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Could you be a SEND Tutor at Sense College?
We’re looking for a passionate and creative SEND teacher to join our professional team as a Special Education Needs and Disability Tutor at our College Centre based in Bedford. We welcome applications from experienced SEND teachers as well as those seeking development opportunities.
The successful applicants will work with a small group of students aged 16-25 with various learning, sensory, and physical disabilities. Responsibilities include writing individual learning plans based on thorough assessments and outcomes outlined in the students' Education, Health and Care Plans. You will plan and deliver lessons, assess and report on student progress, and lead a classroom team using specialist teaching approaches and resources. Additionally, you will direct and coach learning support staff to ensure high-quality teaching and learning, monitor performance, and collaborate with a wider team of SEND Tutors to share best practices and support each other. Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners, working within DfE guidelines and Safer Recruitment practices.
Key responsibilities:
1. Plan and deliver effective learning programmes for a small group of SEND students aged 16-19.
2. Lead on an area of the curriculum, ensuring it is current, relevant, and meets all students' needs.
3. Conduct specialist assessments to identify key learning objectives for students.
4. Collaborate with the Vice Principal of Curriculum and Quality to mentor new and developing education team members.
5. Perform observations and learning walks to support quality improvement and mentoring roles.
6. Deliver training on your lead area and other topics to enhance staff knowledge and skills.
7. Represent the college at EHCP reviews, learning reviews with parents, taster days, open days, and transition events.
Your required skills and experiences:
* Higher-level teaching qualification, such as Certificate in Education or PGCE Level 5.
* Diploma in English and Maths Level 2.
* Understanding of the needs of young people with diverse special education needs.
* Ability to use assessment to plan and review learning.
* Professional and positive behaviour modeling for staff and students.
* Effective communication skills, both interpersonal and written.
* Supportive approach to positive behavioural support.
* Experience working in an educational environment as part of a team.
Benefits of working at Sense include:
* 24 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service length.
* Free DBS Check.
* Free leadership and management development programs, including our award-winning Growing Stronger Leaders Together.
* Access to over 100 online and face-to-face training sessions, including the care certificate.
* Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.
* Health and well-being support.
* Pension scheme.
About Sense
Sense supports individuals living with complex disabilities and those who are deafblind. Our mission is to help people communicate and experience the world, ensuring no one is isolated or left out due to their disabilities. We are proud to be a leading charity in this field.
Working at Sense offers a rewarding career in a diverse, successful organization committed to staff development, flexible working, and comprehensive benefits, including pension and generous leave entitlements.
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