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Parkwood Hall is a specialist day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties, and other diverse and complex needs. The pupils here are an inspiration to us all.
Parkwood Hall aims to provide an inclusive learning environment which challenges pupils to achieve success and to thrive. Our co-operative values are important to us, especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things here at Parkwood Hall. We are committed to providing a learning environment and curriculum that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can be and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible. We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers and teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, psychotherapists, Positive Support Behaviour practitioners and school nurses.
Role Summary:
Plan, implement, assess and review learning opportunities for a class group, ensuring pupils make good progress. The Teacher will deliver a high-quality curriculum that is bespoke to Parkwood Hall.
The teacher will:
1. Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards
Key Tasks and Activities:
2. Provide Teaching and Learning at a high standard.
3. Lead and manage all support staff within the class group so that staff feel well supported, trained, and perform their roles at the highest level.
4. Monitor and improve the quality of teaching and learning within the class group leading to improved rates of pupil progress.
5. Provide an outstanding personal and professional role model for all staff in line with the Teachers Standards.
6. Ensure all staff within the class group implement all school policies and procedures leading to effective safeguarding of pupils in all aspects of school life.
7. To take part in self-evaluation and performance management processes that will provide the evidence to support these accountabilities as well as the data the school will require for school self-evaluation purposes.
8. Be a reflective practitioner and take account of the school’s strategic vision to develop own self.
9. Have the ability to analyse pupil progress data in a variety of formats.
10. Ensuring that the environment is safe and secure, meeting the needs of the curriculum, staff, pupils, visitors and Health & Safety regulations.
11. Ensuring effective communications within the whole school community.
12. Be an active member of a range of school-based activities.
13. To ensure that deadlines are met consistently.
14. To ensure that you are continuously open to growth within academy.
If you would like a show round to see the school in working progress please email