Description Churchill Special School, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 0LB MPR (£31,650 - £43,607 per annum) plus SEN Allowance Full time Permanent Reference: 6895 Required from September 2025 Roll 70. “Excellent location in beautiful Suffolk, bordering Essex and Cambridgeshire. Within easy reach of Cambridge City” We are a special school with a unique environment which caters for 70 pupils aged between 8 and 18 working at age related expectations or just below. Our pupils have language and communication difficulties and high functioning autism. Pupils at Churchill school are at the centre of everything we do. We have high expectations for both behaviour and achievement and see that every learner has a unique personality and talents to be developed. Our learners access a GCSE curriculum from year 9 onwards. Class sizes are either 11 or 12 pupils with a teacher and two teaching assistants. We recently had our ungraded Ofsted Inspection in October 2024, and we are very proud to have been judged to have taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection, which was in 2019 where the school was graded outstanding. Reading at Churchill School is at the centre of the whole school curriculum offer. Reading at our last inspection was recognised a strength. Ofsted reported ‘The school’s effective actions to improve the reading curriculum have had a marked effect on pupils’ reading knowledge. Staff spot who is behind and work quickly to ensure these pupils catch up. This means pupils can access the range of texts they encounter across the curriculum. They enjoy reading and are proud ‘reading ambassadors’. Working closely with the school’s speech and language team, staff help pupils to learn the meaning of new words. Pupils build their vocabulary well and grow in confidence’ Ofsted 2024. Please click on the link to read our report https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/139732 We wish to appoint a highly effective teacher who is inspiring and passionate about teaching and leading English and reading at our school. Someone who is eager to make a difference. We can offer you the opportunity to work as part of a hardworking and highly motivated team focused on raising standards and providing an exciting, challenging and relevant curriculum which ensures our pupils make excellent progress and outcomes. We are focused on preparing our pupils for life beyond Churchill academically, socially and independently and have a very high-quality personal development curriculum where pupils are able to access a wide range of enrichment experiences. We are part of the Unity Schools Partnership Trust, which has 39 schools across the counties, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Havering. Working for the trust comes with many benefits such as: an electric vehicle leasing scheme a cycle to work scheme discounted gym membership free eye test vouchers free flu vouchers access to Telus (Wellbeing support APP) a 2-week October half term. Staff wellbeing is a key priority in our school. Wellbeing meetings are held with the Headteacher throughout the year and regular whole school feedback sessions about what is working well and what could be better. All teachers have weekly subject leadership time and PPA which is the equivalent of 1 day. We would love to hear from you if you are: a talented, creative and inspiring English teacher experienced in teaching pupils in Key Stage 2, 3 or 4 with evidence of at least good progress a well organised team player with good interpersonal skills motivated, positive, hardworking and have a ‘can do’ approach committed to inclusive practice. Applications are welcomed from those who have worked within mainstream and wish to develop a specialism through appropriate training. To find out more Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. If you would like to visit the school, then please contact our office on 01440 760338 or email adminchurchillschool.co.uk How to apply Please read the Job Description (pdf) and USP Candidate Information Pack (pdf) To apply, please visit: https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/265974SJD Closing date: 9am, 3 March 2025. Interview date: week commencing 10 March 2025. Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site. In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post. Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required. We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups. Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.