Start date: 28 April 2025 Arden Primary School Baker Street Springfield Birmingham B11 4SF Telephone number: 0121 675 7702 Contact email: enquiryarden.bham.sch.uk Contract type: Permanent Arden is a happy, vibrant three-form entry school, offering you the opportunity to join our inclusive, supportive and friendly team of highly-dedicated practitioners. Have you got experience of working with pupils and/ or young people with complex SEND needs. We wish to appoint a SEN teacher who: is an outstanding teacher with a resilient character deliver learning in exciting and creative ways have excellent communication skills and thrive working as part of a team have an unrelenting commitment to equality and the belief that all will succeed; and recognise the importance of providing a safe and supportive learning environment through pastoral care oversee the Saplings team to ensure the day to day running of the classroom and provision supports the individual children’s needs have previous experience and skills of working with children with complex SEND needs be flexible in their ability to use their skills to meet the needs of the range of pupils we have across the school have a good knowledge of Autism and a willingness to learn more be an enthusiastic, hardworking professional who can motivate and inspire children be punctual, reliable and have a real sense of perspective liaise with parent with children with SEND liaise with school SENCO and external professionals to ensure the right provision is in place have high expectations of themselves and others and be committed to raising standards in teaching and learning demonstrate drive, ambition and openness to learning and personal development be an excellent team player and role model and be able to work collaboratively with the SEND team manage and monitor the implementation Individual Plans (IP’s), EHCP’s and SSPPs within the Saplings class you will be part of the SEND class team and the need to be able to work well day in day out with other adults in a complex environment is essential be flexible to the needs of the school with an “I can do” attitude and willingness to work within the SEND class and support all pupils in the SEND classroom have a commitment to safeguarding our students have good communication skills in order to be able to effectively communicate with pupils, parents and families In return, we can offer: happy, well-mannered, friendly children who love coming to school a positive, highly supportive working environment excellent CPD/career development opportunities opportunities to lead a subject and influence whole school practice; and a highly supportive strategic leadership team as well as a welcoming and supportive Governing Body Start date will be negotiable. How to Apply Please download Application Pack. We warmly welcome you to visit us informally and have a tour around our school. To arrange an informal visit, please contact Sophia Afsar on 0121 675 7702 or via email at enquiryarden.bham.sch.uk. Further information on the school can be found on our website. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.