Job Description

OverviewAre you someone who truly who believes in learning without limits? Are you passionate that all children, despite their barriers and needs, deserve the very best learning opportunities? If so, we would love to hear from you! At Bierton CE Combined School, we are looking for a Nurture Class Teacher to lead our new nurture and well being provision.The role of Nurture Class Teacher is an important one within the school, ensuring that our most vulnerable pupils with SEND receive the care and support they need to succeed in their education. The ideal candidates will need to be a practitioner who is unfailingly calm, resourceful and determined that pupils with the most complex of SEND can achieve within the mainstream learning environment through appropriate adaptation, classroom adjustments and bespoke, tailored provision.This role is for someone who has a good understanding of a range of children\'s educational needs, and can not only support pupils to progress in their academic, social and personal development, but also support and lead other staff to champion the needs of pupils with SEND right through the School.Term time onlySalary Type: MPS/UPSSalary details: MPS/UPSContract type: PermanentHours: Teacher Working HoursClosing date: 17/05/2024 11:00Interviews to be held: W/C 20th May But we reserve the right to withdraw the advert should the right candidate come forward in advance of this date.About usBierton School is a friendly, caring and lively place where children are enthusiastic learners, well-motivated and encouraged to think for themselves. They have the potential to Aim high for success and so we need a staff team who can provide them with the first class education that they deserve.Bierton CE Combined School is well resourced across all areas of the curriculum and are committed to providing the best possible education for our children. Our Motto is \'Aim High, Achieve Success, Find Your Sparkle and Shine\' and we believe this applies to the children as well as to the staff. We are committed to developing all our staff in their careers and allow them to achieve success for their future career progression.Each member of the team has their own unique talents or \'sparkle\' and we provide opportunities for these to be used across the school and this then allows all to have a sense of pride and shine about being a member of our school community.We can offer you:

• A warm and welcoming inclusive school community.
• Enthusiastic children who deserve the best
• Support and Encouragement for your continuous professional development from our friendly and hardworking leadership team.
• A staff that are committed to the children and their development
• A supportive Board of Governors
• The opportunity to let your Light shine brightly

About the roleThe Nurture Class Teacher will need to able to \xe2\x80\x9ctalk the talk\xe2\x80\x9d and \xe2\x80\x9cwalk the walk\xe2\x80\x9d in their area of work and be an advocate for children with highly complex SEND. You will not just be providing support for individual pupils with SEND however; you will be expected to lead the provision for groups or classes of pupils who require specific adaptations to the curriculum - this includes planning, resourcing and delivering lessons to groups of SEND pupils across the school. You will need a secure understanding of a range of assessment strategies so that you can measure the impact of learning on the pupils you support, and ensure that their provision across the curriculum - including SEN Support Plans and EHCP targets - makes the most impact.In addition to the core role of SEND, you may also need to support groups of pupils or deliver interventions and additional support to children as needed. You will work closely alongside the SENDCo in supporting SEND across the school. This is a diverse role with opportunities to work within different subject areas and with children of differing ages, needs and abilities. There is an expectation that you will work across the school, and so you must be prepared to work with children in the Nursery, right the way through to Year Six. As part of this position, we will expect you to plan, teach and assess young people\'s development, with support as necessary. Applicants must be flexible in their approach to enable our pupils to succeed.Working under the supervision of the Assistant Head and SENDCo, you will form part of the Inclusion Team within the school.As a member of Inclusion Team, you will undertake the following, but not limited to:
\xc2\xb7 Working alongside and leading the teaching for pupils with highly complex SEND within small group provision and the classroom, ensuring that provision is highly personalised and has an impact
\xc2\xb7 Supporting other Teaching Assistants to develop their practice and understanding of pupils with SEND to upskill them to provide highly personalised provision where required, and recommending action where appropriate
\xc2\xb7 Model best-practice of managing pupils with complex social, emotional and mental health needs, and be exemplary in your skills of de-escalation
\xc2\xb7 Being an advocate for all pupils with SEND, so that their needs are championed
\xc2\xb7 Support Class Teachers in ensuring that their classrooms offer quality first teaching, and that appropriate adjustments are made for pupils with SEND, and recommending action where appropriate
\xc2\xb7 Being a named point of contact for some pupils with SEND and who have EHCPs, liaising with parents/carers and holding meetings/discussions where appropriate with the SENDCo (this includes attending Annual Reviews, where appropriate)
\xc2\xb7 Completing aspects of SEND administration and paperwork, including contributing to annual reviews for pupils with EHCPs, ensuring ADPRs are \'live\' and having impact when reviewing these
\xc2\xb7 Supporting with the organisation and effectiveness of interventions across the school under the direction of the SENDCo, supporting Teaching Assistants to ensure that these have maximum impact
\xc2\xb7 Carrying out assessments with pupils with SEND, providing reports and updates to the SENDCo and proposed support and adjustments in-light of theseBierton CE Combined School and Nursery is an inclusive setting, valuing all children\'s achievements, ensuring that each child is given every opportunity to Let their light Shine!About youWe are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner who has a clear understanding of the National Curriculum and is able to motivate and inspire children to achieve their full potential.As the Nurture Class Teacher, you will be passionate about ensuring the best outcomes for children and giving them every opportunity to succeed, whatever their barriers may be.We are looking for a candidate who is:
\xc2\xb7 An exemplary practitioner across the school who already has specialist knowledge and/or skills in supporting pupils with SEND, and forms excellent, positive relationships with pupils.
\xc2\xb7 Highly driven and motivated, has a great deal of resilience, and can work flexibly and creatively to respond to our most vulnerable pupils. Ideally, we are looking for candidates who want to have a wider impact across the school on the most vulnerable SEND pupils.
\xc2\xb7 An excellent practitioner, keen to work in a supportive school.
\xc2\xb7 Driven by a strong moral purpose to enable all children to achieve and have integrity.
\xc2\xb7 Passionate about creativity and have a sense of humour.
\xc2\xb7 Warm in character, easy to work with and committed to teamwork, recognising that more can be achieved together than is possible as individuals.
\xc2\xb7 Determined to succeed with a positive attitude.
\xc2\xb7 Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We can offer you:
\xc2\xb7 Enthusiastic and well-behaved pupils.
\xc2\xb7 A Leadership Team dedicated to helping you develop an outstanding career and balanced life.
\xc2\xb7 The chance to work with a fantastic team, with the best possible opportunities to share ideas, planning, assessment etc.
\xc2\xb7 The opportunity to work alongside excellent teachers, to observe and share practice on a regular basis.
\xc2\xb7 The chance to develop personal curriculum strengths.
\xc2\xb7 An excellent CPD training programme
\xc2\xb7 A dynamic, creative staff, dedicated to achieving whole-school improvement and building lifelong friendships.Other informationVisits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on 01296 483110.Please send completed application forms to the email address:We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.Bierton C.E Combined School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS and qualifications check will be carried out upon appointment of the successful candidate.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 and the (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.

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