Teacher - SEN/Primary

Teacher, St Piers School

MPR1/UPR3 London Fringe and SEN Allowance (£29,344 to £44,919 + SEN allowance)

School Teachers Pay and Conditions contract

Permanent

Based in Lingfield, Surrey

Would you like to represent St Piers School, an incredible place for young people with special educational need and disabilities to thrive?

About the Job

We are looking for a creative, inspirational, and dedicated Teacher who is passionate about the teaching and learning, and pastoral care of a class group and the delivery of the school’s curriculum.

Day-to-day, your role will include…

• Planning and teaching well-structured lessons to meet individual learning needs, using the appropriated strategies to demonstrate and monitor student progression.
• Ensuring that students achieve in relation to their prior attainment, and make good progress, comparative to their personal needs.
• Being responsible for the line management of the staff team working with the class group.
• Offer creative ways to inspire the trust and confidence of students.
• Support learners to take responsibility for their behaviour by setting expectations and educating on boundaries.

St. Piers School welcomes applications from experienced staff as well as those newer to the profession. Please view the included Job and Person specification for more information about this opportunity. 

St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people, and promotes the welfare of all learners. 

As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will form part of this process. 

An Enhanced Disclosure with relevant Barring Service checks and full referencing will be required before employment can commence.

About You

The perfect candidate for this opportunity will be creative, inspirational and be able to demonstrate their specialist knowledge in delivering quality-driven sessions to students, in a specialist SEN school.

We would also like to see that you…

• Hold QTS, or equivalent qualification.
• Possess specialist knowledge of autism, epilepsy, and SLD.
• Are passionate about supporting vulnerable students and striving for the best possible outcomes for them.
• Are creative with new ideas to stimulate students.
• Can be adaptable to changing priorities and working flexibly.
• Can demonstrate good initiative to deal with challenging situations.
• Are an engaging communicator, both verbally and in writing, to multiple people.
• Demonstrate how you can bring teams together and instil and great work ethic.

More about St Piers School

St Piers School sits in the Education Directorate of Young Epilepsy, the leading national charity working exclusively to improve the lives of children and young people with epilepsy and associated conditions.

We are a non-maintained residential special school for 5–19-year-olds, and we are an innovative and creative School for children with SEND, and a large percentage of our cohort have Epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties, along with communication difficulties.

The school provides a variety of interactive and inclusive environments, both indoors and outdoors, which support the pursuit of ambitions and aspirations through a whole range of exciting and creative spaces. All children are put at the heart of the learning experience, through providing an environment where everyone can make progress and gain new skills.

The school is ‘Good’ [Ofsted 2017], a Centre of Excellence [IQM] for inclusion and is a member of Challenge Partners [Quality Assurance Review (2019) judged ‘outstanding’].

To find out more about St. Piers, and to take a virtual tour of our campus, please click here.

St Piers School and College is part of Young Epilepsy. To find out more about Young Epilepsy, please click here.

As an employee of St. Piers School, you will receive…

• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including CPD routes.
• Free parking onsite.
• Subsidised onsite dining in our beautiful restaurant.
• Perkbox – giving you access to nationwide discounts and benefits
• Gym membership options (onsite and off-site)
• Membership of Teacher’s Pension Scheme.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression.

APPLY NOW

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for, don’t delay and apply today, we would love to hear from you!

Note that the maximum length of this advert can only be 28 days therefore, please apply direct on our careers page between 28th-31st October.

Closing date: 31st October 2023

Start date: January 2024

Young Epilepsy is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. If you apply for a position with St. Piers/ Young Epilepsy, we will use the information that you provide to assist the recruitment and selection process.

To find out how we collect and use personal information about you during our recruitment process, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) a copy may be requested from the Recruitment Team at recruitment@youngepilepsy.org.uk

Please note that Young Epilepsy reserves the right to withdraw a vacancy at any time.

Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.

Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales).