Maternity Cover - Teacher

SEN Teacher - SEN School - Redbourn, Hertfordshire - Maternity Cover

Location: Redbourn, Hertfordshire
Salary: £33,075 - £50,471 - M1 - UPS3 plus SEN Allowance
Hours: permanent, full-time (40 hours per week)
Start Date: 1st April 2025
Closing date: Friday 24th January 2025 at 12pm

We are the place to teach! Our partnership school teaching staff are innovative, positive and enjoy being part of a team. Our teachers and TAs are dynamic, experimental and engage wholeheartedly in the development of the curriculum, subject leadership and cross-curricular learning. 

This is a one year fixed term from April 2025 maternity cover position for a class teacher, and is open to both experienced and early career teachers. Salaries advertised are the new proposed pay awards subject to Parliamentary approval.  Previous experience of working in an SEN school is not required, as ongoing training will be provided. Primary-trained teachers or those with an EYFS background tend to be particularly well-suited to working on our setting.

The Role:

Our partnership school is a wonderful Foundation Special School for pupils aged 7-16, who have a wide range of learning and social needs, fantastic personalities and skills that make this job truly special!

Our premises are evolving and we have a wealth of opportunities on our large site. Working closely with the local and wider communities, the school is expanding our curriculum to ensure outstanding support for our learners as they transition into adulthood.

Whether you prefer to work with younger children or our teenagers, we have numerous opportunities for you here. Our classes are relatively small (about 10) and the curriculum is designed around the needs of your own group - innovation, celebration and relevance are the key ingredients for your planning. The most important aspect of the successful candidate would be enthusiasm for teaching and a desire to improve your own continual professional development in order to actively support improvements to our school.

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

• PGCE, QTS or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training
• Working knowledge of the Teacher Standards and expectations
• Knowledge and personal experience of SEN learning particularly sensory lead curriculums
• Positive team working, being able to contribute to our established team
• Diligence and accuracy in assessing, reporting and recording
• The ability to lead and direct other adults supporting within the class
• The role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care routines

What’s on offer:

• High quality CPD
• Life assurance and competitive pension
• Health cash back plan
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme 
• Perk box retail benefits/discounts
• Free parking

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.  

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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