rooted in the most recent academic research.
I hope you enjoy learning more about the school from the website and look forward to welcoming you here in person so you can experience first-hand what a special place Highdown is.
Ms. L Mathews
Headteacher
Reasons to join our team at Highdown
Our most important resource is our staff. Therefore, we aim to create the conditions and culture within the academy that make Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre a rewarding place to work. We are committed to investing in staff professional learning and leadership development, taking action to rationalise workload, promote mental and physical health and wellbeing, and encourage collaboration and peer support.
For a teacher, Highdown School is an exciting environment in which to work. The total commitment to continuing improvement and the vision for Highdown School to be the best it possibly can be is underpinned by a dynamic programme of Joint Professional Learning (JPL). Colleagues can select from a wide range of sessions and tailor their training to their personal development goals. Professional development of colleagues is second only to the achievements of our students.
For support staff, there is also a commitment to development and an expectation that all are working to the same goals as the school.
What our staff say about us:
"I have learnt and developed hugely in my time at Highdown and have been fortunate to work with many of the leadership team which has helped shape and prepare me for a leadership role I will now take on."
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