SEN Resource Base - Base Leader

Dorset Council; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free daily breakfast and lunch

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing days

Job summary

Pokesdown Community Primary School in the United Kingdom is seeking two specialist teachers to lead our new Resource Bases for KS1 and KS2. Roles involve managing a small team, overseeing assessments and annual reviews for pupils with ASD and SEND, and liaising with external professionals to ensure each child progresses.

The Base Leaders will help develop an integrated curriculum within a supportive, forward-thinking school community. Start date January 2027, full-time with possible job shares.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children with ASD and other SEND needs.
• Ability to lead a base and coordinate a small team.
• Flexible, adaptable and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead a base for 8 children with EHCPs (ASD) within KS1 or KS2.
• Oversee assessments and annual reviews for base pupils.
• Work with Headteacher, SEND team and external professionals to develop practice.
• Develop an integrated curriculum and shared approaches across the school.
• Share energy and knowledge with families and staff in the base and wider school.

Skills

Leadership

SEND experience

Team coordination

Flexibility

Job description

About the role

Teacher - Pokesdown Community Primary School

Salary: MPS / UPS – depending on experience + SEN allowance

Full Time Role: (job shares can be considered)

Start Date: 01/ 01/ 2027

Are you passionate about making a difference? Are you looking to work within a nurturing, exciting and vibrant school, where the children are at the heart of everything we do? Are you flexible, excellent at thinking on your feet, have expertise to offer and looking for a new challenge that will be completely different?

Pokesdown Community Primary School has 2 exciting roles available. We are looking for 2 specialist and experienced teachers who have experience of working with children with ASD and other SEND needs to lead our new Resource Bases. This is a great opportunity to join our friendly, forward thinking and innovative school and help us grow further.

We are setting up 2 Resource Bases – 1 for KS1 and 1 for KS2.

Each base will be for 8 children with EHCPs with a profile of ASD and general learning difficulties, with a small team of adults to support their needs. Each base leader will work closely with the Headteacher, line manage your team and help develop our vision further as we work towards the children in the base benefitting from specialised support within our mainstream school.

As Base Leader, you will work alongside colleagues to create and deliver a curriculum that embodies our integrated and adaptive approach. You will oversee assessments and annual reviews for pupils within your base and build strong partnerships with external professionals to ensure every child is empowered to make the best possible progress and achieve success within our setting.

The role will enable you to share your energy, knowledge and passion with different children, families and staff – both in the base and within the wider school community.

The role is full time, although we would consider job shares applying for the role. Working alongside other colleagues, you will need to be an excellent practitioner, be flexible, adaptable and enjoy working with others.

We are looking at the base opening in January and would hope that there may be some possibility of working some days prior to this.

Highlights of the role

• Lead a small team within your base, coordinating timetables and liaising with families and external professionals
• Support from a local special school to drive practice forward and develop your professional learning
• Support others colleagues and impart your knowledge within our mainstream setting
• Work closely with the Headteacher and SEND team to drive our new provision forwards
• The opportunity to join a forward thinking, friendly and supportive team
• A range of benefits including – free daily breakfast and lunch, wellbeing support and access to external support, cycle to work scheme, wellbeing days.

Closing date for applications isWednesday 14th October 12pm

Interviews: Interviews will take place during the week of 19th October.

Applicants called for interview will be notified by Friday 16th October.

PCPS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks.

PCPS values the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.