SEN Teacher - Autism; Grade 3 or - Maternity Cover

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, andsupporteach other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same:
To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

We believe that everyone deserves a chance to learn and space to thrive and that the right education can change lives. You’ll help break down barriers to education for young people, helping them learn and grow at their own pace.

To teach students within our secondary provision in our Adventurers and Pioneers cohort. Inscape House School is a non-maintained ASC specialist day school for children and young people aged 5 to 19 years.

Salary:
Grade 3 - £36,040

Grade 4 - £43,150

Location - Inscape House School, Cheadle, Stockport

Hours
: 37.5 Hours per week, 52 weeks

Contract - 12 Months Fixed Term

• Understand National Curriculum requirements.
• Adapt the teaching of the National Curriculum to meet the varying learning needs of pupils with Autistic Spectrum Conditions.
• Where appropriate teach accredited courses such as Entry Level, Functional Skills or GCSE in a specific subject discipline.
• Develop high expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge, both academically and socially.
• Create a safe and stimulating learning environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect considering pupils’ sensory needs.
• Effectively deploy Education Assistants (EAs) to facilitate learning, ensuring that all support positively impacts on the development of every pupil’s independence.
• Create and maintain a high level of accountability on EAs for the learning and development of academic and social skills throughout the school day

• To effectively deploy Education Assistants (EAs) to facilitate learning, ensuring that all support positively impacts on the development of every pupil’s independence.
• To create and maintain a high level of accountability on EAs for the learning and development of academic and social skills throughout the school day.
• Manage a team of EAs effectively.
• To ensure that all EAs are punctual, have high attendance and are always mentally present to facilitate learning.
• Complete human resource processes with a team of EAs such as return to work from absence, professional discussions/supervisions, professional development
• Have a secure knowledge of the primary curriculum or at least one secondary subject curriculum.
• If secondary trained, have a secure knowledge of the Entry Level, Functional Skills and GCSE subject specific curricula.
• Understand and demonstrate autism-specific strategies e.g. TEACCH, SPELL and Attention Autism, to support pupils to effectively access lesson material
• Have a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit pupils’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and understand how to adapt teaching to support pupils’ education at different stages of development.
• Use the Autism Education Trust (AET) framework to measure autism-specific areas of progress.
• Attend external and internal training courses as agreed for continual professional development and meeting appraisal objectives.

• Qualified teachers status (QTS)
• Experience of working with children who has autism and communication difficulties co-morbid with learning difficulties , ADHD|, mental health and/or sensory processing issues
• If qualified to teach secondary students, to have a subject specialism
• Evidence or recent professional development
• Experience of successful work with pupils displaying challenging behaviour.
• A commitment to the ethos, vision and values of the school and the Together Trust.
• A strong commitment to working co-operatively with parents.
• The ability to work effectively and co-operatively with colleagues within a staff team.
• Excellent knowledge of the Curriculum including, where appropriate, Entry Level, Functional Skills and GCSE qualifications.
• Knowledge and understanding at both theoretical and practical levels of current perspectives on autism…