Class Teacher - Booker Park School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, compassionate and resilient Class Teacher. This is an opportunity to teach in a caring community, where the vision is to support our students enabling them to achieve the greatest possible level of independence and educational success.
If you wish to advance further in your career and extend your knowledge and experience, there are pathways which can lead onto teacher training. Don’t delay! Interviews will be arranged upon receipt of applications from suitable candidates. You can also enjoy the benefits of working within Buckinghamshire Council including financial rewards and discounts on purchases from local shops, cafes and restaurants, pension scheme and a 24 hour free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
Term time only
Salary Type: MPS
Salary details: M1-M6 £31,650 to £43,607, SEN £2679
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 32.5
Closing date: 05/01/2025 15:00
Interviews to be held: as suitable candidates apply
About us
Booker Park is a member of the Vale Federation of Special Schools together with the secondary provision and post 16 students based at Stocklake Park School. With 239 pupils on roll, Booker Park School caters for primary aged children with a broad diversity of complex needs including profound and multiple, severe and moderate learning difficulties. Almost half of the pupils have an additional diagnosis of an autistic spectrum condition. We look for all our young people to be successful learners enabling them to achieve their potential in a caring and supportive environment.
We are fortunate enough to have wonderful facilities including two large halls, a computer suite, hydrotherapy pool, soft play room, an observational mirror room, dark room and sensory theatre. We have purpose built outdoor spaces including a MUGA (multi use games area), climbing castle, pirate ship and sensory path which are available to all pupils.
About the role
Reporting to the Head of School, the successful applicant will take responsibility for the education and welfare of a designated group of children, leading and managing additional adults within the classroom.
In this busy, sometimes challenging, but rewarding role, you will work closely with colleagues to plan and deliver appropriate schemes of work closely matching the learning experiences offered with the individual needs of the child. The role includes maintaining assessment records and reporting on pupils’ progress and attainment in accordance with school policy.
We have other professionals on site; speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists, supporting teaching and learning with whom you will liaise and work with co-operatively.
About you
In order to carry out this role you will enjoy working with students who have special educational needs, have an appreciation of the positive attitudes required to encourage independence in our students together with high expectations and respect towards students, warmth and a sense of humour.
You will have a qualified Teacher status and be up to date with current developments in the curriculum and initiatives, aswell posses an enthusiastic, caring, trustworthy and resilient nature, and a commitment to working as part of a team.
Flexibility and a commitment to training is expected. We welcome applications from both primary and secondary sector and applications from Early Career Teachers wishing to work in special education. Training will be provided for those wishing to specialise in SEN teaching.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Lynne Worley on the number below. For further information on our recruitment process please visit our website.
Completed applications should be emailed to: [email protected]. CVs alone will not be accepted.
Interviews will be conducted after receipt of successful applications and shortlisting If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of the closing date, you must assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
School Address: Booker Park School, Stoke Leys Close, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 9ET
Office Tel: 01296 427221
Email: [email protected]
The Vale Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide two satisfactory references, undertake pre-employment checks including a health check and have a cleared Enhanced Disclosure & Barring check. An online search (including social media checks) will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates as part of our recruitment process
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
