Teacher of English
Meadowcroft School
Wakefield
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2016
Job overview
No two days are the same here at Meadowcroft, so if you want to be part of a great team that works at pace to turn “can’t do” in to “want to” and are flexible to meet the challenges of working with children with complex needs then we have the role for you!
We are an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 – 19 catering for children with a wide range of needs across two sites, Bar Lane and the newly opened Gallery located in the heart of Wakefield Town Centre.
We are looking for a Teacher of English with a real passion for the subject who will strive to develop literacy across the curriculum.
We have a recently stocked learning resource centre that, with the development from the right person could really make a difference in the way that the students engage in their studies.
The role will involve a focus on boosting the reading age of the students and will require you to encourage the staff team to support the students with their literacy skills across all subjects.
Each student has their own individual educational needs therefore as well as someone who can deliver to both GCSE and functional skills level, we are looking for someone who has an innovative, creative, and flexible teaching style with excellent communication skills.
It is essential that you have a deeply held conviction that every child can achieve to their highest standard and that you show a commitment to ensuring that the students will achieve their full educational potential. Additionally, you will need to be able to establish fair, respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive relationships with the students, interact with them according to their individual needs and ensure equality of opportunity for all.
When you join our team, you become part of something very special – a growing organisation providing outstanding fostering, residential care and special educational services to some of Britain’s most vulnerable children and young people. We can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.
For further information please contact Lynette Edwards, Headteacher on 01924 366242 or email lynette.edwards@meadowcroftschool.com
For more information on Meadowcroft school and our vacancies please visit our website
http://www.acornschools.co.uk/provisions/meadowcroftschool/us/
Applications can be made via our website:
https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/acorngroup/vacancies.aspx
About Meadowcroft School
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Meadowcroft school is based on four sites, The Lodge, The Gallery, The Hub and The Works, each providing very focused care for the children we support. All our children have complex social, emotional and mental health needs and many have additional severe learning and communication difficulties. Most of the children we care for have struggled to engage in formal education, so our job involves far more than simply providing an engaging and creative setting for them to learn in. We come alongside our children, take an interest in their lives and help them to overcome barriers that prevent them engaging in education.
The staff at our school know each child well enough to be able to set ambitious, realistic targets and put in place a structure of support to ensure they achieve them. Success looks very different for each child, so we take time to build personal plans and celebrate the progress they make.
When our pupils leave Meadowcroft, we want them to have secured the skills and confidence they need to find sustainable employment; developed interests and hobbies to keep them motivated; and learnt how to make and sustain healthy relationships. With these key skills, we know our children can be healthy, happy, successful adults.
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