SEMH Teacher

Primary SEMH Teacher - Must have QTS and DBS on Update Service 

SENCare Recruitment are currently seeking a full-time Primary trained SEMH Teacher for a special school in Suffolk.

Start: ASAP

Duration: Full-time, Ongoing

Working Hours: 8.30am - 4.30pm 

Purpose of the post

To ensure high quality education for all pupils in a designated class and improve the quality of learning and standards of achievement.

To contribute to the quality of education across the school by leading a curriculum subject area(s) and through engagement with enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities.

Knowledge and Understanding

• Have a knowledge of SEND and trauma informed and attachment aware practice.
• Understand the structure and balance of the National Curriculum, RE and other associated areas such as RHSE.
• Have detailed knowledge and understanding of the programmes of study and descriptors with particular emphasis on the core subjects.
• Use recent monitoring and inspection evidence as well as personal reflection/training to develop good quality teaching.
• Be familiar with health and safety issues, child protection procedures and positive management plans.

Planning, Teaching, Class Management

• Teach allocated pupils by planning teaching to achieve progression in pupils learning through:
• identifying clear learning objectives identifying how they will be taught, based on their starting points and assessed and ensuring the best use of teaching time.
• providing opportunities for the whole class, groups and individuals which challenge.
• using a variety of teaching strategies and ensure high levels of pupil interest.
• setting appropriate and aspirational expectations.
• differentiating clearly to meet individual needs.
• Provide clear structure for lessons, maintaining pace and challenge.
• Structure lessons appropriately for the pupils SEN, including 1:1, small groups and whole class
• Make effective use of assessment information.
• Plan opportunities to contribute to pupil’s personal spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
• Prioritise building trusting relationships with the pupils so that they feel safe and secure, building their readiness for learning
• Support pupils' emotional self-regulation to enable high standards of behaviour and engagement in learning.
• Establish a safe, supportive and stimulating learning environment.
• Use a wide range of creative teaching methods to sustain the momentum of pupils’ work and engage all pupils.
• Undertake day to day line management of the teaching assistants that are part of your class team.
• Ensure all teaching assistants working with your class have a clear understanding of their responsibilities and areas of focus each day and support them with this.

Monitoring, Assessment, Reporting, Recording and Accountability:

• Assess how well learning objectives have been met and use this assessment to improve specific aspects of teaching.
• Mark and monitor work providing constructive feedback and set targets for pupil’s progress.
• Assess and record each pupil’s progress systematically and use records to ensure pupils make demonstrable progress.
• Check that pupils have understood and completed work set.
• Monitor strengths and weaknesses.
• Inform planning.
• Ensure that pupils continue to make demonstrable progress.
• Assess pupils progress against their Education, Health and Care Plan outcomes

Would you be interested in hearing more? Please contact John @ SENCare.

SENCare Recruitment provides Special Educational Needs (SEN) professionals for SEN schools, mainstream schools, residential care homes and 1-1 home support through local authorities, across the UK.  We can offer short/long term placements on a temporary and permanent basis for specialist SEN teachers, teaching assistants, support workers, social workers, VI/HI practitioners and mid-day meal supervisors.