Qualified English Teacher - Inspire Pathway

The Trustees are looking to recruit Qualified English Teachers - Inspire Pathway Hollinwood Academy Teachers' Pay Scale + SEN (£2,679 pa) Commencing January 2025 Hollinwood Academy is part of the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust. Hollinwood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables children and young people from reception to Key Stage 4 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, with overall breadth and balance, which provides children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and speech, language and communication difficulties their full entitlement. As a result, the young people benefit from excellent opportunities in all aspects of our curriculum to achieve and improve their academic achievement, social skills, communication skills, knowledge, understanding, well-being and physical development. We invite applications from excellent Secondary practitioners to deliver the English curriculum to KS3 and KS4 students with ASC and mild/moderate learning difficulties. The successful candidate will:

• Have specific experience/interest in working with pupils with SEND and Autism
• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to inspire pupils' learning and development.
• To have knowledge and understanding of autism and how pupils with autism learn and be able to use knowledge of ASC strategies to adapt learning to meet the needs of these pupils.
• To have an up to date understanding of the National Curriculum at all ability levels and be able to adapt learning to meet the needs of pupils in KS3 and KS4.
• To be able to deliver the KS3 and KS4 English national curriculum.
• To be able to deliver the iGCSE English qualification to KS4 students.
• To be able to deliver the Functional Skills English qualification.
• To be able to use a wide range of communication tools to communicate with pupils in the school.
• Be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through imaginative and differentiated lessons which meet individual needs.
• Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with young people with a range of complex needs.
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, pupils, parents and the wider community.
• Have an experience of enhancement of pupil progress gains and raising attainment and achievement in all pupils.
• Have experience of current assessment practice and the use of data and pupil progress tracking to ensure that all groups of learners achieve.
• Be hardworking, organised and proactive in their professional development.
Although based initially at our Roman Road sites, all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group. All sites are located within a 2 miles radius of Roman Road. Candidates are welcome to arrange a visit (see below). We would particularly look forward to receiving applications from Trainees/ECTs looking to start a career in the SEN sector. We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Post One Salary: Teachers' Pay Scale + SEN (£2679 pa) Hours of work: 1.0 FTE Status: Permanent Based: Hollinwood Academy Commencing: January 2025 Closing Date: Monday 2nd December 2024, 9am Interview/observation: TBC Post Two Interview/observation: TBC Salary: Teachers' Pay Scale + SEN (£2679 pa) Hours of work: 1.0 FTE Status: Fixed Term to cover a maternity leave Based: Hollinwood Academy Commencing: January 2025 Closing Date: Monday 2nd December 2024, 9am Interview/observation: TBC School information: Louise Needham lneedham@newbridgegroup.org Laura Millard lmillard@newbridgegroup.org or Natalie Gordon ngordon@newbridgegroup.org Completed application forms via email to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org

Hollinwood Academy is part of the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust. Hollinwood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables children and young people from reception to Key Stage 4 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, with overall breadth and balance, which provides children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and speech, language and communication difficulties their full entitlement. As a result, the young people benefit from excellent opportunities in all aspects of our curriculum to achieve and improve their academic achievement, social skills, communication skills, knowledge, understanding, well-being and physical development. We invite applications from excellent Secondary practitioners to deliver the English curriculum to KS3 and KS4 students with ASC and mild/moderate learning difficulties. The successful candidate will:
• Have specific experience/interest in working with pupils with SEND and Autism
• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to inspire pupils' learning and development.
• To have knowledge and understanding of autism and how pupils with autism learn and be able to use knowledge of ASC strategies to adapt learning to meet the needs of these pupils.
• To have an up to date understanding of the National Curriculum at all ability levels and be able to adapt learning to meet the needs of pupils in KS3 and KS4.
• To be able to deliver the KS3 and KS4 English national curriculum.
• To be able to deliver the iGCSE English qualification to KS4 students.
• To be able to deliver the Functional Skills English qualification.
• To be able to use a wide range of communication tools to communicate with pupils in the school.
• Be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through imaginative and differentiated lessons which meet individual needs.
• Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with young people with a range of complex needs.
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, pupils, parents and the wider community.
• Have an experience of enhancement of pupil progress gains and raising attainment and achievement in all pupils.
• Have experience of current assessment practice and the use of data and pupil progress tracking to ensure that all groups of learners achieve.
• Be hardworking, organised and proactive in their professional development.