Secondary Teacher

Secondary Teacher

MPR/UPR

Hours: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

The Pines

Marsh Hill

Birmingham

B23 7EY

Telephone Number: 0121 464 6136

Email Address: h.kaur@pines.bham.sch.uk

Job Start Date: January 2022

We are looking for a committed and outstanding teacher with ASD and secondary experience to be part of our team at The Pines.

At the Pines we are continuing on an exciting journey, as our provision continues to grow. We are an all age ASC specific school and our secondary department is growing as such. We have recently become part of the Birmingham Special Schools Cooperative Trust and are a maintained Foundation Special School We currently have 212 pupils on role, all of whom have an EHCP.

Our vision is to create a safe and happy environment for children to develop life-long communication skills to become valued members of modern-day society.

Protect - We endeavour to create an atmosphere where our pupils feel safe.

Inspire - We inspire our children to be the best they can.

Nurture - We nurture our children’s individuality.

Embrace - We celebrate our differences and give everyone a chance. Everyone is precious and included in our school.

Succeed - We celebrate all achievements, no matter how big or small!

We are looking for a committed and outstanding teacher with ASC experience to be part of our team to plan, develop and enhance our secondary provision as it grows. Our ideal candidate will have experience of working with pupils with ASC and will have experience of delivering ASDAN award and entry level qualifications.

We can offer you:

• a positive and rewarding collaborative working environment within a team of dedicated, experienced and supportive colleagues

• a commitment to support you in developing new skills through a wide range of professional development opportunities and experiences, coaching and mentoring

• the support and partnership of highly committed Governors and parents

• the opportunity to make a huge contribution to the education and lives of children who respond very positively to high quality teaching

You will offer us:

• your considerable skill as an outstanding teacher who has experience of working with Key stage 3 and 4 young people with ASC children with difficulties with communication, social interaction, learning behaviours and sensory differences

OR experience of working with pupils with complex learning and cognition

• experience and excellent pedagogical knowledge of KS3 curriculum – particularly in relation to the Science or English

• your commitment to engaging and inspiring our pupils, high expectations and raising standards and the ability to make a real difference to their learning opportunities,

• your flexibility, commitment and excellent interpersonal skills as a valuable member of a classroom and whole school team

• your positive approach to challenge, change and school development.

Closing Date: 1 October 2021, 12 midday

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Harpreet Kaur (Senior Office Manager) to book in on the visit dates. Visits will be led by Alex Lawrence (Deputy head) and visitors will be asked to comply with COVID regulations, we are asking visitors to wear masks when onsite.

Application packs are available the school website or can be downloaded from the Birmingham City Council website

You can also email the school requesting an application pack.

BCC is a Living Wage employer 

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.