
SEND TEACHER
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School:
Discovery Special Academy -
Location:
Middlesbrough -
Salary:
M3 – UPS3 £33, 814 - £46,525 plus Sen Allowance (£2,539) -
Hours:
32.5 -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
17th Feb 2025
SEND Teacher
Status: Permanent
Required: 28.4 2025 (or sooner if possible)
Salary: From M3 – UPS3 £33, 814 – £46,525 plus Sen Allowance (£2,539)
Hours: 32.5 hours
Reporting to: Executive Headteacher
Academy: Discovery Special Academy
About the Trust
The Trust was established in 2015 and provides education and enrichment activities to more than 1100 children across five Academies, located in Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland local authority areas. Academies within the Trust are:
- Brambles Primary Academy (3 to 11 years),
- Discovery Special Academy (2 to 16 years),
- Dormanstown Primary Academy (3 to 11 years),
- Pennyman Primary Academy (3 to 11 years), and
- Wilton Primary Academy (3 to 11 years).
About the role we are looking to appoint:
Discovery Special Academy is seeking to appoint a pro-active, enthusiastic, energetic and reliable teacher to join the Tees Valley Education Trust and the growing academy. Having recently expanded into the secondary phase, the position would be to work with children in upper key stage 2 or key stage 3 with complex learning, sensory, communication and behaviour needs. Experience working with children with significant sensory and behaviour needs is required.
You will be contributing to and participating in the team working ethos of the provision whilst maintaining its core values by:
- Planning and delivering the teaching programme for all pupils within the class in relation to the National Curriculum, providing clear structures for learning activities and for sequences which both motivate and challenge.
- Setting clear academic and therapeutic targets, working closely with other professionals.
- Setting appropriate and demanding expectations.
- Making effective use of a variety of SEND assessment information on pupils’ progress.
- Maintaining good order and discipline in accordance with the academy’s procedures and individual pupil needs.
- Contributing to the whole academy’s planning activities and operating at all times within the academy stated policies and practices.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for people who have Qualified Teacher Status as well as a Degree or relevant qualification and experience. The successful candidate must have a demonstrable understanding of and impact upon Assessment for Learning (AfL) as well as knowledge of the current national frameworks and developments in SEND. It is essential that the successful candidate has experience of working with children with complex SEND and sensory needs.
What the Trust will provide the successful candidate with:
- A workplace where all staff are valued and treated with respect as outlined within the Trust’s Diamond Standards
- A passionate, enthusiastic and supportive Leadership Team
- A listening and learning organisation where all staff are encouraged to be curious and share ideas for the Trust/academies/team to improve
- Hard working, committed and dedicated staff who strive to gain the best outcomes for all children across the Trust’s academies
- Dedicated approach to children’s learning to encourage them all to be the best they can be
- Career enhancement opportunities within areas of interest as well as supporting ongoing professional development and training specific to job role
- Dedicated line manager to discuss work streams and capacity
- Free access to the Trust’s Wellbeing offer, which includes counselling, access to GP and Mindfulness.
- Benefits of the Trust’s Staff Charter which can be found at TVED Staff Charter.
Safeguarding requirements for the role:
Tees Valley Education Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and, therefore, all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as “spent” must be declared. The Trust’s Recruitment of Ex-Offender policy can be requested or visit the Trust’s website.
Applications are invited from prospective candidates who demonstrate that they are able to meet the essential criteria set out in the person specification and who have the vision, values and tenacity to join an outstanding team and help continue the journey towards excellence.
An application form is attached below. Application packs can be downloaded or printed directly from the Trust website www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk or requested from the academy. Only applications via the Trust’s official application form will be accepted. Please do not submit a CV as substitute for part or full application form, the information will not be accepted or considered.
If you are submitting your completed application form by e-mail to recruitment@discoveryspecialacademy.org.uk – please be aware the academy cannot be responsible for any formatting anomalies when printing. If you are unable to submit an electronic application form, handwritten or electronic printed copies should be posted or hand delivered to the following address for the attention of Miss Jennifer Duncan.
Discovery Special Academy
Sandy Flatts Lane
MIDDLESBROUGH
TS5 7YN
Shortlisting Process
After the closing date, short listing will be conducted by a panel, who will match your skills/experience against the criteria in the Person Specification. You will be selected for interview entirely on the contents of your application form, so please read the Job Description and Person Specification carefully before you complete your form.
Shortlisted candidates will receive:
- Letter confirming interview details.
- Details of original ID documentation is required to confirm candidates. Photocopies or certified copies are not accepted.
- Criminal Record Self-Declaration Form, which must be brought on the day of the interview in the sealed envelope provided.
References for successful Candidate/s
We may seek references for shortlisted candidate/s and we may also approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications before the interview. Any relevant issues arising from references will be taken up post interview.
Interview process
In addition to candidates’ ability to perform the duties of the post, the interview will also explore issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, including:
- Motivation to work with children and young people
- Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people
- Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours
- Attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline
Conditional Offer: Pre-Employment Checks
Any offer to a successful candidate will be conditional upon:
- Verification of right to work in the UK
- Receipt of at least two satisfactory references (if these have not already been received)
- Verification of identity checks and qualifications
- Satisfactory enhanced DBS check
- Verification of professional status such e.g. QTS Status, NPQH (where required)
- Satisfactory completion of a Health Assessment
- Satisfactory completion of the probationary period (where relevant)
- Where the successful candidate has worked or been resident overseas in the previous five years, such checks and confirmations as may be required in accordance with statutory guidance.
Please contact the academy office on 01642 2248333 to arrange a visit.
For your information, the recruitment timetable is detailed below:
Closing date: Monday 10th February 2025
Shortlisting date: Monday 10th February 2025
Interview date: Monday 17th February 2025
Supporting documents
Application FormDiscovery Special Academy
Discovery Special Academy caters for pupils age 3 – 16 with severe learning difficulties (SLD) and is an academy within the Tees Valley Education Trust.
The Academy is dedicated to delivering outstanding inclusive practice through a culture of co-production, experiential learning and growth where carers and professionals work together to support the holistic development of the child in which all therapies are an integral part of pupils’ education. This is reflected in our academy motto:
Through Discovery We Grow
Discovery Academy is committed to enhancing the lives of all the pupils in its care to enable them to secure the best possible life chances as they move through their educational career and beyond. We ensure pupils are confident, tolerant and resilient by offering a challenging and exciting curriculum through which they can take risks and grow with each and every learning opportunity.
Pupils at Discovery will work collaboratively and independently. This will allow them to develop high levels of self-esteem, communication and interaction across the day through both learning and therapies. In this way, all pupils will be supported to reach their full potential and develop the life skills they need.
Therefore, the principles of the Discovery Special Academy are to achieve excellence and enjoyment for all by building a learning community that ensures all pupils are well supported, can reach their personal potential and are equipped with the necessary life skills they need to become effective citizens of the 21st century.