SEN Teacher

Higford School; Shifnal; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist school in Shifnal seeks an experienced SEN Teacher to deliver high-quality education to autistic students. Your role involves developing a tailored curriculum, monitoring student progress, and providing necessary support. The position promises a rewarding environment where your work significantly influences the lives of students with complex needs. An exceptional reward package, including life assurance and a pension scheme, is offered.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Flexible benefits package

Cycle to Work Schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in a specialist setting is highly desirable.
• Ability to support students with complex needs.
• Strong behavior management and classroom strategies.

Responsibilities

• Teach to ensure all pupils access the relevant knowledge.
• Support the development of learning styles and teaching approaches.
• Enable access to learning for pupils with SEN.

Skills

Teaching to a high standard

Liaising with schools

Curriculum development

Monitoring student progress

Training staff

Education

QTS or Equivalent

Job description

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As an SEN Teacher, your duties will be to:

• Teach to a high standard and ensure all pupils access the knowledge relevant to the subject area.
• Liaise with other OFG schools to ensure development of the curriculum areas.
• Develop the scheme of learning for the curriculum areas and have an oversight of planning across the pathways.
• Monitor progress of pupils and put in place interventions where pupils are underachieving.
• Maintain a development plan for the subject areas.
• Keep yourself updated of changes within the curriculum areas.
• Deliver training to develop staff on pedagogical developments related to subject specialism.
• Liaise with the exams officer to ensure accurate entries are made for qualifications related to the subjects.
• Teach a range of subjects as necessary to ensure the effective delivery of the school’s curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and innovation surrounding whole school curriculum mapping.
• Work with SLT to ensure a differentiated curriculum is being delivered across the school.
• Support the development of learning styles and appropriate teaching approaches, behaviour management, classroom strategies, resources and whole school policies for pupils across all pathways .
• Enable access to learning and social opportunities for pupils with SEN through the delivery of teaching, support, families and students.
• Support the SLT and therapy team in the continued successful development of supporting pupils with complex needs.
• Ensure consistency of approaches in terms of T&L and assessment/feedback within each pathway.
• QTS or Equivalent
• Experience of working in a specialist setting (highly desirable)

About Us

Options Higford is a specialist school set in 28 acres of beautiful Shropshire countryside. We provide a high quality, holistic education for up to 60 autistic students who also have associated behavioural needs. Class groups have five students in with at least 1:1 staffing. We provide personalised curriculums for each student based on their individual needs and aim to support them to make progress academically, socially, with skills for life, regulating their emotions and accessing the community.

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:

• 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.

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.

*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