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Alternative Provision Teacher (SEND allowance)
| Posting date: | 11 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 8ER |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 377f1a25-bfcc-4253-bed7-1c0bed39d1af |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an enthusiastic committed professional to join us as a SEND Teacher, predominantly based in our Alternative Provision space.
The successful candidate will:
• Be able to offer a range of core or foundation subjects at KS3 (English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, ICT etc).
• Help to engage students with both reading and writing (potentially Phonics based reading intervention work).
• Provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
• Establish and maintain a safe environment and purposeful working atmosphere which supports learning and in which students feel secure and confident.
• Provide a nurturing environment for our SEND students.
Our ideal candidate will have:
• A committed and passionate view of students with SEND.
• Experience of working in a SEND/AP environment or similar unit/provision in either primary or secondary.
• QTS/QTLS.
• A track record of successful engagement with vulnerable young people.
• Great interpersonal/people skills and a nurturing approach; lots of energy and patience.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• The support of a vibrant and driven senior leadership team, committed to supporting staff with a mindful approach to teacher workload and promoting a healthy work/life balance.
• A fantastic, modern building in a convenient location, within walking distance of several Metro stations and close to Four Lane Ends bus station.
• An evidence-informed approach to CPD, offering tailored professional development opportunities for both teaching and support staff.
• A collaborative, open-door culture that celebrates and shares best practices.
• A strong emphasis on traditional KIDMAP values: Kindness, Integrity, Determination, Manners, Ambition, and Positivity.
• Outstanding support for Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and a dedication to developing talent, cultivating excellent leaders, and empowering them to build their own high-performing teams.
• An inspiring and motivated student body, making teaching and learning truly rewarding.
Read more in our recruitment prospectus online.
Further details about the role
This is a fixed term 1 year post, with the potential for extension to a permanent post.
We have a new AP Lead and Inclusion Manager starting June 2025 to lead strategically on our alternative provision space; this is an exciting time to join our school and work in this area.
Commitment to safeguarding
Longbenton High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are seeking an enthusiastic committed professional to join us as a SEND Teacher, predominantly based in our Alternative Provision space.
The successful candidate will:
• Be able to offer a range of core or foundation subjects at KS3 (English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, ICT etc).
• Help to engage students with both reading and writing (potentially Phonics based reading intervention work).
• Provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
• Establish and maintain a safe environment and purposeful working atmosphere which supports learning and in which students feel secure and confident.
• Provide a nurturing environment for our SEND students.
Our ideal candidate will have:
• A committed and passionate view of students with SEND.
• Experience of working in a SEND/AP environment or similar unit/provision in either primary or secondary.
• QTS/QTLS.
• A track record of successful engagement with vulnerable young people.
• Great interpersonal/people skills and a nurturing approach; lots of energy and patience.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• The support of a vibrant and driven senior leadership team, committed to supporting staff with a mindful approach to teacher workload and promoting a healthy work/life balance.
• A fantastic, modern building in a convenient location, within walking distance of several Metro stations and close to Four Lane Ends bus station.
• An evidence-informed approach to CPD, offering tailored professional development opportunities for both teaching and support staff.
• A collaborative, open-door culture that celebrates and shares best practices.
• A strong emphasis on traditional KIDMAP values: Kindness, Integrity, Determination, Manners, Ambition, and Positivity.
• Outstanding support for Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and a dedication to developing talent, cultivating excellent leaders, and empowering them to build their own high-performing teams.
• An inspiring and motivated student body, making teaching and learning truly rewarding.
Read more in our recruitment prospectus online.
Further details about the role
This is a fixed term 1 year post, with the potential for extension to a permanent post.
We have a new AP Lead and Inclusion Manager starting June 2025 to lead strategically on our alternative provision space; this is an exciting time to join our school and work in this area.
Commitment to safeguarding
Longbenton High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.