Secondary SEN Teacher

The School

Oryx International School is a unique project conceptualised by Qatar Airways and Orbital Education, creating a joint venture between a world renowned, multi-billion dollar turnover airline and a prestigious group of International schools. The objective of this £70 million project is to satisfy the demand for premium quality British style education for the children of expatriate employees of Qatar Airways in Doha.

The vision and mission of Oryx International School is to provide the employees of the world’s five-star airline and their children access to a five-star education. The new, bespoke, built to specification school provides state-of-the-art facilities and education technology to enrich teaching and learning experiences for our students. The school aspires to foster an ethos of global citizenship, the celebration of cultural diversity and a wide international perspective to equip their students with the building blocks to become potential leaders of the future across the world.

The facilities offered at the school site, combined with our approach to education, which incorporates British style and tradition based upon the English National Curriculum, while retaining the value of local culture and tradition, allows Oryx International School to stand out. 

Living and working in Qatar

Doha, the peninsula’s capital city of over 2.5 million residents, has a huge International community that choose to live and work here.  Doha is preparing to host the Football World Cup in 2022 with new stadiums already completed and others still under construction. Qatar provides an excellent lifestyle, with a combination of cultures mixed with the best of Qatar’s past and present, making the local culture unique.  Being in the Middle East, the weather is good all year round with extreme heat in the summer months. If you want to explore Qatar you will find plenty of opportunity to explore the desert, walk along the Corniche, visit museums, shopping malls, beaches, attend sporting events, music festivals, take a boat trip and much more.  There are excellent education facilities, transportation and amenities across the city.  

The Job

1. To undertake the teaching of SEND students, across the range of SEND needs and ages.

2. To provide quality teaching and learning provision and ensure all students make good progress.

3. Be accountable for the attainment and progress of all students who are taught by the post holder.

4. Support students from the school in their mainstream lessons, differentiating where appropriate.

5. Produce student SEND Individual Support Plans, monitor student social communication development, contribute to provision mapping and annual reviews for students.

6. Support staff training to meet the needs of the students in the mainstream setting.

7. To provide pastoral support and guidance for all students in the post holder’s classes.

8. To contribute to the overall development work of the Inclusion Team.

Teaching:

1. To set clear learning objectives and plan for and teach across the whole age and ability range for an appropriate proportion of the week.

2. Use data to plan lessons and learning materials to motivate and support all students to make at least good progress.

3. To have high aspirations and set challenging targets for all students.

4. To set high expectations for students’ behaviour, learning, motivation and presentation of work by establishing a purposeful working atmosphere and providing challenging and inspirational learning experiences.

5. To work in collaboration with Teaching Assistants assigned to any teaching group/student within the group.

6. Take account of students’ prior attainment, learning styles and needs and use them to set appropriately challenging targets and learning activities.

7. To promote and develop literacy and numeracy skills throughout teaching and learning activities so that literacy and numeracy do not present barriers to learning.

8. To provide intervention activities for those students who need support to boost attainment/progress or who require additional challenge.

9. To use ICT and other technologies and learning resources as learning tools to inspire and motivate learners.

10. To ensure that a stimulating learning environment is maintained in the classroom, including provision of a high quality of display.

Assessment Recording and Reporting

1. To maintain notes and plans of lessons undertaken and records of students’ work, their attendance and attainment.

2. To mark, assess and return students’ work in line with school policy, providing constructive oral and written feedback with clear targets and guidance for future improvement.

3. To keep high quality records to promote tracking and monitoring of student progress using data and teacher assessment records.

4. Use data and teacher records to set aspirational targets and plan challenging activities.

5. To report and record student attainment, progress and results of assessments within the school’s recording and reporting structure.

Benefits of working at an Orbital Education School

Orbital Education focuses on delivering the very best in British education to its students around the globe. It’s an expanding group with schools already in Spain, Hungary, Slovenia, China, Russia, Ecuador and the Middle East, with exciting plans to develop new schools across the globe. Key reasons to work at an Orbital Education School include:

1. Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and students worldwide 

2. Enhanced professional development opportunities, through partnerships with specialist learning providers to offer recognised and accredited professional development programmes. 

3. Opportunities for both career development and movement within the group, providing opportunity to see the world whilst progressing an attractive and rewarding career. 

Application Process 

All applications must be made on the TES Application System 

1. Complete all questions on the Online Application Form.

2. Supporting statement should be no less than 500 words and no more than 1000 words, and should relate directly to the specific role applied for and cover: 

· your motivation for working in education

· a brief description of the philosophy of education which shapes your particular style of teaching

· what attracts you to the position

· how you feel your experience, skills and personal qualities qualify you to take on the role with details of any unique teaching methods or techniques that you have developed or employ

· what extra-curricular activities you can lead, supervise or have participated in

· any other information you would like the selection panel to know

Please note: 

Incomplete applications will not be considered and all applications will be acknowledged on receipt, however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted with the outcome of their application. 

Interviews

Interviews will take place in London, Doha and/or via Skype.

Oryx International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note that should your application be successful, a police check will be necessary from your country of origin as well as a disclosure from the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service and ICPC, for UK residents past and present.