SEND Class Teacher and Phonics and Early Reading Lead - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Danecourt School, Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-7031-102T
• Posted:03/10/2023
• Pay:MPS/UPS + SEN Allowance & TLR2
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:13/10/2023 at 13:00
• Interviews:17th October 2023

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Title: SEND Class Teacher and Phonics and Early Reading Lead

Hours: 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Contract: Permanente

Start Date: As soon as possible

Are you someone who really wants to make their mark in a school that is committed to improving the lives of children with special educational needs? Then we have the role for you! We have an exciting opportunity for a teacher with special education experience to join our team. 

We are looking for someone to take on the role of Phonics and Early Reading Lead. This post is an excellent opportunity for someone to work in a leadership role. The right candidate will be an exceptional, passionate teacher who can lead by example, with the ability to inspire, motivate and support our pupils and staff, having a track record delivering outstanding lessons, raising standards and making a positive impact on teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will have the ability to coach and mentor members of the team in order to drive up standards of Phonics and early reading. They will also have an understanding of school improvement strategies, together with experience of leading curriculum developments

At Danecourt we offer:

• A dedicated, friendly, highly trained staff team
• A comprehensive induction
• Extensive training package 
• Opportunities to further develop
• Early Salary Access scheme & financial advice (wagestream)
• National terms and conditions
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Prigramme 

So if you are an innovative thinker who is motivated by inspiring and encouraging pupils with special educational needs to achieve the very best they can, Danecourt could be the right school for you.

Visits to the school are welcome, please contact the school office to make an appointment

Information about the school

Danecourt Special School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent and Medway . Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills. We are a special school catering for primary aged children who have special educational needs. The children who attend Danecourt have a wide breadth of needs including complex learning difficulties and autism.

At Danecourt our mission is support all pupils to become “STARS” -

S - Self reliant T - Team Players A - Aspirational R - Resilient S - Successful

This is facilitated through pupils receiving a personalised curriculum that is tailored to meet their individual specific needs. The highly trained staff team maintain high expectations of what each individual pupil is able to achieve, striving to ensure that they all reach their maximum potential; celebrating difference and encouraging curiosity and creativity. Staff work collaboratively with families/carers and a range of other agencies in order to meet the pupils needs and as a result, pupils make strong progress academically, emotionally and socially. Pupil achievement is hugely valued and celebrated in a manner that is meaningful and appropriate for each pupil.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Danecourt community and working with us, telephone the school and make an appointment to come and meet some of the pupils and staff and to experience for yourself the quality of education given to all of our children and the unique atmosphere throughout our school.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Maritime Academy Trust
• Address:50 John Harrison Way, Greenwich, London, SE10 0BG
• Telephone: 020 8858 0394
• Email: recruitment@maritimeacademytrust.org

Documents

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• Application Info Pack