Job Title: SEN Teacher
Salary: £32,916 - £47,472 p.a. (M1- UPS1)**Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher*
Position Type: Permanent Full-Time
Location: Reading
Hours: 40 hours per week
About This School
Opened in November 2024 in Tokers Green, Reading, this School supports children aged 616 with Autism Spectrum Disorder, moderate to severe learning needs, and associated challenges. As part of the Education Group, we are committed to creating a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child is valued and supported.
We're looking for team members who:
Value and listen to children
Promote positivity and mutual respect
Communicate calmly and supportively
Work closely with families and the wider community
Understand the importance of love, security, creativity, and involvement in a child's development
Opportunity
We are currently looking to recruit a teacher to join our expanding team and work alongside the Senior Leadership Team to aid the smooth running of the school.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a new school that will grow with you. It is an opportunity for you to help shape the provision and develop the school to be the best that it can be.
All of our education is through play based learning that will always be guided by and built around each individual and their strengths, challenges, and interests, combining elements of different approaches and frameworks as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities
Lead teaching and learning for assigned pupils, ensuring progress and wellbeing
Supervise and mentor support staff
Take curriculum leadership responsibility:
Monitor standards
Support colleagues
Advise on resources
Lead CPD sessions
Contribute to school planning and uphold our values in daily practice
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the school when required, please see the link below for our full job description:
Job Description - Teacher
Qualifications & Experience
PGCE, QTS or equivalent
Experience in SEN/ASD/SLD settings (desirable)
Strong planning, assessment, and behaviour management skills
Confident mentoring and coaching of support staff
Skilled in adapting communication and teaching approaches
Good IT skills and understanding of EHCPs and personalised learning
How to Apply:
For candidatesthat haven't worked in this sector before please be aware that for regulatory reasons the application process is far more detailed and thorough compared to other sectors.
Please complete the online application form in full, including all employment and education details, and provide a personal statement that makes us keen to speak to you.
* * Within our trust we support teacher professional development by offering Upper Pay Scale both to teachers joining the company and through our internal professional development and performance management process.
To be offered a role on Upper Pay Scale we will expect you to:
provide evidence that you are already receiving an Upper Pay Scale salary.
Hold specific allocated responsibility, once you have completed your induction, that contributes to whole school improvement including the overall raising of standards in the school and demonstrate their ongoing commitment to their own CPD.
Details of the relevant area of responsibility will be discussed with you at interview and further when you join the company.
Successful applicantswill be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from theRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Education Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
TheEducation Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Please contact Mathure for further information.
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