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Job Title: SEN Teacher
Location: The Holden School, Leigh
Salary: Up to £35,000.00 per annum (dependent on experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent.
Term Time only
Essential: QTS and a Specialism in Mathematics
UK Applicants only.
This role does not offer sponsorship.
* Please be aware that any candidates for this role MUST have a Specialism
in Mathematics
Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to be part of an excellent
Team in a friendly and expanding specialist school?
If so, we have the perfect
role for you.
Due to our continued success and growth, we are looking for an enthusiastic
Teacher to join our fantastic Team at The Holden School.
About the role
As one of our SEND Teachers, you will take a creative approach to teaching
pupils according to their educational needs, ensuring delivery of the school
curriculum in a way that maximises pupils achievement and ability to develop,
supported by the school and Outcomes First Group's national support team.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to spend less time on
paperwork and more time developing creative learning opportunities for pupils
with varied and complex needs.
Your work will be challenging and rewarding in
equal measure and you will be working in a school where we maintain a strong
safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened, to, respected and involved in
as many decisions as possible.
When it comes to looking after our pupils, we never settle for second best.
We
are looking for a SEND Class Teacher experienced in a range of teaching styles
and who shares our vision to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable
young people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.
Whilst previous experience of working in an SENASC environment would be
desirable, excellent teaching skills and the right motivation, personal
qualities and levels of resilience are just as important.
Appropriate training
can be offered to a successful applicant.
Educated to degree level andor of Qualified Teacher Status, you will be calm,
engaging, resilient, and have an innovative style of teaching, motivated by
helping every pupil reach their potential.
Our schools are built on great teamwork and mutual support.
If you enjoy
working as part of a dedicated team, sharing knowledge, experience and
learning, simply fill in our safeguarding-compliant application form and a
member of our team will be in touch.
We believe that it is extremely important that you feel heard!
We had great
results from our Great Place to Work Survey:
* * 86% said that I am treated as a full member here regardless of my position.
* **80% agree that Management shows a sincere interest in me as a person, not just an employee.
* 80% said I feel I make a difference here.
* 80% of you said Im proud to tell others I work here.
* 80?lieve that People care about each other here.
* 91% of Team Members said My work has special meaning: this is not just a job.
* 89% said that when you join the organisation, you are made to feel welcome.
* 89% said that I get empathy and support from my managersupervisor when needed.
* 88% agree that Management recognises honest mistakes as part of doing business.
About us
The Holden School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls
aged from 4 to 16, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in
Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas.
Our dedicated team work together
to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a
troubled view of education and life.
We are a Therapeutic Led, Trauma Informed
School providing individualised curriculums for our young people supported by
our Class Teams, our Pastoral Team and our own Therapists.
We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing
aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to
take pride in their achievements.
Socially, we build confidence in our students
so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in
which they live.
Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist
education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people.
As part
of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering
new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially
certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional
reward package including:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* "Your Wellbeing Matters" – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits
Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you,
including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young
adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every
day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on
the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young
people.
All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful
applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
**You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you
more time to do the things that make you happy.
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