Nurture Teacher

The School caters for the needs of learners aged 5-16 years with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, working with the local schools to prevent young people being permanently excluded from mainstream schools. This is done by providing short term intervention focused placements which aim to allow a young person to re-engage and return to their mainstream education.

Their curriculum comprises not only of learning experiences, but of life experiences. The curriculum is planned to challenge young people in all aspects. Teaching using both the national curriculum and NURTURE curriculum, pinning everything they do to a love and exploration of the outdoors and nature. The school provides a therapeutic, nurturing environment by recreating a family environment. The intention is to identify the needs of each young person and tailor an individual learning and pastoral intervention plan.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant and busy school with excellent facilities and a supportive leadership team.  This role is to start in Septembe.

Main Responsibilities

• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
• To contribute to the maximizing of student attainment
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students
• To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide, monitor and assess opportunities for personal, social and academic growth.
• To ensure a safe, productive and exciting learning environment
• Promote mutual respect and ensure equality of access for all pupils, regardless of culture, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, race, language, social background and family circumstances, preparing them for a life in a diverse society
• To be skilled in using a variety of communications media
• To participate in the pupils Life Skills development programme, assessing progress made against set Smart Targets

Assessment

• An excellent understanding and use of a wide variety of pupil assessment strategies for both academic and pastoral purposes
• Ability to monitor, assess, record and report on aptitudes, needs and progress of individual pupils
• Excellent ability to utilise a range of AFL strategies designed to stimulate thinking and illicit responses from pupils of all abilities an age ranges, often within the same group.
• To report appropriately to a diverse range of stakeholders on pupil attainment.
• Ability to provide constructive oral and written feedback to pupils and to ensure their understanding of a clear progression pathway
• Ability to use the results of assessments to evaluate and improve teaching and learning and to improve the standards of attainment

Planning

• To develop individual learning pathways for every student through long- and medium-term planning and weekly learning phase plans.
• To work alongside the Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Examination Coordinators to ensure consistent high-quality planning and delivery across the school.
• To ensure that resources and equipment are in good working order and suitable for teaching use.

Other responsibilities

• Participate in relevant meetings with colleagues, parents and external services.
• To be involved in links with external agencies as part of curriculum enhancement, including extra-curricular activities and off-site visits.
• Be a reflective practitioner, maintaining professional standards with a strong commitment to your own continued professional development
• Monitor and verify programmes of study to identify their effectiveness.
• Evidence the use of appropriate assessments methodology.
• Be required to work with challenging or complex groups
• Be a lone worker on occasions

To apply for this Nurture teaching job call Holly on 01756 243125 or apply below.