Class Teacher (Maternity cover) - Ravenshall School

Schools
Special Schools
Ravenshall School
1.0 FTE
2
Ravensthorpe Road, Dewsbury WF12 9EE
Temporary
ECT/MPS/UPR + SEN 1
ECT/MPS/UPR + SEN 1

Ravenshall School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed teacher to work in our“Exceptional Special School” (Ofsted, 2019)

This outstanding special school caters for pupils aged 4 – 19 who have learning difficulties and a wide range of complex needs.

We aim to provide a broad, balanced, personalised and fully engaging curriculum which will enable each child to develop emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually to achieve their full potential through a wide range of learning opportunities. Our pupils are enthusiastic and love coming to school. They expect a lot from their teachers!

The successful candidate will have a passion for Special Educational Needs and a creative, inspirational approach to developing and delivering an engaging and personalised curriculum.  They will also need to be able to keep up physically with the demands of working within a special school where pupils have wide ranging complex needs.

Applications are welcome from teachers who have a mainstream background as well as Special Education, as we offer high quality in-house support and CPD for successful candidates joining our forward facing school.  

This is an exciting opportunity for a colleague to extend and develop their CPD in new and innovative ways.

 

We look forward to hearing from you if you are:

  • An excellent practitioner, able to set and achieve high standards and expectations of learning and teaching
  • Have a good understanding of engagement strategies to support positive behaviour for learning approaches
  • Highly motivated and a team player with drive and vision
  • An excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills
  • An exemplary classroom manager, able to supportively lead a great team of Teaching Assistants

 

In return we can offer:

  • A school which values and invests in all our staff by providing a range of bespoke CPD opportunities to enable you to meet all our pupil needs
  • A well-resourced and enjoyable working environment which cares for and values every staff member
  • A supportive and collaborative leadership team who welcome new ideas and innovation
  • A school committed to raising standards which has children and young people at the heart of our maxim “All Different, All Equal, All Important”

 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

 

Visits to the school are welcome.

Tours of the school are available on 1pm and 2pm on Tuesday 6 June, please telephone the school on Monday 5 June to book a visit.

Please contact the school on 01924 456811 to arrange an appointment.

Applications should be returned to recruitment@ravenshall.org for the attention of Mr R Robinson, Headteacher.

Application Form

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

12 June 2023, 10:00 AM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.