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Curriculum Teacher (specialising in English at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4)

Employer
Lawnswood Campus
Location
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Salary
Teachers' Pay Spine plus SEN allowance
Closing date
21 May 2021
Reference
LEGO12

Lawnswood Campus - The Nightingale Home and Hospital Service

Curriculum Teacher (specialising in English at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4)

Teachers' Pay Spine plus SEN allowance                                     Job Ref: LEGO 12 

It’s an exciting time to join the Lawnswood Campus family as we embark on our journey to become ‘The Leading Light for Alternative Provision education in the UK’.  We require a passionate and committed Curriculum Teacher at The Nightingale Home and Hospital Service to deliver English at Key Stage 3 and 4 including GCSE and Functional Skills qualifications.

Lawnswood Campus is a Federation of 3 Pupil Referral Units, a Home and Hospital Service and an Integrated Therapy Service, a Lawnswood Learning Link Service, an Outreach Service and a STARNet Service providing the schools and City of Wolverhampton as part of a city wide strategy to promote inclusion and positive behaviour in safe, secure, child centred, positive and nurturing environments with high quality teaching and learning via vibrant curriculum and intervention programmes that meet the needs of our young people.

  • The Braybrook Centre: Key Stage 3 young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and includes access to the LITS, Lawnswood Learning Link Service, STARNet Service and Outreach Service
  • The Midpoint Centre: Key Stage 4 young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and includes a dedicated skills block and access to the LITS, Lawnswood Learning Link Service, STARNet Service and Outreach Service
  • The Orchard Centre: Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4 young people who require social, emotional or mental health support and has access to the LITS, Lawnswood Learning Link Service, STARNet Service and Outreach Service
  • Nightingale Home and Hospital Service: A specialist home and hospital service that works in partnership with key agencies to offer appropriate intervention to Reception - Key Stage 4 vulnerable young people with medical and mental health needs in a supportive and structured setting and includes a hospital school room at New Cross Hospital and access to the LITS
  • LITS Lawnswood Integrated Therapy Service: A specialist provision consisting of Counselling Psychologists and trained Counsellors offering a range of therapies which include Humanistic, Cognitive, Behavioural, Health and Psychodynamic and Systemic modalities. The clinical work is underpinned by evidence- based practice.
  • Lawnswood Learning Link: A dedicated space for delivering early intervention programmes. The Behaviour for Learning programme is designed to support young people who are struggling with their behaviour.  This programme gives the young people the tools they need to support change in their behaviour, the programme also includes Maths, English and PE lessons and a relationships and team building activity.  The Building Emotional Resilience Programme is designed to support young people who are struggling with their emotions,
    self-esteem and resilience.  This programme gives young people the tools they need to understand and self-regulate their emotional responses, improve their self-worth and develop their ability to bounce back, the programme also includes a weekly relationships, health and team building activity with a therapy specialist
  • Outreach: Is a bespoke service to meet the complex needs of individual young people for whom provision on site is currently not appropriate due to health and safety reasons.  All young people are discussed weekly and their learning and engagement journey is monitored carefully as the aim of the service to build up their education provision over time.  Wherever possible teaching venues are allocated within the locality of the young person’s home to further promote engagement
  • STARNet: Is an inclusion service on Lawnswood campus which provides a learning and intervention space for our young people away from the Centres. There are 2 STARNets on Lawnswood Campus: It is used as an alternative to a Fixed Term Exclusion, Alternative to a Modified Timetable, 1:1 Intensive Behaviour Mentoring, Support for Complex SEMH Needs, Restorative Conversations, Listening, Reflection, Calming Space and Keep Up
  • CPD suite: We have two large rooms which support a range of CPD programmes for staff and a valuable community resource
  • Sports Hall and Fitness Suite: We have a 1.5 million Sport Hall and a dedicated fitness suite for PE and sport and fitness programmes for young people and staff and provides a valuable community resource.
  • We offer a full-time education with excellent facilities, where young people can take advantage of opportunities given to them to improve their life chances;
  • We provide specialist teachers, teaching assistants and pastoral support managers and offer wide ranging support, observation and intervention to develop self-esteem, confidence, social skills;
  • We assess the needs of each individual child and young person and apply consistent strategies and interventions that support young people to overcome barriers to learning in order to effectively re-engage and reintegrate them back onto their learning journey.
  • We work in partnership with a range of mainstream schools, special schools, therapists and agencies in order to support each individual child and young person in achieving their maximum potential and enable a love of learning by providing a rich and meaningful curriculum and individualised programmes to target the young people’s personalised needs.
  • We communicate closely with parents, carers and school staff to help them to overcome the difficulties experienced by their child or young person and provide opportunities for them to work with their child or young person in reflecting on their behaviour, identify coping strategies and identifying how giving time and praise helps the behaviour change process.

Lawnswood Campus prides itself in having a STAR (Support, Trust, Achieve, Respect) ethos and is committed to striving for the highest quality and standards in Safeguarding, Leadership and Management, Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development all of which are underpinned with a holistic approach, kindness and empathy.  Lawnswood Campus has a Management Committee of education professionals, staff representatives and community representatives. You can obtain further information about Lawnswood Campus by visiting https://www.lawnswood.org.uk/

All Lawnswood Campus staff passionately believe in giving all young people a new chance to be successful and encouraging them to make a positive success of their lives. Lawnswood is a happy place to work and a happy place to learn.

Applicants will be expected to have:

  • Experience of working with young people with SEMH and medical needs
  • A proven track record of good communication and organisation.
  • An interest in all aspects of the Key Stage 3 and 4 curriculum and inspirational ways to deliver it.
  • An understanding of health and safety and a willingness to attend training.
  • Knowledge of the Primary curriculum

Job Overview: 

To create and deliver engaging lessons to a diverse group of young people at all levels taking into account group and individual needs and learning styles. To inspire, motivate and promote enthusiasm for learning and for the subject, adhering to national curriculum standards. The teaching role forms a central part of the work within the subject area and you will work closely with colleagues to support, develop and further extend the work of the subject and the experiences of the young people.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Teaching young people based on national curriculum guidelines within the specialist subject area.
  • Adapting and reassessing lesson plans to meet specific young people’s needs, complying with newly implemented guidelines or frameworks, and to update relevant information which may include new developments in education.
  • Adapting the curriculum to meet young people’s needs while maintaining overall class progress.
  • Assessing and reporting on academic levels, identifying gaps in learning and areas for improvement/intervention.
  • Delivering appropriate qualifications to meet the needs of young people and ensure entries are relevant to maximise young people’s outcomes.
  • Encouraging young people participation in lessons and in other school-related activities.
  • Providing a safe, positive learning environment for young people, promoting safety and respect for all.
  • Supporting the leadership team to implement the Centre’s development plan.
  • Assessing and reporting on the SEMH needs of young people.
  • Providing educational and social guidance to young people and/or signposting them to specialist areas of advice where appropriate.
  • Engaging in opportunities to boost personal learning and continuous professional development (CPD).
  • Communicating with parents and other relevant professionals where appropriate.

Lawnswood Campus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and 2 references from your current or previous employment.

CLOSING DATE      FRIDAY 21 MAY, 2021 AT 12PM

INTERVIEWS W/C    MONDAY 24 MAY, 2021

To apply, visit www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/jobs and email completed application form to Mrs Rachel Bain at rbain@lawnswoodcampus.co.uk    

Website https://www.lawnswood.org.uk/

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