SEMH Primary Teacher
The Spires
Wiltshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 March 2020
Job overview
SEMH Primary Teacher
Location: Salisbury
Hours of work: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday – 08:30 till 16:30, Wednesday 08:30am – 17:00pm
Our school “The Spires” rated “GOOD” by Ofsted, located in the South of Wiltshire, works with children who have social, emotional and emerging mental health needs. The school is based in a listed building in a quiet area of Salisbury, providing a safe and nurturing environment for anxious, vulnerable pupils who are unable to sustain a mainstream placement.
Our school offers a balance of academic studies, physical and outdoor education, vocational studies and personal development programmes. Our children are taught in small groups or on a one to one basis, using bite size learning based on personal interests and community issues to help engage the children and help extend their concentration.
We are looking for a SEMH Primary Teacher to join our friendly team at our Education location in Salisbury. In this role you would be expected to ensure all children and young people within our care are secure and receiving the best possible educational provision and outcomes.
Working alongside the Headteacher you will demonstrate a clear understanding of the challenges of delivering consistent, quality learning opportunities to students with higher and complex needs. The successful candidate will hold QTS as well as being able to evidence considerable experience in the following:
- Working with children with Social, Emotional, Behavioural and additional needs.
- Researching, planning, preparing and delivering outstanding lessons.
- Developing and delivering flexible and purposeful, individualised curriculums.
- Line management of Learning Support staff.
- Robust baseline, assessing and tracking of both traditional and non-traditional curriculums and learning programmes.
- Working with internal colleagues, critical friends, parents and clinicians as well as the network of external colleagues in Local Authority SEN teams
- High levels of self-reflection, motivation to improve own practice and a solution focussed, positive approach to operational challenges.
The post requires the practitioner to have a sound knowledge of child development and the Early Years Foundation Stage, excellent communication skills, a commitment to inclusive practice and can work within a multi-disciplinary team. You will also contribute to an integrated model of care and school development plan, whist supporting the pupils, recognising and responding to their individual needs.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of differentiation and be flexible to work with and take responsibility for a small group of KS2 and lower KS3 learners. In return, we will offer to the right candidate the opportunity to join a developing and improving establishment that is in an exciting period of transition and growth. You will receive training in Pro-active Approaches techniques as well as commitment to and support of your own professional development aspirations.
If you are successful you will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure check prior to their employment and then on a 3-yearly update. Five Rivers requires full and satisfactory employment references covering 3 years. We require all new employees to bring proof of their identity and proof of right to work in the UK.
Five Rivers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People, applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Five Rivers is an Investor in People and Equal Opportunities employer
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About The Spires
The Spires is a small, unique education provision, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2019. Based in Wiltshire and offering a range of rich learning opportunities for pupils aged 6-18 years, The Spires is a happy, safe and welcoming environment, which allows our pupils to achieve their own academic targets whilst feeling safe, secure and boosting their self-esteem.
We are proud of our school, the pupils and the values that underpin all of our work here.
What we stand for
Strive
Pride
Independence
Resilience
Excellence
Support
The school day
Choices in curriculum
Every day is unique and individual to each child, taking account of their learning needs and interests. Our approach to learning is thematic, with a core theme each term, connecting the seven curriculum areas of Literacy, Numeracy, Science and Technology, The World Around Us, Creativity, Skills for Life alongside Physical Education and Wellbeing. Within the school day there is a focus on core learning of Literacy, Numeracy, Science and Technology. Which is supplemented with lessons that focus on Wellbeing and Vocational Studies. Within these curriculum areas students can focus on their own personal development.
The physical and active curriculum is enhanced by weekly sessions with Wiltshire Outdoor Learning. Here there is a strong emphasis on team building, developing leadership skills and facing personal challenge through activities that run from biking, canoeing abseiling, wild cooking, hiking, and paddleboarding. We offer swimming sessions once a week and have links with the local leisure centre where any pupils aged 14+ can be offered the opportunity to develop their own personal health through the use of the supervised gym.
Chances for qualification
The Spires is a registered exam base, so all pupils can work towards accredited courses, e.g. Entry Level, AQA Unit Awards, ASDAN Awards, CoPE and GCSE’s. This is complemented by vocational studies and life skills.
Our pupils
We believe that all of our children and young people will benefit from the consistency and dedication of an integrated team.
- Pupils that have had long/sustained periods of time out of education will be presented with the opportunity to follow a personalised educational timetable, studying the 7 areas of learning.
- We also run an alternative provision that allows a greater expanse of educational opportunities to pupils that have had long periods of time out of education, or struggled with education. 1ACE presents the opportunity to follow a personalised educational timetable, studying the 7 areas of learning.
- Pupils will be able to address previous trauma and plan for a positive future (mentally, emotionally and academically), by working closely with their assigned Five Rivers clinical psychologist.
- Allow pupils to build and maintain positive and meaningful relationships with both staff and peers.
- Re-establish trust in adults and their intentions.
- Increase self-esteem and belief in their abilities.
- Develop further communication skills and the ability to verbalise needs.
- To help close their gap to achieving age-related expectations.
Our expectations for pupils
The Spires has high expectations for all its pupils. The pupils wear the uniform and have clearly defined individual behaviour plans that all the team are aware of. We have a system of rewards called ‘Cool Points’ that focus on presentation, behaviour for learning, effort, excellence and social skills. Practice is reflective and restorative and implemented in a consistent and fair manner.
The Attachment and Trauma-Sensitive Award (ATSSA)
Our school has been awarded the Silver ATTSA award. We have a culture of compassion and nurture, fundamental components for getting children into a state of ‘learning readiness’. The award is issued only to providers who can demonstrate they have met its rigorous quality standards.
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