Job Title: QTS TEACHER (SEN)

Location: Andover 

Responsible to: Head of Education

Start: January 2025

Pay: £150 - £225 Per day, Temporary to permanent or term by term

JOB DESCRIPTION

Main Duties and Responsibilities: Teaching

• To maintain an up to date understanding of Special Educational Needs (SEN) principles, definitions and basic practice. This includes an awareness of the roles and responsibilities of those who contribute to SEN programmes.

• To effectively Co-ordinate the work across the school in at least one given subject area or cross-curricular theme, as Subject Leader as set out in policy.

• To communicate and consult with parents/carers and other appropriate people, participating in student focused meetings as required.

• To recognise, value and raise the achievement of students. This will involve: An awareness of the strengths and limitations of different forms of assessment, effectively using more specialised assessment techniques to help plan and deliver teaching and support. Implementing and developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) effectively, ensuring that specific targets and approaches prescribed are used. Being familiar with and participating in assessment procedures applying to any externally validated qualifications and national curriculum assessment, including special arrangements for students with SEN. Keeping up to date records, preparing and writing accurate and understandable assessment reports for reviews.

• To use effective teaching strategies and lesson structures to deliver the curriculum by: Being familiar with curriculum requirements and making full use of assessment information to develop, adapt and evaluate teaching strategies to give maximum benefit to students with SEN.

• To develop communication, literacy, numeracy skills and ICT capability.
• To promote social and emotional development, positive behaviour and, where appropriate to the age group taught, to prepare for adulthood.
• To perform such duties that are reasonably compatible with the role as assigned by the Head from time to time.

General

• To attend for work reliably and punctually to know where the group policies are kept and to be aware of and follow their contents.

• To participate in the arrangements for the performance management of teachers. This includes undertaking. training and development to keep abreast of current developments and to meet identified needs. (There is a requirement to maintain the ability to demonstrate, when assessed, the TTA National Standards in relation to Qualified Teacher Status and the SEN specialist).

• To ensure that performance of staff for whom you are responsible is monitored, and that the process of supervision and appraisal, as set out in Group policy, is reliably followed and recorded. This includes identifying their training and development needs and making every effort to have those needs met.

• To supervise and, so far as is practicable, teach any students whose teacher is not available, as requested except where the absence exceeds 3 days, unless the covering teacher is timetabled for less than 75% of the timetable or all other reasonable means of providing a supply teacher have been exhausted without success.

• To ensure that people with whom you have contact have equal opportunities, to acknowledge their individual differences and uphold their rights and responsibilities, including the right not to be discriminated against, as set out in law and by the groups policies.

• To remain vigilant and do everything possible to protect students/residents and others from abuse of a physical, emotional, sexual, neglectful, financial or institutional nature this includes an absolute requirement to report any incident of this nature you witness, hear about or suspect.

• To undertake break and other supervisory duties.

• To act as mentor to newly appointed education staff.

• To promote a positive image of the Group whilst representing the school in a professional capacity.

Communication and working relationships:

• To actively support and promote positive and professional working relationships, giving and receiving constructive feedback aimed at developing the quality of relationships and the team's performance.

• To attend meetings (which may sometimes occur outside education hours) and check communication books notice boards, diaries and pigeonholes daily to actively find information. There is an expectation that you will communicate information in a clear, legible, objective and professional manner, in a variety of ways, using the required level of confidentiality. This includes the use of e-mail and computer-based systems as they come into use.

Health & Safety:

• In carrying out the tasks in this job description you have a duty (under Health & Safety legislation) to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and that of others. This implies taking positive steps to understand the hazards in the workplace, to comply with safety rules and procedures and to ensure that nothing you do, or fail to do, puts yourself or others at risk. This includes managing a safe and secure environment for staff and students.

In return for the above you can expect to receive: 

• A dedicated team of consultants available 24/7 to help you with the easy on boarding process 
• Guaranteed Payment Scheme *Terms and Conditions apply* 
• CPD Courses and certificates as part of the My-Progression channel 
• Market leading rates of pay 
• TeacherActive Referral Scheme – Receive up to £200 when you refer a friend *Terms and Conditions apply

Our staff are paid on a PAYE basis, so you can rest assured that you’re paying the right level of TAX and National Insurance and there’s no messing around with admin charges coming out of your hard-earned cash.

If you are interested in this position, then click ‘APPLY NOW’ and I will be in touch regarding this fantastic opportunity. 

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