Functional Skills Teacher

Functional Skills Teacher – Special Needs

TLTP are recruiting for a Special needs Teacher who has extensive experience in teaching Functional Skills to GCSE & low level learners. This school is based in Newham, East London.

This is a secondary school which caters for children with SEBD, ASD and SEMH. If you have some SEN experience then please do apply. Special needs Teachers will need to have secondary or Primary Experience.

• Deliver Functional Skills to secondary and low level learners.
• Be responsible for the progress of all pupils in their specialism.
• Coordinate the work of a team of Therapeutic Education Practitioners (Learning Mentors) and provide required direct teaching time to meet the needs of the class groups and pupils.
• Look at pupils holistically and drawing on a wide range of social care and teaching strategies to meet pupil needs whilst promoting interest and ensuring the safety and well‑being of pupils.
• Deliver pupil‑focused and creative lessons according to an agreed timetable, including cover lessons when necessary.
• Support class teachers with the delivery of Functional Skills to KS2‑KS3.
• Provide opportunities for pupils to experience/understand English subjects in a range of contexts.
• Differentiating the National Curriculum to meet the needs of ASC /SEMH pupils and devising Individual Education Behaviour and Integration Plans (IEBIP) to reflect their development needs with appropriate SMART targets and actions.
• Help to identify pupils in need of specific intervention and support, in consultation with the SLT, PCC, Clinical team and Therapeutic Education Practitioners (Learning Mentors) and support the provision and monitoring of one‑to‑one and small group programmes to address the defined need.

• QTS or QTLS.
• Experience of delivering Functional Skills.
• Experience of taking the lead in your subject area and having clear ideas of how to achieve exceptional progress for students.
• Ability to help pupils fulfil their potential and maintain ambitious expectations.
• Calm demeanour with sense of humour under pressure.
• Commitment to safeguarding children.
• Secondary or Primary teaching experience.
• Special needs / SEN / SEBD / ASD / SEMH experience.
• Strong behaviour management (SEMH/ASD/EBD).
• Passionate, fun and vibrant attitude.
• Available ASAP.

• A committed and enthusiastic staff and governors.
• Quality professional development.
• An exciting opportunity to shape the future of the school and to set the culture for achievement and progress for all pupils.
• Purposeful, happy and supportive environment with learning for all at its centre.

TLTP Group is an Equal Opportunities employer. Subject to observance of all UK and EU current legislation we shall not discriminate to exclude individuals on the grounds of age, race, colour, gender (birth or reassigned), sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, marital status, ethnic or national origin, health, pregnancy, childcare responsibilities or criminal records. Candidates from such groups are actively encouraged to apply.