SEMH Maths Teacher

Job Title: SEMH Maths Teacher

Reports to: Deputy Head Teacher

Contract Type: Full time, permanent

Location: Bishops Stortford

Salary: £33,500 - £52,000

White Trees is an independent Secondary school that specialises in working with pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH).

About The Role

As a SEMH Teacher for White Trees Independent School you are responsible for the teaching of pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and/or have ADHD, PDA, OCD, ODD. This will be either on a 1:1 basis or within a small group setting.

All pupils have an Education Health and Care Plan, with ILP’s written based upon outcomes and aims from their EHCP’s, which identify strategies and interventions to support their needs.

Responsibilities

• To undertake the teaching of pupils with Education Health and Care Plans, across the range of SEN needs and ages, and particularly those learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and other related conditions
• Provide quality of teaching and learning for all pupils
• Be accountable for the attainment and progress of all pupils
• Support pupils making progress across the curriculum, differentiating where appropriate
• Produce pupil SEN passports, monitor pupil social communication development, contribute to provision mapping and annual reviews, ILP’s for students
• Support staff training to meet the needs of the pupils
• Guide the work of any tutors (including Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Higher-Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) who work with pupils who have EHCP’s
• Be able to provide pastoral support and guidance for all pupils
• To contribute to the overall development of teaching and learning area across the school

Teaching

• To set clear learning objectives, writing Schemes of Work, medium term planning and short term planning
• Use data to plan lessons and learning materials to motivate and support all pupils to make at least good progress
• Have high aspirations and set challenging, yet realistic, targets for all pupils
• To set high expectations for pupils’ behaviour, learning, motivation, and presentation of work by establishing a purposeful working atmosphere and providing challenging and inspirational learning experiences
• Work in collaboration with Teaching Assistants, teachers, and tutors
• Take account of pupils’ prior attainment, learning styles and needs and use them to set appropriately challenging targets and learning activities
• To promote and develop literacy and numeracy skills throughout teaching and learning activities so that literacy and numeracy do not present barriers to learning
• Provide intervention activities for those students who need support to boost attainment/progress or who require additional challenge
• Manage the behaviour of pupils in line with the school’s Behaviour Policy
• Ensure that teaching room, resources and equipment are maintained in good order, with regard to Health & Safety and security of property
• Competent in the use of ICT and other technologies and learning resources as learning tools to inspire and motivate learners
• Ensure that a stimulating learning environment is maintained in the classroom, including provision of a high quality of display