KS1 Teacher

Overview:

SEN Teacher

Location: Slough, Berkshire

Hours: 40 hours per week

We are seeking a special Teacher to join our team of professionals in delivering education to children and young people in a Primary SEN School.

The role / key duties

As our Class Teacher; your role will be to provide high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and sensory experiences through the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum to a small classroom of ASD and SEMH students, to enable them to achieve their full potential in all areas of learning.

To facilitate this, you’ll be expected to plan and deliver lessons following the curriculum that’s tailored to each student and assist with the day to day running of the school.

Additionally you’ll supervise and provide support and guidance to our Teaching Assistants and Higher Level Teaching Assistants and play a key role in their Professional Development Reviews.

Naturally, you will take responsibility for implementing school policies and practices, including those relating to safeguarding and equality of opportunity and will be expected to work in partnership with all school staff, parents, carers and other agencies in providing for the academic, spiritual, moral, social, emotional and cultural well-being of students and their families.

Like many SEN environments, your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

The school works on a 4 day week basis to which you will be paid for a full week.

Temporary role to start with permanent role guaranteed if successful.

Responsibilities:

Successful candidates will have:    

• Qualified Teacher status
• Thorough working knowledge of the curriculum and how to adapt this for pupils with SEN     
• Experience of working with young people with ASD, SEMH and complex needs     
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures     
• Ability to create and maintain nurturing relationships with young people     
• Experience of managing a range of approaches to learning, to include the students with anxiety and ASD/SEMH.     
• Knowledge of strategies and visual teaching methods to engage reluctant learners.     
• A flexible approach and a high-level of creativity.     
• Experience delivering the primary curriculum.
• A great team spirit and shared value set.

If you are interested in this position, please click on 'Apply now' or to discuss other Slough SEN school opportunities, please get in touch. 

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