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SEN Teacher (Middle Years – Upper KS2 & KS3)

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
James Brindley Academy Bell Barn Road Birmingham B15 2AF
Salary
MPR/UPR + 1.5 SEN Point
Closing date
30 Apr 2021

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Sector
Education
Job Type
Schools / Academies - Teaching roles
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
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Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

SEN Teacher (Middle Years – Upper KS2 & KS3)

MPR/UPR + 1.5 SEN Point

Hours: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

James Brindley Academy

Bell Barn Road

Birmingham

B15 2AF

Phone: 0121 666 6409

Email Address: vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk

Job Start Date: September 2021

Based: at Dovedale Centre (but can be based at other locations within James Brindley)

This is an excellent time to join James Brindley as the Academy continues to implement a strategic vision developed by pupils, staff and other stakeholders. Join us to ‘Think Differently to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.’

James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. In the course of a school year, we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. The majority of our young people have complex medical needs, and many have been out of education for a significant period of time prior to joining the Academy. We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to make outstanding progress during the time they are with us.

We are looking to appoint a skilled and flexible professional to join our team as Class Teacher. Our Dovedale Centre is a Special School for pupils from Year 5 to Year 11 with Autism as their primary diagnosis. All our pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan and may have persistent difficulties with social interaction, social communication or

understanding emotions. Such differences can significantly impact on their access to the curriculum.

Our teachers typically teach subject specialisms to classes of approximately eight pupils in a Key Stage class with the support of a Teaching Assistant. We are now moving towards a pathways model that will see some staff deliver a number of subjects to pupils in Upper KS2 and 3 rather than subject specialists across the board.

We are looking for a qualified teacher who can carefully adapt their teaching to ensure challenge and enable progress and who is relentless in their pursuit of positive outcomes for young people. The successful candidate would have experience and ability to teach Maths to Upper KS2 and KS3. There are significant pastoral responsibilities attached to this role and all candidates should ensure they have read the job description in full before applying.

We are proud to be a UNICEF Rights Respecting Gold School.

Closing Date: 30 April 2021, 8am

For further details and application form please visit our website at:

https://www.jamesbrindley.org.uk/page/?title=SEN+Teacher+%28Middle+Years+%26%238211%3B+Upper+KS2+%26amp%3B+KS3%29&pid=1494

Completed Applications to be submitted by email to: vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk

Interviews to be held week beginning 10 May 2021

Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for

the employer to access this information at any time.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.
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. 
 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Telephone
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Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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