Location: St Martins School
Hours: 32.5 hours per week – whole year
Contract type: Maternity Cover - Temporary for one year, with a view to becoming permanent. To start 22 April 2025 (After the Easter holiday)
We are looking for a Teacher of SEND who shares our values and has the dedication and skills to deliver high quality learning in the classroom as well as to contribute to other areas of school life for our young people with SEND. If you are passionate about supporting and empowering students with SEND, we would love to hear from you!
St Martins School and Horizons 6th Form is an 11-19 Special School in Derby, with a mixed student profile of children and young people with a range of learning difficulties and additional complex needs; including Autism, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Social Emotional and Mental Health, as well as other Learning Disabilities and Difficulties.
The post will include teaching across a range of subjects and ages – Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, using a model similar to a primary curriculum. The post could suit an early career teacher, as well as more experienced candidates.
Core hours of work for this post are: Monday and Thursday – 8:30am-3:00pm, Tuesday – 8:30am-4:15pm, Wednesday – 8:15am-4:00pm, Friday – 8:30am-2:45pm.
All candidates are required to provide a supporting statement on the formal application forms which states clearly your reasons for applying, skills and experience for this position.
Shaw Education Trust are a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools including Primary, Secondary and Special Schools all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust a charity organisation that focuses on transforming lives.
Our Special settings cater for children and young people with a wide range of Special Educational Needs from children with profound medical needs and life limiting conditions, those with severe, moderate and sensory needs through to young people with social emotional and mental health needs that require support and understanding to help them to navigate their world.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
St Martins is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online checks and criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.
Please follow this link to apply: Apply Here
The closing date for this vacancy is Tuesday 28 January at 09:00am. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held Tuesday 4 February 2025.
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