Highshore School Camberwell Salary: Main Scale M3-M6 (Inner London) Plus SEN point.UPS available Job type: Full Time, Permanent Start date: ASAP or Spring Term 2025 Apply by: 17 October 2024 Job overview VACANCY for SEND Teacher at Highshore School Required ASAP An exciting opportunity has arisen at Highshore School for teachers of Special Educational Needs.Highshore is a mixed 11-19 school for pupils with complex mixed needs.We have 170 pupils on roll who have a variety of needs including Down's syndrome, Autism, ADHD and complex medical needs.Many have significant learning difficulties.The majority of our pupils have speech and language difficulties.A growing number of pupils need support with activities of daily living.We use Makaton signing in many of our classes to facilitate communication.We are a happy and creative school.Successful candidate will: Be a confident, passionate teacher preferably with SEN experience Have a strong interest and enthusiasm in developing as a teacher in this setting Be a teacher with experience of working with pupils working below the Year 1 curriculum Be a person who loves working with children and can offer skills that will help our pupils make excellent progress We offer: Children who are enthusiastic, well behaved and eager to learn Tailor-made training opportunities and career development to enable rapid progression Professional, friendly and supportive staff The chance to work in a well-resourced school that is within close proximity to central London Strong school leadership Successful candidate must: Share the school's values Be an excellent practitioner who can provide evidence of good or outstanding teaching Have high expectations of all children Be committed to professional development Be dedicated and able to motivate and engage pupils Closing Date 17/10/24 at 12 noon- Interviews to be held on W/C 21st October 2024 For further information about this post and arrangements for visits can be made by contacting or 0207 708 6790.C.V.'s are not accepted - Candidates must complete the London Borough of Southwark Application form - Click Apply now to download the form Direct applications only, no agency applications Highshore School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Our recruitment processes follow the guidance in the Df E document, Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.Highshore School is an equal opportunities employer.Attached documents Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.docx (28.59 KB) TEACHER Job Description and Person Spec -.pdf (180.77 KB) School prospectus (3.71 MB) Vision (132.61 KB) About Highshore School Highshore is a complex mixed needs special secondary (age range 11 – 19) school situated in Camberwell, in the London Borough of Southwark.We have 156 pupils on roll.Every pupil has an Education Health Care Plan.At Highshore School we enable our pupils to gain the skills, confidence and opportunities needed to progress to employment, meaningful voluntary opportunities and training.Our pupils tell us that they want to make a contribution to society.We are a central London school and expect our pupils to be active citizens.All of our pupils have severe or moderate learning disabilities (SLD/MLD) and come from a mix of Southwark Primary and Special schools.Our school is oversubscribed.In addition to our teaching staff one full time and one part-time Speech and Language therapist, one day a week Occupational therapy, Family worker and a Full-time work experience coordinator.We also have strong links with CAMHS, the School Nursing Service and with the Early Help team.Our pupils have a range of needs, including: Complex medical needs, Downs Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech, Language and Communication difficulties, ADHD and Physical disabilities.#J-18808-Ljbffr