SEN Secondary Teacher (Thornycroft School - Oldham)

Job Introduction

Want to work for a company with great values?  Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

We are looking for SEN Teachers of Secondary aged children to join our new school in the Oldham (OL8) area, you will be working with children aged 5-19 in a specialist SEN environment.

MATHS AND ENGLISH TEACHING A PRIORITY.

Thornycroft School is a brand-new, Independent Specialist Day school providing high-quality education for up to 70 pupils.

Located in Oldham, Greater Manchester, the school will meet the diverse needs of pupils aged 5-19 with Special Educational Needs (SEN), including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and Autism.

Thornycroft School carefully preserves its local heritage, creating a calm and familiar environment that reflects its roots. Alongside this, modern facilities and thoughtfully designed spaces ensures pupils diverse needs are met in a supportive setting. This balance enables the school to provide both stability and innovation, helping every pupil feel supported and ready to thrive.

We provide a holistic, bespoke curriculum with rich learning opportunities that enable young people to develop their functional life skills in order to experience a high quality of life.

The school is now open and accepting children and the Headteacher Jennifer is eager to recruit new teachers to join the team and shape a positive culture.

At Thornycroft we will be providing a holistic, bespoke curriculum with rich learning opportunities that enable young people to develop their functional life skills in order to experience a high quality of life.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

Minimum requirements:

• QTS or QTLS Qualification 
• Have proven teaching and learning experience
• Have up to date safeguarding and child protection qualifications/knowledge and experience.

The ideal candidate should:

• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Have the energy, passion, and drive to raise standard.
• Have initiative, vision, excellent planning, and organisational skills.
• Have experience of working with students with SEMH and additional needs .
• Have knowledge and understanding of developments in education.

About us:

We take great satisfaction in being "good neighbours." Horizon schools foster a healthy sense of community both inside and outside of their immediate surroundings.

As part of our highly personalised and purposeful provision, pupils at our schools participate in a wide range of academic, creative, sporting, and vocational learning opportunities and activities, which supports them in developing a range of skills and maximising learning outcomes. Young people take part in a wide range of courses, from music to construction, as well as being given every opportunity to excel in their core subjects, such as mathematics and English.

At Horizon Care and Education, our teachers will be supported by our Director of Curriculum, Headteachers, SENCos, Operational Directors and the Managing Director of Education Services as well as our extensive therapeutic team. 

If you are interested in this job role but feel it is too far away, please enquire regarding our flexible travel options and Relocation assistance.

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This post is subject to a satisfactory criminal record check and satisfactory references.

Closing date for this role is 18th November  Please note we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date stated if we receive a high volume of applications

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