SEN Class Teacher (PE)
| Posting date: | 14 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL8 3PH |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75702052 |
Summary
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The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of SEN Class Teacher - PE
New Bridge Learning Centre, Fitton Hill, Oldham
Teachers’ Pay Range + SEN allowance
ECT’s are encouraged to apply
Commencing September 2025
If you’re the kind of person dedicated to improving the lives of children, you’re just the person New Bridge is looking for.
Why New Bridge?
“Staff are proud to work at the school. They are highly supported in their professional development”
Ofsted Report February 2025
We are committed to making a difference where it matters most to create meaningful futures for all
We invest in developing talent through our strong focus on coaching and training.
We nurture teams: fostering a sense of belonging secured by strong purpose and healthy relationships.
As we are a talent first organisation, we are always looking to find people who align themselves to our mission and values. If you feel that could be you then we would love to hear from you.
Part of the wider New Bridge Multi Academy Trust (MAT), New Bridge School is a generic special needs school for students and students between the ages of 11 and 19 across three sites within Oldham. The school is popular with families both in Oldham and the surrounding boroughs and our numbers are increasing year on year.
New Bridge Learning Centre is an Outstanding rated provision which caters for students with a wide range of SEND, from moderate learning difficulties to profound and multiple learning difficulties, including severe and complex learning difficulties. The Learning Centre also caters for students with physical disabilities, multisensory impairments, visual impairments, hearing impairments and specific conditions including autism spectrum condition. Making a difference to the lives of these young people could be the most important job you will ever have. All students have an EHC plan. To cater to the needs of the range of students the Learning Centre has developed a range of different and appropriate provisions.
If you’re the kind of person that is committed to improving the lives of children, by having the ability to build good working relationships, utilising organisational skills, being flexible and innovative, and enjoy working with a range of different stakeholders, then you are the person to support our children and lead our staff. We pride ourselves on being the New Bridge ‘community’, a vocational destination, not just a job.
PE Teacher:
We are looking for someone to deliver our exciting PE Curriculum to a range of students across the different provisions at the Learning Centre.
At New Bridge we believe that a high-quality education in PE will teach students to develop skills within an environment that meets their needs and can transfer skills into other areas of their learning for life and to help develop and support character building, teamwork, communication and resilience.
We are looking for a PE teacher who can support us in achieving our overarching aim for PE at New Bridge to motivate learners to fully engage in PE and promote a healthy and active lifestyle leading to a positive self-esteem and well-being. The successful candidate will need to be able to adapt to the needs of our students to reflect our culture of inclusivity.
Due to the complex nature of our students, high levels of emotional and physical resilience are needed. However, the knowledge that our work is making a positive impact in helping the young people to grow and work towards independence brings great reward.
If you share our determination and ambition to ensure that our provision is a beacon of outstanding practice this role offers an exciting opportunity to develop in a forward thinking and outward looking organisation.
The successful candidate will:
- Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to inspire students’ learning and development
- Have experience of teaching young people with Autism or Special Educational Needs within the primary or secondary sector or have a specific interest in developing their teaching skills in a special school setting.
- Have high expectations of young people, and a commitment to raising standards of attainment to ensure that they can achieve their full educational potential
- Have experience of enhancement of student progress gains and raising attainment and achievement levels of all students
- Be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through imaginative and differentiated lessons which meet individual needs
- Have experience of current assessment practice and the use of data and student progress tracking to ensure that all groups of learners achieve
- Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with young people with a range of complex needs
- Be able to build positive relationships with the class group, ensuring consistency and continuity on a daily basis.
- Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, students, parents and the wider community
- Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development
- Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team
The post will be based initially at New Bridge Learning Centre, St Martins Road, Fitton Hill, however, all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group.
New Bridge MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must have a commitment to safeguarding young people. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and references will be sought prior to interview.
This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewedhere.
For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due- diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023
We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation
Salary: Teachers’ Pay Scale + SEN Allowance (£2,679 per annum)
Hours of work: Full-time
Based: New Bridge Learning Centre, Fitton Hill, Oldham
Commencing: Commencing September 2025
Status: Permanent Class Teacher
Further Info: Dawn Allison dallison@newbridgegroup.org
Completed applications to be sent to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org
Application Deadline: 9:00am Monday 19th May 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 21st May or Friday 23rd May
We very much encourage applicants to visit the Learning Centre please contact Hannah Dawson on 0161 883 2402 to arrange a visit.
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