SEN KS1/2 Teacher

Orchard Manor School is part of the Special Partnership Trust. We are a special school with a residential provision that caters for over 200 students aged 3-19. We provide education and care for pupils with sometimes challenging communication and interaction difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and learning needs. Pupils attend either weekly residentially (Monday - Friday) or as day pupils.

Our motto is ‘We live and learn together’. This is achieved through working in partnership with all stakeholders and other relevant professionals. We treat each child as an individual by ensuring the learning opportunities are challenging and engaging. Our aim is to help each child enjoy education which will enable them to be successful members of the school and wider communities.

Our school is situated in beautiful woodland grounds, in the seaside town of Dawlish. We provide a wide range of opportunities to learn outside and offsite to enhance the education and care of our pupils.

We structure our curriculum and provision around our students’ identified needs in order to enable them to develop holistically. Alongside academic progress, we are committed to supporting our pupils to develop their life and social skills, confidence and resilience and love of learning to promote their sense of achievement and self-worth. Our ultimate goal is that the young people who leave us are prepared for adulthood; whether that be employment, further education, training or living as independently as possible contributing positively within their community.

Are you passionate about educating and caring for pupils so that they are equipped for the next stage of their lives? If so, you are just the person we need to join our talented team at Orchard Manor School.

Required to start September 2024.

We are looking for the sort of primary school teacher that our young children will remember for the rest of their life. Most importantly, you must be kind, firm, gentle, have a great sense of humour, be patient, forgiving and nurturing. Our young people are at the beginning of their journey with us, and we need you to make a great impression on them, by helping them to learn in a safe environment, share our values and set them on their way to being well rounded students. You will also be pro-active in developing your knowledge and skills working with our pupils. It’s an incredibly rewarding position. In some cases, you will be their first teacher and your positive personality will have an impact on the rest of their life in school.

If you think that you could offer our young children any or all of the above, then we want to meet you

We are seeking to appoint an excellent SEN practitioner to teach in KS1/2. You will be required to demonstrate good primary practice and be able to facilitate the ongoing progress and development of this class in a range of learning and personal development programmes. Experience of working with pupils with communication and interaction difficulties and the ability to demonstrate development of communication skills would be an advantage.

You will:
• Be a qualified teacher with the ability to inspire young people with SEN;
• Be passionate about helping students who can sometimes find school life challenging;
• Be flexible, positive and have a ‘can do’ attitude;
• Be an excellent teacher with a successful track record of impacting positively upon student progress;
• Be a highly motivated and enthusiastic person with good interpersonal skills and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Main Responsibilities of the Role:
• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced and relevant differentiated curriculum as appropriate to the needs of the learners, with a focus on academic achievements and developing life and social skills;
• To teach highly effective lessons, support students and monitor student’s progress in order to develop pupil achievements, develop life skills and prepare them for adulthood;
• To develop their own practice and work to the ‘Teachers’ standards’ DfE, alongside an ongoing drive to reinforce the vision and values of the school including the understanding of pupils needs through the EHCP’s.

Specific Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning:
• Provide a high-quality learning experience for students;
• To ensure lessons are well resourced within the constraints of the budget;
• To plan differentiated lessons, which provide for the variety of special needs within the class;
• To plan and oversee the effective deployment of teacher assistants within the class;
• To be confident to teach across the range of subjects in the Primary and Early Years curriculums.

Assessment:
• To maintain and update student assessments in line with school policies and practice;
• To provide data in line with the QA and accountability matrix;
• To produce reports for students taught.

Curriculum:
• To assist in the development of appropriate schemes of work;
• To assist in the ongoing development of the curriculum.

Staff Development and Quality Assurance:
• To engage in the school’s professional development through engaging with the QA and Accountability Matrix;
• To actively engage in the school’s appraisal process;
• To maintain an up-to-date and relevant knowledge of SEND.

Communication:
• To communicate effectively with parents on a regular basis including formal and informal events;
• To communicate with external agencies.

Other Duties:
• To ensure the safeguarding of students as a priority, at all times following the school’s Safeguarding policies and practice;
• To ensure practice is in line with school’s Health and Safety policy;
• To undertake risk assessment of activities.

The above duties are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake tasks, roles and responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned to them by the Senior Leadership Team.

This job description will be kept under review and may be amended via consultation with the individual, Governing Body and/or Senior Leadership Team as required.

Employment Duties
To be performed in accordance with the provisions of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document and within the range of teachers’ duties set out in that document.

A full induction programme and opportunities for professional development will be provided.

We welcome informal visits for prospective employees and, if you would like to come and see where we work, please contact Nicola Jones by emailing to arrange a suitable time and date.

Please also have a look at our Recruitment Brochure and ensure that you are familiar with our Online Check for Shortlisted Candidates which will be undertaken should you be successful.

We look forward to hearing from you

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A copy of our safeguarding policy can be found here: . This role falls under KCSIE regulated activities and, as such, it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children.
Please ensure you read and understand our Privacy Notice, which is attached with this pack, before applying. We make appointments in accordance with our Recruitment and Selection Policy.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Please download the application form below and, once completed, return to Karyn Buckle-Cooper by emailing .
Please complete the Orchard Manor School Application Form which accompanies this advert and can also be found on . When completing the application form, applicants are advised that submitting an incorrect or insufficiently completed application form will result in non-selection for interview. Particular attention should be made to supplying a full career history since secondary education and referees meeting the required criteria.
Please note - CVs will not be considered.