Primary SEN Teacher

Underley Gardens School; Carnforth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Underley Gardens School seeks a dedicated teacher to work with students aged 5-19 with complex needs. Responsibilities include teaching core subjects, creating Individual Learning Plans, and supporting students' overall development. Join us to make a positive impact in the education of children with autism and learning disabilities.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Up to £450 Travel Allowance

BUPA Wellbeing Health Expenses

Cycle to Work Schemes

Critical illness cover

Family Growth Support

Gift Voucher at Christmas

Team Building Days

Flexible Benefits Platform options

Qualifications

• Requirements include UK QTS or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Experience in teaching students with complex needs desirable.
• Strong core subject knowledge in Maths and English necessary.

Responsibilities

• Teach a wide range of learners from early years through primary.
• Plan and deliver lessons, monitor student progress and provide feedback.
• Draft and update Individual Learning Plans for students.

Skills

Teaching and learning across students

Core subject knowledge & experience

Planning & delivery of subject

Evidencing student work

Monitoring student progress – regular marking & feedback

Confidently & creatively educate

Education

UK QTS or equivalent

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• Teaching across a wide range of learners working from early years through primary
• Teaching core Maths and English
• Teaching and supporting the delivery of other curriculum areas

Skills & knowledge of:

• Teaching and learning across students (from age 7) working at EYFS, and up to KS2 levels.
• Core subject knowledge & experience
• Planning & delivery of subject
• Evidencing student work
• Monitoring student progress – regular marking & feedback
• Confidently & creatively educate

Other teaching duties:

• Responsibility for student timetables and meeting need
• Drafting and updating Students Individual Learning Plans (ILP’s)
• Attending EHCP annual reviews and providing progress reports
• Additional duties given at request of the head of school

Requirement:

• UK QTS or equivalent

About Us

Underley Garden School is a large school with small class sizes, focusing on pupils, aged 5-19, who have a range of complex needs associated with autism and learning disabilities, including complex communication, sensory and behavioural needs associated with their disabilities.

Our School adopts a holistic, person-centred approach to the development of our pupils and endeavours to ensure that they achieve as high a standard as possible. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of education, care and therapy to meet the individual requirements of students with complex special educational needs.

At Underley Garden, we aim to make a positive difference to the personal, social and learning lives of the people entrusted to our care.

Located near the market town of Kirkby Lonsdale on the edge of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales in a commutable distance of Lancaster, Cumbria and surrounding areas.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• Travel Allowance - up to £450.00 depending upon distance travelled
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

Additional School Benefits

• Gift Voucher at Christmas
• BUPA Wellbeing Health Expenses including Employee Assistance Programme and Anytime Healthline
• Team Building Days

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit