Role: Teacher
School: Howard House School, Bedlington, Northumberland
Full Time, 40 Hours per week
Salary: £33,406.11 - £46,195.25 per annum depending on qualifications and experience
About Howard House School:
Howard House School is a specialist alternative provision and special educational needs (SEND) school located in Bedlington, Northumberland. The school provides a nurturing, highly supportive learning environment for pupils whose needs may not be met in a mainstream setting, with high levels of individualised support.
Howard House School aims to create a safe and happy learning environment where pupils feel secure, enjoy learning and are supported to achieve their full potential. The school delivers a broad and ambitious curriculum tailored to individual needs, offering a range of qualifications and pathways, including Functional Skills, Entry Level qualifications and GCSEs. Alongside core subjects, pupils benefit from enrichment opportunities such as Music, Duke of Edinburgh and Sport Science.
Members of the team say “I am proud of the teaching and opportunities provided in and out of the classroom.”
https://howardhouseschool.com/
Requirements:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Evidence of successful teaching experience with vulnerable children.
- Good interpersonal skills and emotional resilience in working with children.
- Up to date knowledge of Local Authority and National expectations for SEND including 2014 SEND Code of Practice including knowledge of EHCP and their implementation.
- Good awareness of and clear ability to safeguard children by developing appropriate relationships, personal boundaries and maintaining discipline.
- Ability to work well unsupervised and use initiative effectively.
- Confidence to review own performance and undertake continuous professional learning.
As a Teacher you will:
- Maintain consistently high standards in relation to all aspects of the Teachers’ Standards
- Be responsible for student attainment and progress.
- Ensure Quality First Teaching is central to your practice, accelerates progress and celebrates outcomes.
- To lead a curriculum area throughout school to raise whole school standards and aspirations.
- Plan, teach and deliver an engaging, bespoke, and personalised curriculum underpinned by EHCP need.
- Expertise in delivering a holistic, inclusive, and creative curriculum rooted in unconditional Positive Regard and pupil outcomes.
- Contribute positively to policy and practice.
- Be a role model for our learning community.
- Make a significant contribution and impact in all aspects of school improvement.
- Engage with all school systems professionally to ensure the vision for excellence is maintained.
- Use dedicated time to develop your CPD profile and be the ‘best you can be’.
Benefits of Working for us:
- A rewarding career you can be truly proud of
- A supportive environment that is committed to helping you flourish and deliver excellent care to the people we support
- Competitive pay with pay progression opportunities
- Career development and training
- Internal progression opportunities
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave packages
- Employee assistance programme
- Free eye care vouchers
If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!
Young Foundations are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. We adopt fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across the company in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory reference, right to work checks and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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About us
At Young Foundations, we specialise in residential step-down services and specialist education for children and young people with complex needs, learning disabilities, and autism.
We also offer specialist placements to children who may have experienced trauma or have attachment-based problems. Our creative and nurturing approach focuses on each individual, delivering a targeted programme of support specifically designed around their needs.
Benefits
Pay Progression
Blue light card discounts
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave package
Long service reward
Values
- Nuture, educate and protect
At Young Foundations, we want you to nuture, educate and protect each person we look after, and treat them with the same love and respect you would a member of your family.
- Make a difference
We would like you to use your role at Young Foundations to make a difference to the lives of the people who live and learn with us. You can do this by sharing your own ideas and engaging in your work with compassion, enthusiasm and energy.
- Enjoy the work
Part of life is having fun. There is a joy and laughter in everyday experiences within Young Foundations. Have fun whilst you work, in ways which are fair to others and enjoyable for all.
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