Are you a passionate and dedicated educator with a commitment to making a difference in the lives of young people with special educational needs? We are seeking an inspiring Post-16 Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teacher to join our vibrant and supportive SEN school. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a dynamic team in a nurturing environment that values creativity, individual progress, and inclusive education. You will play a key role in delivering tailored learning experiences that empower students aged 16 and over to achieve their full potential and prepare for life beyond the classroom. If you are enthusiastic, compassionate, and eager to support the unique journey of every learner, we would love to hear from you!
Newfriars College aim is to transform the lives of young
people through partnership, collaboration, enterprise and innovation. Our
vision is to maximise opportunities within the community and provide a breadth
and richness of experience that enables all our learners to reach their full
potential and be part of an inclusive society. Newfriars College is an
Independent Specialist Day College in North Staffordshire dedicated to
supporting young people with learning difficulties and disabilities aged 16–25.
We provide specialist resources and facilities for all
our learners and have an excellent support network within the local area. This provides
the college with many opportunities including transition routes into the wider
community, employment and supported work experience, independent living and
specialist support from highly skilled multi-agency professionals and
therapists. Learning in the community and vocational education is extremely
important and we are eager to successfully prepare our young peoples for
adulthood.
Our College works in partnership with Shaw Education
Trust who believe that “every young person can achieve great things,
whatever their abilities and whatever their background”.
We are driven by our vision for a society in which young
people with disabilities are able to realise their potential and are given the
skills, support and assurance to have a better future.
Shaw Education Trust are a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools including Primary, Secondary and Special Schools all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust a charity organisation that focuses on transforming lives. We’re a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.
Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff)/Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
- Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
- Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
- Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
- Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
- Free Eye Tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Colleagues within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses include all of the National Professional Qualifications – NPQH, NPQSL, NPQEYL, NPQLL, NPQLT, NPQLTD, NPQLBC are all delivered by the Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. In addition, we provide access to the NPQEL for Executive Leaders.
- Experienced leadership and subject-specific support.
- Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.
- Access to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT.
- Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate.
- Participating in peer reviews.
- Access to a suite of online courses.
- Placement projects within our family of schools.
Newfriars College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online checks and criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions.
All shortlisted candidates will undergo an online search as part of Trust safer recruitment.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an on-going basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, therefore, we encourage early applications.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV’s alone will not be accepted.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date, therefore, we encourage early applications.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.