Class Teacher SEN

Duties And Responsibilities

All teachers are required to carry out the duties of a schoolteacher as set out in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document. Teachers should also have due regard to the Teachers Standards (2021). Teachers' performance will be assessed against the Teacher Standards as part of the appraisal process as relevant to their role in the school.

Main Purpose Of The Job

• Be responsible for the learning and achievement of all pupils in the class, ensuring equality of opportunity for all.
• Be responsible and accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in teaching and learning.
• Treat pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and always observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher's professional position.
• Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of pupils.
• Act within the statutory frameworks, which set out their professional duties and responsibilities and in line with the duties outlined in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document (2023) and Teacher Standards (2021).
• Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.
  
  

Teaching

• Deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subject/s that you teach.
• Be responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and pastoral arrangements as appropriate.
• Be accountable for the attainment, progress and outcomes of the learners you teach.
• Be aware of learners' capabilities, their prior knowledge and plan teaching and differentiate appropriately to build on these, demonstrating knowledge and understanding of how children learn.
• Have a clear understanding of the learners' varying special educational needs and be able to use and evaluate distinctive SEND teaching approaches to engage and support them.
• Use an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring and recording strategies as a basis for setting challenging learning objectives for pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions, monitoring learners' progress and levels of attainment.
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment to secure learner progress. Use relevant data to monitor progress, set learning intentions, and plan subsequent lessons.
  
  

Closing Date: 25th September 2025

Interview Date: Week Commencing 6th October 2025

Date of Commencement: 1st January 2026 (an earlier start date will be considered)

The Specialist Schools Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks and Social Media Checks along with other relevant employment checks.