Teacher (Community)

River Tees Hospital School creates an inclusive environment where staff strive to ensure all learners make accelerated academic progress whilst equally focusing on their personal development and wellbeing. We provide a range of specialist assessments, which allow us to develop an integrated plan that will work in harmony with the academic and emotional wellbeing strands. River Tees Hospital School gives every learner the chance to be the best that they can be. This is achieved through the removal of barriers to learning, and the delivery of personalised educational programmes which lead to valuable and valid qualifications. River Tees Hospital School is dedicated to providing high quality education through an innovative structure, so that vulnerable students have access to advanced and energising programmes of learning. We value the professional relationships between staff and learners, but equally ensure strong collaborative partnership work with parents, carers, trustees, external providers and the wider community, to ensure learners achieve their potential. All learners are supported to develop lively and enquiring minds, whilst ensuring that they feel safe and valued in an inclusive environment. The ethos of inclusion is central to all of the work of our Trust and we strive to help our young people to achieve their aims and ambitions. Adam Burns, The successful candidate will deliver an outstanding, broad and balanced curriculum for our learners including GCSE study. We use a carefully sequenced and personalised approach that maintains age related expectations while intervening to ensure every learner can access the curriculum and become ready for the future world of work. We use a relational approach to behaviour. Teachers work closely with our Personal Development Team to ensure that learners get the social and emotional support needed to enable them to succeed academically. The post will be community based but the successful candidate will be expected to deliver the curriculum across all Hospital School sites. Our Team work together in school and across the Trust, sharing their experience, reflecting on best evidence-based research and innovating to discover pedagogies that work for each learner. Teaching & Learning

• Plan work in accordance with RTMAT schemes of work and National Curriculum programmes of study.
• Liaise with relevant colleagues on the planning or units of work for collaborative delivery.
• Work in collaboration with Personal Development Leads, SENCO and other support staff.
• Consider student's prior level of attainment and use them to set targets for future improvements.
• Set high expectations for students' behaviour by establishing a purposeful working atmosphere in accordance with the RTMAT behaviour policy.
• Set appropriate and demanding expectations for students' learning, motivation and presentation of work.
• Planning, implementation and delivery of specific programmes to develop progression for young people with SEN.
Assessment, Recording & Reporting
• Maintain notes and plans of lessons undertaken and records of students' work.
• Marking and assessment pupils work on a regular basis in accordance with RTMAT policies and procedures.
• Keeping accurate records of each individual pupil's progress.
• Carry out assessment programmes such as reports as agreed by RTMAT.
• Organising the displaying of pupils work in and around particular Teaching areas and / or other places as required.
• Be familiar with the Code of Practice for identification and assessment of Special Educational Needs and keep appropriate records on Individual Education Plans for students.
• Ensuring that learning resources are used effectively.
• Maintaining the register in accordance with River Tees Multi Academy Trust policies and legal requirements.
Pastoral Work
• Undertake responsibility for individual pupils as required including tutor/student interviews.
• Be the first point of contact for parents of students.
• Monitor (and set targets for) the social and academic progress of individual pupils.
• Promote good attendance and monitor in accordance with the school's attendance policy.
• Follow RTMAT procedures and National Guidance on 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'.
Professional Standards
• Support the aims of RTMAT to promote a 'learning community'.
• Treat all members of the community, colleagues and students, with respect and consideration.
• Treat all students fairly, consistently and without prejudice.
• Set a good example to students in terms of appropriate dress, standards of punctuality and attendance.
• Promote the aims of RTMAT by attendance at and participation in events such as open evenings, options evenings and the like (as appropriate to responsibilities).
• Support the ethos of RTMAT by upholding the Code of Conduct, uniform rules, etc.
• Take responsibility for own professional development and participate in staff training when provided.
• Reflect on own practice as well as the practices of RTMAT with aim of improving all that we do.
• Read and adhere to the various RTMAT policies as expressed in the School Improvement Plan, the staff handbook, subject team/year team documentation, etc.
• Participate in the development and management of the School by attending various team and staff meetings.
• Undertake professional duties that may be reasonably assigned by the headteacher (e.g. cover, etc.)
• Be proactive and take responsibility for matters relating to health and safety.
  
  QTS Status
• Post QTS Qualification
• Research Qualification
• NPQH Status
• Higher Degree in Subject (MSc Level)
• SENCO
• Experience & knowledge of SENCO
• Presentation information to Governors and stakeholders.
• Evaluating the impact of CPD activities for teachers.
• Knowledge of the curriculum coverage and outcomes expected across a range of Key Stages.
Experience of performance management.,
• Degree or Equivalent
• Level 2 or equivalent in Subject
• Relevant knowledge in subject, national policy, pedagogy, classroom management strategies, inspection findings and statutory requirements.
• Thorough understanding of curriculum development, timetabling and managing school resources to deliver an effective provision.
• Proven ability to effectively keep abreast of academic and research thinking on how disaffected children can become successful learners
• Experience of writing effective school self-evaluation and development plans
• Experience of collecting, analysis and questioning performance data for the purposes of target setting, progress review and evaluation. Experience of monitoring and improving the quality of teaching and learning efficiently productively.
• Proven ability to deliver priorities agreed by the MAT.
• A high level of understanding of, and competent use of, ICT to aid and promote the quality of teaching, learning and administration.
• Excellent organisation and time-keeping skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to monitor and evaluate the work of others; to offer support and intervention where necessary.
• Proven ability to inspire, challenge, motivate and empower teams and individuals to achieve high performance.
• Proven ability to lead an organisation successfully through a period of change.
• Ability to build a strong ethos in the school.
• Ability to work with parents to secure a good learning attitude and environment for students.
• Ability to critically evaluate current research, selecting best evidence-based practice to improve student outcomes.
• · Demonstrate personal enthusiasm and commitment to leadership aimed at making a positive difference to children and young people and raising standards.
• · Demonstrate personal and professional integrity, including modelling values and vision.
• Commitment to support the aims of the MAT.
  
  River Tees Hospital School is an integral part of the River Tees Multi-Academy Trust Family, where learning and wellbeing is at the centre of everything that we do. We work with the most vulnerable children, who have a complex range of physical and/or mental health difficulties, helping them to re-set their learning journey to achieve better outcomes and to improve their life chances in the short and longer term. It is recognised that each learner requires a unique setting and bespoke support programme to help them back into either mainstream education or a specialised educational pathway.
  
  We offer greater PPA time than the national requirement for all of our Teachers.
• All teacher candidates are invited to visit the school/s before submitting an application.
• Our employee's development and progression journeys are proof that we invest in our staff and provide comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• We use a collaborative approach to our appraisals process that aims to foster a culture of inclusive professional development within which staff feel valued and treated fairly
• We pride ourselves on our wellbeing offer to employees, ensuring our staff's health and wellbeing is considered in every decision-making process.
• Better Health at Work Award Advocates with employees trained as Health Advocates to help our employees look after their own mental health and wellbeing.
• We have a flexible and generous approach to family appointments and events.
• A comprehensive induction package and ongoing training.
Commitment to safeguarding