Science Teacher
Wilds Lodge School
Rutland
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 26 June 2023
Job overview
We are excited to offer the opportunity to join our wonderful school and work with our exceptional students who experience a range of needs including SEMH and ASD. If you are a Teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you!
Job role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Science specialist who will be able to deliver Science up to GCSE double award and work with our pupils who have a wide range of ability levels. Science has a strong profile in the school from Key Stage 3 through to Key Stage 5 and has been very successful in the transition to the new more challenging curriculum. The opportunity to teach another relevant subject may be available to an interested candidate.
This role would be suitable for both ECTs and experienced teachers. Regardless of experience, the successful candidate will have the ability to embrace the inclusive therapeutic culture and ethos of the school. A strong commitment to raising achievement and standards is required along with an informed and creative approach to curriculum delivery.
Full support will be available via an outstanding professional development programme for aspiring leaders to develop your career further.
About Wilds Lodge School
Wilds Lodge School is an independent 38 week specialist boarding and day provision for boys and girls (girls are accepted as day students only) for students aged between 5 and 19 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, set in Empingham, Rutland. We have consistently been assessed as outstanding by Ofsted in our education provision and have received the TES’ ‘Boarding School of the Year’ award in recent years. We are an aspirational, exciting and innovative school, with a strong record of developing both students and staff.
We are a friendly school where staff are supportive of each other inside and outside of the classroom. We pride ourselves in ensuring all members of staff including our support staff have access to regular training. All our members of staff attend regular training on child protection; mental health and multi-agency working. All staff access a wide range of training on areas of SEN such as Autism, attachment and ADHD.
Requirements
● Hold qualified teacher status (QTS) or have recent experience of teaching 11-18 year olds.
● Have a genuine desire to become part of a committed team of teachers.
● Have a passion for teaching with the ability to plan & deliver inspiring and creative lessons.
● Have excellent subject knowledge and depth of understanding
To be successful, you will:
● Be able to inspire, enthuse and motivate students to ensure they achieve their full potential;
● Be an effective and committed team player with a clear vision for development and sustained improvement
● Possess humour, energy, flexibility and a positive outlook
Benefits Include:
● Access to free car parking;
● Access to free lunch/refreshments on site;
● Access to a pension scheme;
● Excellent CPD opportunities and access a wide range of training on areas of SEN such as Autism, attachment and ADHD;
● Working in our beautiful buildings and surrounding grounds;
● You will also work within an environment with people who believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things
Our students are incredibly important to us; if you have the energy and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of our students, we would love to hear from you.
How to apply:
For more information and a full application pack, please contact Mike Sherwin on the below details:
T: 07525 889925
Closing date for applications: ASAP and by midday Monday 26th June 2023
Strong applications may be considered upon receipt
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The following is expected of all staff: All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check
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About Wilds Lodge School
Wilds Lodge School is an independent specialist boarding and day provision for boys and girls (girls are accepted as day students only) with social, emotional and mental health difficulties aged between 5 and 19. All the students at the school have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). It was established in 2007 and aims to place an equal emphasis on the educational, social and psychological development of our students. The key to the success of the school is a strong ethos, developed by a highly experienced and capable staff, and the strength of the relationships between the staff and the students.
The school draws nationally from Local Education Authorities and currently has under 90 students on role of which a small percentage are day students. It offers fortnightly boarding provision although in practice, most return to their families weekly. The students are grouped into five residential houses with close regard to their chronological age, their social needs and their personal maturity. The main needs of pupils with SEN at the school are social, emotional and mental health difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
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