Dorset Council UK
SEN Resource Base - Base Leader
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Teacher - Pokesdown Community Primary School
Salary
MPS / UPS - depending on experience + SEN allowance
Role
Full Time (job shares can be considered)
Start Date
01/ 01/ 2027
Are you passionate about making a difference? Are you looking to work within a nurturing, exciting and vibrant school, where the children are at the heart of everything we do? Are you flexible, excellent at thinking on your feet, have expertise to offer and looking for a new challenge that will be completely different?
Still interested? Then come and work for us! We need you!
Pokesdown Community Primary School has 2 exciting roles available. We are looking for 2 specialist and experienced teachers who have experience of working with children with ASD and other SEND needs to lead our new Resource Bases. This is a great opportunity to join our friendly, forward thinking and innovative school and help us grow further.
We are setting up 2 Resource Bases - 1 for KS1 and 1 for KS2.
Each base will be for 8 children with EHCPs with a profile of ASD and general learning difficulties, with a small team of adults to support their needs. Each base leader will work closely with the Headteacher, line manage your team and help develop our vision further as we work towards the children in the base benefitting from specialised support within our mainstream school.
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As Base Leader, you will work alongside colleagues to create and deliver a curriculum that embodies our integrated and adaptive approach. You will oversee assessments and annual reviews for pupils within your base and build strong partnerships with external professionals to ensure every child is empowered to make the best possible progress and achieve success within our setting.
The role will enable you to share your energy, knowledge and passion with different children, families and staff - both in the base and within the wider school community.
The role is full time, although we would consider job shares applying for the role. Working alongside other colleagues, you will need to be an excellent practitioner, be flexible, adaptable and enjoy working with others.
We are looking at the base opening in January and would hope that there may be some possibility of working some days prior to this.
Highlights of the Role
- Lead a small team within your base, coordinating timetables and liaising with families and external professionals
- Support from a local special school to drive practice forward and develop your professional learning
- Support others colleagues and impart your knowledge within our mainstream setting
- Work closely with the Headteacher and SEND team to drive our new provision forwards
- The opportunity to join a forward thinking, friendly and supportive team
- A range of benefits including - free daily breakfast and lunch, wellbeing support and access to external support, cycle to work scheme, wellbeing days.
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If the post still interests you and you want to find out more, please do not hesitate to contact us. We would love to tell you more about the role and show you around our school. Please contact Ali Bayliss - Headteacher to ask questions you may have via the school office.
Application Process
Please email your application to Mrs K Fromage by Wednesday 14th October 12pm to office@pokesdowncommunity.co.uk telling us all about yourself, your experience and that little bit extra that will make you perfect for our school.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 14th October 12pm
Interviews
Interviews will take place during the week of 19th October.
Applicants called for interview will be notified by Friday 16th October.
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