Contract Type: Fixed Term Working Hours: Full Time, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am - 3.30pm, Wednesday 8.30am - 4.30pm, Friday 8.30am - 2.30pm Number of Positions: 1 Qualifications Required: Qualified Teacher Status Salary: Main Scale to Upper Scale SEN1 £ 34,329 to £51,763 per annum Are you looking for a new challenge and to be part of an enthusiastic, hard-working team? Do you possess the experience, flexibility and dedication to advocate for pupils that have been, or are at risk of being, excluded? Are you ready to teach in a setting that drives the development of the whole child and celebrates progress across a range of measures? If yes, then Bridgelea may be the place for you We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, qualified and highly motivated teacher to join our friendly team. Bridgelea nurtures an environment which many teachers find stimulating, because they work much more closely with individual pupils and see far more progress in areas which will be life-changing than might be seen in many mainstream environments. Teaching at Bridgelea actively encourages you to ‘think outside the box’ and provides a rare platform for creativity and innovative practice to be explored. In short, our setting may test resilience and tenacity, but is also an extremely rewarding & special place to work. About the Candidate For this job we are looking for: Significant knowledge, skills and experience in teaching excluded pupils and those at risk of exclusion The skill and experience to develop and deliver the curriculum for excluded pupils and those at risk of exclusion The ability and willingness to teach outside of specialist subject area A skilled communicator with experience and understanding of the communications skills required to teach children and young people who are excluded or at risk of exclusion The ability to initiate and develop collaborative and cooperative working relationships with colleagues from other disciplines, services and agencies, in schools and in the wider community Ability to develop innovative solutions to problems An excellent classroom practitioner with extensive experience of implementing the National Curriculum at key stage 1 and 2 as appropriate, and k nowledge of best practice in teaching and learning and inclusion The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in a variety of settings, and effective presentation skills T he ability to respond to the pastoral needs of pupils and the ability to establish effective partnerships with parents/carers A clear understanding of equality issues and barriers in relation to enabling access to the curriculum and raising the achievement for all pupils A bility to use ICT effectively in order to support learning H ighly mobile and willingness to work across multiple sites with access to suitable transport Please see attached Job Description for further information. About Us Bridgelea is an Ofsted-rated “Good” Pupil Referral Unit providing specialist educational provision for primary aged children with Social Emotional and Mental Health difficulties. Working in a Pupil Referral Unit isn’t an easy ride, some of the behaviour can be extremely challenging at times, and it can take a huge amount of commitment and patience to work with the children who attend our setting. However, all teaching roles have their fair share of challenges and the rewards for the challenges we encounter are like no other. Here at Bridgelea we simply represent another point on the education spectrum, and we are passionate in ensuring our children access, and are supported in being successful in, the broad educational diet they deserve and are entitled to. We are currently located over two sites in Withington and Longsight offering places for up to 134 children; successful candidates may be required to work at various locations across Manchester. If you feel you can contribute energy and ideas to the development of this growing community we warmly encourage you to apply. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our child protection policy, which can be viewed in the policies section of our website To apply for this role, please complete the application form and email it to: [email protected] If you are viewing this job on our Greater Jobs site then please click on the apply now button to view the full advertisement details and relevant attachments. We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable. We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.