Teacher of Special Educational Needs

Brackenfield School is an area special school for the South of Derbyshire, providing an exciting and relevant education for young people with complex needs including Communication, Moderate and Severe Learning and social, emotional, mental health needs. The Governors wish to appoint an excellent classroom practitioner to teach young people aged 4 to 16, ranging in ability from P Levels to some Functional Skills qualifications (mainly at Level 1 C-G Grades) across all subject areas.

Pupils at Brackenfield school are not chronologically age grouped and instead are grouped by need (cognitive, sensory, communication and social emotional/mental health needs), for this reason we encourage both primary and secondary colleagues to apply.

The successful candidate will be someone who can create and deliver stimulating lessons, have excellent assessment for learning strategies and know how to support pupils’ next steps in learning. The successful applicant will also promote the school ethos through high levels of expectation, being an adaptable team player, being attachment aware and able to encourage pupil independence.

The successful candidate will also demonstrate the ability to use ICT in an innovative and imaginative manner throughout the curriculum.

Brackenfield School is part of the Derbyshire Federation of Special Schools and the East Midlands SCITT programme, the successful applicant may have the opportunity to work alongside colleagues in other schools to improve practice and also work with new entrants to the profession.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the Headteacher on: 0115 973 3710 to arrange an appointment.

Closing date: 29 April 2018

Application packs for all vacancies are available online at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/jobs or from Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190.
We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from everyone.

Ref: DCC/18/9814A
Location: Brackenfield Special School, Long Eaton