Teacher of Learning Support

Cranleigh School seeks to appoint, for September 2022, a suitably qualified and enthusiastic Teacher of Learning Support. 

Learning Support is a well-established part of the school, where the aim of the department is to support and enable individuals to achieve their full potential. We work in close partnership with students, parents, teachers and, where appropriate, outside agencies. 

Learning Support is offered to those who need it throughout the school. Lessons primarily focus on organisational skills and study skills; these are the key areas of support needed for our students with underlying learning difficulties or disabilities. Exam technique, essay writing and numeracy support may also be a focus. Tailored one-to-one or small group lessons help students develop greater self-awareness and implement strategies to overcome the challenges of an academic curriculum. 

Early identification of students’ strengths and weaknesses underpin effective support. Developing students’ self-confidence and motivation alongside their learning skills is of great importance. 

The successful applicant will be willing to teach one-to-one, small group and very occasionally class lessons. They should hold a specialist qualification for learners with specific needs and wish to engage fully in the life of this busy school and to contribute to wider aspects of school life. 

Cranleigh is a leading fully co-educational independent boarding and day Senior School consisting of around 670 girls and boys of 13 – 18 years of age. There is also a Preparatory School in close proximity. 

Cranleigh aspires to be a beacon of excellence in learning and teaching and is committed to the continuing professional development of all employees.

The School is looking to appoint a highly qualified SEN practitioner who understands the needs of students with a range of underlying learning difficulties and disabilities. You will have experience of teaching literacy, numeracy, and study skills to students with a range of abilities and learning differences and will have a thorough knowledge of a range of appropriate learning strategies. 

The successful candidate will have Qualified Teacher Status or NQT, a good honours degree and other SEND specific courses/qualifications. 

They will have experience of and the ability to teach and differentiate across a wide spectrum of needs and abilities in the Secondary sector. This will include teaching literacy, numeracy and study skills to high achieving students with a range of learning differences and will have a thorough knowledge of a range of appropriate learning strategies. 

The successful candidate will be expected to get involved in all aspects of this busy boarding school (which would normally include one evening duty per week), including acting as a tutor to a group of students within a Boarding House. 

All teachers are expected to contribute to the School’s co-curricular programme and co-curricular activities alongside their academic responsibilities. 

Please read ‘Why teach at Cranleigh?’ to be found on our website which gives an impression of the ethos to which it is expected that the successful candidate will contribute. 

If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of the post informally, please contact Krystle Flack, Head of Learning Support by email in the first instance: kjf@cranleigh.org 

For further details and an application form, please visit the School website.  

Candidates are requested to submit to the Headmaster a brief letter of application, together with a completed application form supported by a full CV, as soon as possible and no later than 9.00 am on Friday 28th January 2022. 

Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 21st February 2022.  

Applications will be considered as they are received and the vacancy may therefore close earlier than advertised and should be sent to: The Headmaster, Cranleigh School, Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8QQ or via email to recruiting@cranleigh.org 

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 post holder will be subject to a DBS check.