Halesbury is a growing and welcoming special school. We meet the needs of an increasingly complex cohort of pupils with complex communication difficulties, autism and additional learning difficulties with low levels of cognition and learning.

We are committed to providing a wonderful learning environment for everyone, where every child and every adult matters. Our children are inspirational.

We are looking to appoint a teacher to our all age ASD specialist provision. The post is within our Secondary Department in one of our mixed age range classes, ages ranging from Year 7 – Year 9.

We organise our classes in pathways allowing us to create bespoke curriculums for a range of pupils within each class.

Halesbury enjoys strong links with the local community, supportive parents and a committed and effective governing body.

Our mission statement: “Achieve, Believe and Challenge” provides us with our aims for all pupils and staff;

• Achieve - A Confident attitude towards life - To Feel proud of accomplishments - Reaching goals
• Believe - Proud to be who we are - The best that we can be - To Aim high and shine
• Challenge - The sky is the limit - Overcoming barriers - No target out of reach

In order to apply for this vacancy, you must hold a formal Qualified Teacher Status qualification with relevant Secondary Teaching experience and Special Educational Needs experience that includes working specifically with young people with autism. Additional qualifications in autism and SEN are desirable.

Only candidates meeting the above criteria will be considered for this post.

Hours: 32.5 per week, all year round + SEN 1 Allowance
Location: Halesbury School, Feldon Lane, Halesowen, B62 9DR

Please see the attached job description for further information.

• Closing Date - Sunday 17th December 2023
• Shortlisting - Wednesday 20th December 2023
• Interviews - Tuesday 23rd January 2024

PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to close the application in the event of a high volume of applicants.

For further information please contact the school on 01384 818630.

Should you wish to visit the school for a tour round, please contact the school office on the number above to gain more details of the date and time.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

NB: We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised date if a large number of applications have been received.

All successfully shortlisted applicants will be subject to a google search as per current Safer Recruitment training. In the interest of safeguarding our pupils, we also ask all applicants to visit the safeguarding page on our website prior to their application. Please see link below;

Click here to view the Safeguarding page on our website

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

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Supporting documents
Class Teacher- Person Spec 2021 - Sept 2022.docx
Class Teacher - Updated July 2019.docx