Teacher of SEND and Primary Skills

The Mercian Trust; Tipton; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Discounts on everyday purchases

Comprehensive health plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Résumé du poste

The Mercian Trust, at Q3 Academy Tipton in Tipton, England, seeks an enthusiastic Teacher of SEND and Primary Skills to build foundational reading, writing and numeracy across Key Stages 1 and 2. The role focuses on delivering phonics, early literacy, and targeted support for learners with SEND.

You will assess starting points, plan sequenced teaching, and collaborate with the SENCO and support staff to help students achieve ambitious progress and leave no learner behind.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of KS1 and KS2 curriculum progression in phonics, early literacy and numeracy.
• QT Status (QTS) and a good honours degree.
• Ability to assess starting points and plan sequenced teaching and targeted next steps.
• Experience in teaching SEND and inclusive practices.

Responsabilités

• deliver systematic and explicit teaching of phonics, early literacy and numeracy
• assess students' starting points and plan sequenced teaching with targeted interventions
• adapt teaching and resources to meet SEND, communication, language and literacy needs
• provide accessible and scaffolded learning while remaining age-appropriate and ambitious
• work with SENCO, teaching assistants, pastoral colleagues and specialists
• contribute to targets and EHC plan outcomes where appropriate
• utilize teaching assistants and resources to promote independence
• help students apply literacy and numeracy across the wider curriculum

Connaissances

Phonics

Early literacy

Numeracy

SEND experience

KS1 KS2 progression

Qualified Teacher Status

Honours degree

Formation

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Honours degree

Description du poste

About this Role

Location: Tipton
Salary: MPS/UPS

At Q3 Academy Tipton, we want every young person to know more, do more and achieve more.

We aim to support and develop young people who:

• are enthusiastic learners and achieve incredible things;
• live life to the full in pursuit of what is good, right and true;
• lead happy, confident and safe lives; and
• are unstoppable in the world of work and within their families and communities.

Our students are encouraged to live our values of Kindness, Ambition, Resilience and Respect. As a school community, we challenge, check and cheer the achievements and standards of our students and staff. We believe that every student, member of staff, family and member of our community matters, and that we care about one another unreservedly.

Could you help us ensure that no student is left behind?

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, skilled and compassionate Teacher of SEND and Primary Skills.

This is an exciting and distinctive opportunity for a teacher who is passionate about helping young people with SEND develop the foundational skills they need to thrive at secondary school and beyond.

The successful candidate will deliver high-quality, carefully sequenced teaching in phonics, early literacy and numeracy, building on learning from Key Stages 1 and 2. You will help students strengthen essential skills including decoding, reading fluency, comprehension, writing, number sense and calculation, using assessment to understand individual starting points and plan the right next steps.

Are you a primary teacher looking for something different?

We would be particularly interested in hearing from primary-trained teachers who would like to bring their expertise into a secondary setting.

Your understanding of how children develop early reading, writing and mathematical skills could make a transformational difference to students who have not yet secured these foundations.

Equally, we welcome applications from secondary and SEND practitioners who have strong knowledge of literacy, numeracy and inclusive teaching.

What matters most is that you combine expert teaching with high expectations, recognising students' individual needs without placing limits on what they can achieve.

About the role

You will:

• deliver systematic and explicit teaching of phonics, early literacy and numeracy;
• assess students' starting points and use this information to plan carefully sequenced teaching and targeted intervention;
• adapt teaching and resources to meet students' SEND, communication, language and literacy needs;
• provide accessible and appropriately scaffolded learning while ensuring that experiences remain age-respectful and ambitious;
• work closely with the SENCO, teaching assistants, pastoral colleagues and relevant specialists;
• contribute to individual targets and Education, Health and Care Plan outcomes where appropriate;
• use teaching assistants and other resources effectively while promoting students' independence; and
• help students apply their developing literacy and numeracy skills across the wider curriculum.

About you

We are looking for a teacher with Qualified Teacher Status and a good honours degree who communicates effectively and can adapt teaching successfully to meet the needs of students with SEND.

You will have a strong understanding of KS1 and KS2 curriculum progression in phonics, early literacy and numeracy, alongside the ability to assess starting points and use this information to plan sequenced teaching and appropriate next steps.

Most importantly, you will share our determination to overcome barriers to learning, maintain high expectations and ensure that no student is left behind.

Why join us?

This is a role where your teaching can make a significant and visible difference.

You will have the opportunity to help students secure the fundamental skills that enable them to access the wider curriculum with greater confidence, become increasingly independent and experience success.

For full details of the role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

To find out more about our school, visit Q3 Academy Tipton.

Why The Mercian Trust?

As one Trust, we share a common purpose. We describe this as our social mobility and social justice mission, changing our communities through the very best equitable education. When we get this right, it enables children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work and make a positive contribution to their local, national and international communities.

Our achievements include:

• Sustainable Growth: becoming one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the region.
• Social Mobility & Social Justice: national recognition for the work of the Trust's two selective grammar schools in increasing opportunities for local disadvantaged students.
• Increasing Opportunities: opening a purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre, incorporating alternative provision alongside a Digital Skills Hub.
• Pioneering Spirit: national recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health, including an in-house multidisciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals.
• Outward Looking: organising and hosting the region's Youth Suicide Conference in 2023 and Youth Violence Conference in 2024 at Villa Park.
• Innovation and Improvement: multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools and our Digital Skills Hub, supporting the ongoing transformation of teaching, learning and leadership in preparation for the careers and workplaces of the future.

Want to be part of something extraordinary?

Find out more at The Mercian Trust.

What can we offer you?

Financial, health and lifestyle benefits

• discounts on everyday purchases through Edenred;
• a comprehensive health plan through UK Healthcare; and
• a Cycle to Work scheme through Halfords.

For further benefits, including sector-leading professional development, visit What we can offer you.

Safeguarding and equality

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks and satisfactory references.

The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please take time to read the policies attached to this advert.

The Mercian Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Mercian Trust ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.