Science and PE Lead - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Lighthouse School, Margate

• Ref:KCC886-6110-15T
• Posted:09/03/2022
• Pay:MPS 1-6 + SEN Allowance as well as TLR Payment
• Start Date:September 2022
• App Close Date:09/04/2022 at 13:00
• Interviews:ASAP

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The Lighthouse School, Margate is part of the Acorn Homes Group. It is a small independent school that provides a blended academic and therapeutic education for SEN children. The school is rapidly developing new approaches and opportunities to support our young people.

Our school has:

• A clear and shared vision
• Strong supportive management
• An innovative and creative approach
• A first class and highly motivated staff team
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• A focus on raising and maintaining standards and opportunities for all our pupils 

We are keen to secure an enthusiastic, full-time KS3 and KS4 SEN Teacher to take on our Science Lead role supporting students who have a variety of needs including social, emotional, mental health difficulties and Autism. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified teacher to develop their expertise of SEND. The successful candidate will take responsibility for providing leadership of Science and PE responsible for teaching on a small group basis, designing and implementing learning programmes for each student, establishing coherent academic plans, recording achievement and liaising with other teachers to plan and organise teaching. Providing evidence of student progress is an important element of the role.

Annum salary is based on MPS 1-6 + SEN Allowance and TLR payment. Pay will be dependent on experience.

Interviews will be conducted as soon as possible, even before the closing date. We will aim to get you started as soon as possible.

We are looking for staff with:

• QTS
• Energy and enthusiasm for their role
• Commitment to a pupil centred philosophy
• Experience of working in Special or Mainstream Education
• A desire to motivate and inspire all pupils
• Experience in working with children with complex needs would be welcomed
• Excellent classroom practice
• A flexible approach to meet changing priorities.
• Strong behaviour management skills, alongside a true passion for teaching.

Interested in the post? What we can offer you:

• A reduced teaching load to reflect your responsibilities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training expense met by employer
• Pension Scheme

Information about the school

We are a small non-maintained specialist school created to provide an inclusive and therapeutic learning environment for young people, aged 8-18, who are unable to access mainstream education and where the primary need is support for SEMH.

We aim to bridge the gap created by time lost in education by offering a personalised learning programme for our learners, who have frequently experienced disrupted education leading to disengagement, challenging behaviours and/or exclusions from a mainstream environment.

We aim to encourage our youngsters to re-engage in educational opportunities which meet their individual needs by means of one to one support, small group tuition or other interventions.

The Lighthouse School promotes enjoyment in learning through its own alternative and flexible curriculum which leads to opportunities to gain nationally accredited awards and qualifications.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sarah Baker
• Address:Northdown House, Northdown Park Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 3TP
• Telephone: 01843 808454
• Email: hr@ahgroup.org