What skills and experience we're looking for
Classroom Teacher (primary or secondary trained) with experience of teaching pupils/students with complex SEND.
MPS/UPS + SEN1 and the possibility of TLR with specific additional accountabilities for the right, appropriately experienced candidate.
To start as soon as possible.
We understand that notice periods may require that successful candidates may not be able to start until later in the spring. Please confirm required notice period when applying.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, flexible and innovative teacher for our KS3 class for students with significant and complex learning difficulties and speech, language and communication needs.
St Mary’s is a popular and successful residential special school and college for pupils/students aged 5 to 19 with speech, language and communication needs, learning difficulties and other associated SEND.
We welcome applications from highly successful and experienced primary, secondary, mainstream or special school teachers. We are especially interested in hearing from candidates who have successfully worked with children with complex SEND in their current or previous experience. We ask candidates to please identify aspects of particular strength and successful experience when applying.
We would like to appoint teachers who are able to adapt well to new challenges and are committed to raising achievement and who have the ability to demonstrate outstanding practice and high ambition for our pupils/students.The successful candidate will be especially skilled in adapting planning, implementing additional support programs to meet pupils’/students’ specific needs.
The successful candidates will demonstrate:
• An understanding & interest in SEND, with experience in working with pupils/students requiring additional support in accessing the curriculum;
• The ability to ensure aspirational pupil/student progress for all pupils/students, regardless of their prior attainment, which at St Mary's is significantly below age related expectations;
• The ability to work effectively within a team, providing direction to support staff delivering targeted intervention programmes.
Please e-mail the school, for an application pack: hr@stmarysbexhill.org.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the post by arrangement.
Please call the school office to speak to Natalie Edwards, Principal: 01424 730740
Closing date for applications is NOON on Tuesday the 7th January 2025.
For safer recruitment purposes, we do not accept CVs by way of application.
St Mary’s is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted applicants.
What the school offers its staff
St Mary’s is a great school to work in. We can offer a very high-quality learning environment, a friendly and welcoming staff team, including an onsite therapy team, access to excellent resources and our pupils/students are a delight to work with!
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.