Class Teacher - Maternity Cover

About us

Brooke School is a broad-spectrum Special School catering for pupils aged from 4 - 19 years. We have a warm, mutually supportive and caring ethos with enthusiastic and skilled staff who are highly aspirational and committed to pupil welfare, progress and life chances.

Our learners experience a language rich curriculum that ensures they can communicate effectively in a range of contexts. Expressive and spoken language underpin the development of reading and writing, giving our young people a voice in society. To do this, we have designed a curriculum full of inspirational topics, to suit a variety of students needs and tastes.

Our School is part of Unity MAT, which is a small, ambitious trust comprising of ourselves and two other similar special schools. Our collaborative working means that we have shared understanding of the challenges and issues that our Schools face and can working together to find solutions. The Schools are supported by a strong Core Team who provided dedicated support services across the Trust.

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic teacher for the above position to join our hard-working and dedicated staff team at Brooke School. Experience with working with pupils with a range of complex needs is desirable and a passion for enabling pupils with SND to achieve their full potential is essential.

The core purpose of the role will be:

• To provide a high quality educational experience for all pupils.
• To teach classes/groups of pupils ensuring that planning, preparation, recording, assessment and reporting meet their complex learning, personal and social needs.
• Maintain a positive ethos and core values of the School
• Contribute to constructive team building among teaching staff, not teaching staff, parents and carers.

• the opportunity to make a difference
• enthusiastic, friendly and engaged pupils who are keen to learn
• a supportive community of families and external partners
• a friendly and inclusive working environment
• talented, dedicated and hardworking colleagues and SLT
• comprehensive induction and probation support

We offer:

• A competitive salary
• Access to the Teacher Pension Scheme & significant employer contribution
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Enhanced employee assistance programme (including GP helpline, financial & legal advice line and carer support for employee and household members)
• Well-being app & staff discounts on retail
• Occupational Health Service
• Family friendly and Employee Health & Well-being policies

Unity MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow robust safer recruitment processes, including online searches, during all recruitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates of all ages, backgrounds and those with disabilities