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SEN Teacher / Lecturer

SEN Teacher / Lecturer

Ambitious College

Isleworth

Salary:
£28,278 – 38,058 pa - Dependent on skills and experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
1 December 2017

Job overview

We are seeking an outstanding and inspirational lecturer, who is a qualified teacher, ideally with experience of working with young people with autism, to join our teaching team at Ambitious College.

This role offers a talented educator the opportunity to develop an embracing and individualised curriculum offer for a student body that are simply brimming with potential.

There has never been a better time to join Ambitious College. We are expanding and we are becoming a first-choice further education and training provider for young people with complex autism aged 16-25 and their families across London and beyond. We were graded good by Ofsted in 2017 and are working hard to achieve an outstanding judgement.

You will join a dynamic transdisciplinary team with a singular vision: to make the ordinary possible for more children and young people with autism. We pride ourselves on engaging and preparing learners with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to make a successful transition to adulthood and to live, work and contribute as part of their community.

We are looking to recruit an outstanding teacher who:

  • Holds a recognised Teaching Qualification
  • Has high expectations of our learners’ learning and a commitment to providing education that promotes excellent progress and improves life chances, ‘making the ordinary possible’
  • Consistently models excellent practice to colleagues in planning and delivery of teaching and learning
  • Has experience of using a range of assessments to monitor learner progress and of using data to inform planning, target setting and reporting
  • Has experience of teaching young people with SEN (in a mainstream or special setting) and ideally experience of teaching children with autism
  • Has a clear understanding of our college context and a passion to work with our amazing learners to enable them to achieve and progress
  • Has the ability and experience to lead and co-ordinate one or more of our core curriculum strands
  • Is passionate, ambitious and highly motivated to develop their teaching and potentially leadership skills and knowledge
  • Has knowledge or experience of PBS (Positive Behavioural Support) and/or a willingness to learn (more) about how this approach supports effective learning
  • Has a sound understanding of, and commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
  • Has high expectations of self and others (colleagues and learners)

For further details about this exciting opportunity please visit our website. 

Closing date: Sunday 26 November 2017

We are committed to investing in our people and their talent.  We make sure every single person is clear about their role, and has the tools, knowledge and learning they need to perform well and make a difference. 

Ambitious College aims to empower staff to take ownership of their own development with support from their managers and the organisation as a whole. From the day you join us, we’ll give you access thorough induction to e-learning tools, training courses, professional qualifications and coaching. We’ll help you find out where your career could take you by creating a personal development plan. This will focus on the learning you need to do your job well, and tailors your long term development so that you can achieve your career goals.

We want you to have the confidence to make the most of every opportunity. So, whatever you want to do, and however you want to learn, we’ll help you take your career to the next level.

Location: Pears Campus at West Thames College (Isleworth, TW7 4HS).

Working pattern: 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday.

Be extraordinary and join us in making the ordinary possible for young people.

For an informal discussion and to arrange a visit to the College, please contact Dave Malachi (Vice Principal).

Please note we have not engaged any agencies to work on this role and only direct applications will be considered.

About Ambitious College

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  • Ambitious College
  • C/o West Thames College, London Road, Isleworth
  • Middlesex
  • TW7 4HS
  • United Kingdom
+44 20 3873 2201

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Ambitious College is a specialist day college for autistic young people aged 16 –25.

The college has two campuses co-located within mainstream colleges in north and west London. These are the Pears Campus at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) in Tottenham and the Pears Campus at West Thames College in Isleworth.

At each campus, there is a team of dedicated and passionate professionals including teachers, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, employment specialists, behaviour specialists and specialist support staff. Using the Ambitious Approach to education, they work together to come up with learning and support approaches tailored to the individual.

Through a range of partnerships with local businesses, community groups and mainstream partners, the college also offer opportunities to learn in the community. This combined approach – personalised education, positive support and real work experience – delivers results. It allows young people to achieve their goals, fulfil their potential and go on to lead active lives in their community.

Head of College: Linda Looney

Values and vision

Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for autistic children and young people. We offer specialist education and support through Ambitious College, TreeHouse School, and The Rise School.

Ambitious College's values define how we work and ensure that children and young people with autism are at the heart of all that we do. We think everyone is entitled to lead a fulfilling, happy, and rewarding life; and this includes young people with autism.

Our learners are at the heart of everything we do, their curriculum is highly personalised to help them achieve their goals. We operate a person-centered approach. It is delivered by our highly skilled and friendly staff. We offer lots of opportunities to learn in the community through a range of partnerships with local employers, services, and our mainstream college partners.

As our name suggests, we are ambitious for our learners. We are a dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about our work in supporting young learners to live ordinary lives in their home community. We know that with the right opportunity and support they can achieve great things.

Ofsted

“Leaders, managers and governors have high ambitions and expectations for  learners. Leaders and managers have developed a good curriculum offer which  enables learners to study one of four pathways: engagement and interaction,  maximum independence, preparing for employment, and vocational learning. As a  result, most learners benefit from an individually tailored and well-taught  programme that is based on their needs, aspirations and ambitions. Learners make  good progress and are prepared well to move from college to the next stage of their  life.”

View Ambitious College’s latest Ofsted report

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