SEN Specialist Teacher

Oxford Spires Academy; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Spires Academy in East Oxford is seeking an experienced SEN Teacher to join our Academic Support Department, focusing on learners with SEMH and CL needs. The role will involve adapting lessons for primary and secondary settings and working within a dedicated SEN team to deliver inclusive education.

You will work to ensure students access the full curriculum, contribute to high standards of teaching, and participate in safeguarding and welfare checks.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching children with SEN needs, including SEMH and CL.
• Ability to adapt teaching across primary and secondary settings.
• Commitment to safeguarding and welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Teach a small group of learners with SEMH and CL needs across the curriculum.
• Collaborate with the Academic Support Department to enable curriculum access.
• Contribute to high standards of quality teaching and learning.

Skills

SEN teaching

Behaviour management

KS1-KS2 experience

Job description

We are seeking an experienced SEN Teacher to join our established team as a specialist teacher. We will consider applications from teachers with experience in Secondary and Primary settings for this position.

The successful candidate will work with our dynamic and experienced SEN team to ensure that every student within our classes receives a world class education. The role will be predominantly teaching a small group of learners with SEMH and C&L needs across the curriculum to ensure that they are able to access and keep up with the curriculum within the wider school.

This role is based within our Academic Support (AS) Department which enables quality teaching, excellent learning outcomes and success for all pupils.

We are a highly sought after and well-established comprehensive in East Oxford with over 1300 students including 6th Form. A strength of Oxford Spires is the warm, welcoming culture for students and staff alike and a huge sense of community as ‘our children are happy and there is a strong culture of respect across the school’ (Ofsted 2017)

We appoint on potential as well as experience, and we are committed to nurturing staff development. In return, we offer you a friendly and supportive environment and the chance to make a genuine difference to the amazing young people that make up our academy.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’. Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.