Tutor, Academic, Special Needs ​/ Learning Disabilities

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Exceptional People Deserve Exceptional Staff

Shaftesbury Millie College is a post 16-25 education setting helping young people with a range of learning and physical disabilities in Dorset and the local area, bridging the gap between education and employment. Students are supported with personalised learning programmes which build confidence and independence, underpinned by a focus on wellbeing.

It is a one-of-a-kind work environment, set on a 350-acre countryside site near Poole. The college’s curriculum is directly aligned to its natural environment and the enterprise activities that operate there, including animal care, catering and retail, conservation and horticulture.

• Supporting lifelong learning for all
• Enabling access to high-quality education
• Supporting young people to live safe and independent lives.

The college delivers personalised learning through a bespoke methodology of class, outdoor and community-based learning spaces, depending on the learners’ choice, interests and future ambitions.

Our unique site at Holton Lee enables us to deliver our Curriculum through Innovate, Catering, Retail, Creative Crafts and Events, and Cultivate, including Horticulture, Animal Care, and Conservation. Our students will develop their skills through these curriculum areas in order to use these skills in their future lives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a committed individual to make a key contribution as Tutor, a middle leadership role within the College. You will provide high-class professional support for your two co-tutors and work closely with the support team based in that class to develop the personalised provision for our learners.

You will have demonstrable evidence of the following, ideally in a SEND setting:

• effectively plan and prepare lessons, teaching effectively according to educational need a group of assigned students
• effectively lead Co-tutors, who manage a class group each
• use the college evidence collection system to ensure the collection of evidence for assessment and recording of learner progress demonstrates impact
• appropriately assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students, taking into account the curriculum and policies of the College
• oversee the management of a team of education support assistants and liaise with MDT, therapists and other professionals as required

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students, and it is the responsibility of all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure check.

Shaftesbury positively welcomes applications from all sections of the community in which we work.

• Planning and preparing lessons.
• Teaching allocated students according to educational needs, promoting the development of the abilities and aptitudes of all learners.
• Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of students in line with college policy.
• Implementing the teaching and learning and associated quality assurance policies for the college.
• The management of a team of support assistants and liaise with therapists and other professionals who work with the students including support for new team members.
• Determining an individual learning programme for each student that ensures an appropriately differentiated curriculum.
• Ensuring an appropriately differentiated curriculum is planned and delivered for each student in line with the curriculum and course.
• Developing long, medium term and weekly plans including the provision of virtual learning in line with the virtual learning policy where required.
• Joining in with peer mentoring to improve the delivery of the curriculum.
• Liaising with the Transitions Coordinator to ensure a smooth transition for students into and from the college.
• Developing close links with MDT and Therapists re individual pupils with physical and communication and computer technology needs to support/enable their development and access to the curriculum.
• Engaging in weekly meetings with the class team of support staff to ensure clear learning outcomes for all students are communicated effectively.
• Making effective and appropriate use of resources available to support learning including the use of technology.
• To contribute to the implementation of the College Quality Improvement Plan as directed by line manager.
• To contribute to the pre-entry assessment of…