Mowbray School Ripon, Ripon

SPECIALIST (SEND) CLASROOM TEACHER – RIPON SITE + SEN ALLOWANCE + £2,539.00

Our Mission: We provide the best education for all our children so that when they leave our school they have the skills, knowledge, and aspirations to lead fulfilling lives as adults.

Mowbray Special School is based over 2 sites. The main school is situated in Bedale and caters for children aged 3 to 16. The Satellite School is in Ripon and provides an education for children aged 3 to 11.  We currently have over 300 pupils on role across both sites and are the largest special school in North Yorkshire.

We are looking for a SEN Teacher experienced in teaching at the Early Years/ primary range and who shares our vision ‘providing the best education for all our children so that when they leave our school they have the skills, knowledge and aspirations to lead fulfilling lives as adults’

Through your knowledge and passion, you will have a real impact on the lives of our young people. Taking responsibility for their learning, you will motivate them, inspire them and help them develop the skills they need for an incredible future.

As a dynamic and motivated specialist teacher, you already have a drive to make a difference in the lives of children and young people. In this role, you will have every opportunity to live up to this ambition, responding to the needs of individuals with autism, learning difficulties and complex needs, helping them flourish and thrive.

You will plan and deliver engaging learning on a daily basis, developing exciting and innovative methods that stimulate interest and excitement in the classroom.

Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure, and you will be working in a school where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible.

We are looking for a teacher with:

• Knowledge of SEN Code of Practice

• Experience with use of assessment data in particular assessments of SEN

• Strategies for raising achievement of pupils with SEN – particularly those with Communication and Interaction, Cognition and Learning and Sensory needs

• Commitment to Safeguarding

• Commitment to working collaboratively as part of a team

• Commitment to raising attainment for all

• Commitment to actively promoting inclusion

We can offer you

• An additional SEN allowance of on top of the normal Teacher Salary

• A chance to work in a dedicated and supportive team

• Training and experience in a variety of areas

• A confidential counselling, help and information service available free of charge 24 hours a day, every day of the year

• Wide range of opportunities for Staff CPD

• Supportive Governing body and experienced Leadership Team

• A creative and inspiring curriculum.

Interested candidates are encouraged to download the attached application pack for more information and visit the school for a tour and a chat. To make an appointment please phone the school office: 01677422446 select the option for Ripon.

Completed applications can be emailed to our HR Officer sarah.jones@mowbrayschool.co.uk before 9.00am on Thursday 16th May 2024. Please note that an online search may be undertaken on applicants regarding information held in the public domain as to your suitability to work with children.

Mowbray school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of the children and young people and adults.

As such this post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity.

Key Dates:

close Date. 16 May 2024

Interview. 22 may 2024

Key Documents:

Application Form.docx

Classroom Teacher Application pack.pdf

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