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Special Needs Specialist Teacher - Maternity - Special Needs Position

Foreland Fields School, Ramsgate

  • Ref:KCC886-7040-111T
  • Posted:08/01/2018
  • Pay:MPS plus SEN
  • Start Date:Apr 2018
  • App Close Date:26/01/2018 at 12:00
  • Interviews:w/c 29th January

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Foreland Fields School is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic creative and committed teacher to join the Infant department to cover Maternity Leave from April 2018 for up to a year.   

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for working with children with SEND.  Candidates must be able to use their own initiative and be committed to working as part of an established and highly motivated team to provide stimulating and interesting learning opportunities for pupils with a range of profound, severe and complex learning needs.

 Applications are welcome from teachers who may already be working in a Special School and from those currently working in a mainstream Primary or Secondary School who are looking to make the move into a Special School.  

The ability to work with other disciplines and to direct a small team of teaching assistants is required.

 The post offers exciting professional development opportunities for candidates seeking to develop their career within a supportive and experienced team. We offer an Induction programme and support for all new staff.

Informal visits to the school are actively encouraged in order to find out more about the nature of the work involved. To arrange an informal visit to the school please contact the PA to the Headteacher by telephone, 01843 863891.

Information about the school

Foreland Fields School is a Day Special School for pupils with Profound, Severe and Complex Needs (PSCN), many of whom also have Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

We provide for 200+ pupils aged 3-19 in five departments, Nursery, Infants, Juniors (KS2) Secondary (KS3) and KS4/6th Form. In addition, we have satellite classes at Garlinge Primary School, Hartsdown Academy and East Kent College.

We encourage all of our employees to further their career development and we respect initiative and ambition. We are committed to performance management, staff training and coaching. The successful candidate will embrace the special ethos of the School, and the role will provide an opportunity to take Foreland Fields School into this next exciting phase and beyond.

Foreland Fields School is committed to the safeguarding and well-being of children therefore all successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references. We will also complete an online search on all shortlisted candidates.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.