Class Teacher
Job Title: Class Teacher
Employer: Hope School
Job Type: Teaching & Learning
Job Phase: Special Educational Needs
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Grade: M1 - M6 / UPS + SEN 1
Actual Salary: £31'650 - £49'084
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: Full time
Location: Liverpool
Start Date: Monday, September 1st, 2025
Closing Date: Friday, May 16th, 2025
About the School
Would you like a new challenge in an outstanding friendly and supportive SEMH school? Hope School is a special school for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
(SEMH). Pupils range from aged 5 - 11 years. Hope School is unique because of its non-exclusion policy and the fact that we will never exclude a child from school.
We feel this is particularly important as our pupils as they have often attended many other schools. Traditionally focusing on behaviour management, Hope School has moved away from this and now focuses on attachment responsive practice, believing that behaviour management became more focused on developing the pupils’ intrinsic motivation rather than relying on external controls, such as rewards and sanctions.
Whereas following attachment friendly practice allows pupils to become intrinsically motivated to want to learn and do well. Pupils tell us they enjoy coming to school.
We offer a creative based curriculum which meets the holistic needs of individual students, this is changed frequently.
We know that our pupils work best when they are challenged in their learning and the curriculum is based around this. We work closely with parents and carers of children in the school, each are given the opportunity to access training on attachment and trauma.
It is really important to recognise that schools cannot repair or replace an insecure attachment to a primary caregiver, but what they can do is provide a safe base where children and young people can develop a sense of trust in adults and confidence in themselves.
We provide stability and safety at school, but we work closely with parents and carers in developing rewarding attachment relationships with the children in their care. Hope School successfully maintained being an outstanding school on 4th December 2024. Our latest Ofsted report can be found on our school website: http://www.hopeschool-liverpool.co.uk/ofsted-information.
Staff welfare is of high importance, staff are offered supervision by an external provider monthly in addition to a leadership team who have open dialogue around mental health of all. Additional CPD for staff also underpins this ethos whether it is CBT, yoga or mindfulness to name a few.
About the Role
The Governing Body of Hope School wish to appoint a highly committed, motivated and professional teacher to join our team.
As an attachment-responsive community you will need to be able to establish a warm and welcoming classroom environment that follows an attachment friendly approach, treating each child as an individual and ensuring all can meet their potential.
To follow an approach that looks at both emotional and academic needs, assisting children to develop emotional security, self-belief and mature social skills and assist all children to develop a love of learning and an excitement about coming to school each day.
Personal Qualities
The post holder must, at all times, carry out his or her duties and responsibilities in accordance with the aims of the School and in such a manner as to enhance the good reputation of the School.
We are seeking to appoint a teacher who: has experience and/or ability to offer a range of curriculum areas across KS2 in addition supporting a small number learners at KS1
* makes positive relationships
* is an exceptional classroom practitioner
* excellent communication skills, with students, staff, parents and external agencies
* committed to the development of every child within an inclusive environment
* effective use of pastoral skills to support the needs of a range of pupil
* can work as a flexible member of a team
* able to organise and work independently and manage resources effectively
* interested in or have experience of working with children with SEMH
* is supportive of a non-exclusion policy
How to Apply
Hope School is happy to offer the opportunity for applicants to visit school.
Please contact Mrs Helen Stewart to arrange a visit.
The following application documents are downloadable from the advert page on the School Improvement Liverpool website and school website: Job description / Person Specification / Application form / Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. Applications are by Liverpool LA Standardised Application form and will be managed electronically.
Applicants should not submit CVs in lieu of the application form as these will not be considered.
The application form must be fully completed and legible and must be accompanied by the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form – both downloadable as above.
The supporting statement should be no more than 2 A4 pages (font size 11 minimum) and should be clear, concise and related to the post and setting applied for, paying attention to the Person Specification.
Completed application forms and monitoring forms should be emailed to Helen Stewart, School Business Manager, by Friday 16th May at h.stewart@hope-school.co.uk .
Closing Date: Friday 16th May 2025
Short Listing Date: Monday 19th May 2025
Interview Date: Friday 23rd May 2025
Recruitment Documents
Job Description: Download Document
Person Specification: Download Document
Application Form: Download Document
Equal Opportunities Monitoring: Download Document
Contact Details
Hope School
Hope School
251 Hartsbourne Avenue
Liverpool
L25 2RY
Contact Name: Helen Stewart
Contact Telephone: 0151 363 3130
Contact e-mail: h.stewart@hope-school.co.uk
Website: https://www.hopeschool-liverpool.co.uk/
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