Class Teacher Full time permanent from September 2024 / January 2025
M1-UPS3 (£36,745-£56,959) SEN1 or 2 depending on experience (£2,539-£5,009)
About the school:
St Ann’s School is an outstanding secondary special school in Ealing with 117 students on roll who have complex disabilities, including profound and multiple learning and physical disabilities, severe learning difficulties, and complex autism. We are proud to be an Equal’s Exemplar School. Our school is a forward-thinking, vibrant, caring, inclusive and diverse school. As a Unicef Rights Respecting Gold School, we aim to provide our students with a happy, joyful, creative environment where our students can reach their full potential and excel in their learning. We aim to support our students to have the skills that will benefit them in their adult lives.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for a committed, excellent teacher who teaches through a joyful and playful approach and is committed to a non-punitive and gentle approach to behaviour support.
The teacher must be happy to teach students with a variety of complex disabilities including students with profound and multiple learning disabilities, complex severe learning disabilities with and without autism. Some of our students have extreme behaviours that challenge arising from their disabilities.
What is most important is the attitude and determination to provide the absolute best for all our students. It is a role where you can make a significant difference in our students’ lives.
About you:
- Passionately contribute and believe in the school’s ethos and mission.
- Have a calm and gentle approach to behaviour support.
- Have the ability to work both independently and as a part of a larger team.
- Have had experience in managing working with and directing Teaching assistants
- Have creativity and a love for exciting lessons.
- Have a problem-solving attitude.
- Have a can-do attitude
- Contribute to all aspects of the school.
- Have a willingness to develop and improve.
What we can offer:
- A supportive and friendly ethos
- A highly supportive staff team
- Working from home PPA
- A cycle-to-work scheme
- Inner London Allowance
- SEN allowance depending on experience/qualifications
- A team of three or more teaching assistants.
- Next to the Elizabeth line and excellent transport links
- Support for career development
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Group visit Thursday 18th April @ 10.00am
We have a clear commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The Successful candidate will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (formerly known as the Criminal Records Bureau). Further information can be found at www.gov.uk.http://www.gov.uk/
How to apply:
Application Packs available from school website https://www.stannsschool.co.uk/vacancies/
Visit: Thursday 18th April 2024 @ 10.00am
Closing Date: midday Wednesday 24th April 2024
Short listing: Thursday 25th April 2024
Interviews: Thursday 2nd May 2024
Start Date: September 2024, exact date to be confirmed at the interview.