Specialist Teacher - Lead For The Complex Communication Needs (Ccn)

Required for April (if not sooner), a committed, adaptable and creative Specialist Teacher to join our thriving Support for Learning team. The successful applicant will be experienced in working with children and young people with complex communication needs. You will be required to support students on both a 1:1 and small group basis to, in our purpose-built Inclusion Base, as well as offer advice to other colleagues and parents. Can you:

• build and sustain positive relationships with our children, young people and families,
• support students to succeed through targeted interventions to develop their skills and understanding,
• support students to integrate and thrive in their mainstream lessons,
• communicate clearly with students, parents and other colleagues,
If so, we would like to meet you. This role will involve:
• Teaching pupils with CCN/ASC individually and in groups within the provision as well as supporting the work students will carry out within mainstream classrooms.
• Carrying out detailed observations alongside, such as those used in the SCERTS approach/AET framework,
• Working alongside other professionals such as occupational therapy (OT) and Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) professionals.
• Working in partnership with other agencies (including OT, SALT, SENSS) to develop learning plans that meet the needs of the individual pupils.
• Working in partnership with class teachers to ensure the pupils are effectively included in mainstream activities as appropriate for each individual.
• Developing and creating resource materials to meet the needs of the pupils and oversee the ordering of resources if required.
• Ensuring that a robust assessment system, for all pupils, leads to personal educational programmes and appropriate improvement targets.
Phone or visit our website for an information pack and application form for either post. Closing date: 29 November 2024 We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and will require the disclosure of any criminal convictions. Gillingham School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. We look forward to receiving an application form from you. What the school offers its staff An excellent induction programme exists for all colleagues who join our school and are entitled to rich professional learning and ongoing professional development. High quality research informed professional development is a professional entitlement for all colleagues. Located in an attractive rural setting but with good travel links (e.g. Bath, Exeter, Salisbury), Gillingham is an ambitious, popular school which offers excellent resources, outstanding facilities and a happy working environment.