Lead Teacher for Specialist Resource Provision

About the role

About us and the role

As a Lead teacher, you will oversee the quality and standards of teaching and learning in the Specialist Resource Provision (SRP). This role includes evaluating pupil progress, managing transitions, and supporting staff induction and development. You'll teach differentiated lessons, assess and report on pupil progress, and ensure high standards of literacy and behaviour. Additionally, you'll collaborate with colleagues, communicate effectively with the school community, and participate in professional development to enhance your teaching practices.

Avanti Brook is a brand new primary school in Bishops Stortford North. The school will grow to become a 2 form entry primary school with a 26 place preschool. Avanti Brook Primary School will provide parents and pupils with the highest standards of education and pastoral care.

The site for Avanti Brook is a brand new building and the facilities is bespoke, contemporary and first-class, which will make for a unique learning experience.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a school that is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

What will you do?

• Oversee teaching quality, planning and learning coordination in the Specialist Resource Provision.
• Manage and ensure high standards in teaching across the Specialist Resource Provision.
• Facilitate smooth pupil transitions from the Specialist Resource Provision to mainstream school.
• Induct, recruit, and develop staff
• Provision, collaborating with external partners.
• Communicate effectively with pupils, parents, colleagues, the school community, and governors.
• Ensure teaching quality, planning differentiated lessons, assessing progress, and reporting on pupil achievements.

Why should you apply?

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

• Great opportunities for professional development through the Avanti Institute and our family of schools
• Teacher pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria
• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Flexible working opportunities
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Access to multiple well-being programmes (Weekend Retreats, Yoga Classes and Apps)
• Cycle-to-work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes

What are we looking for?

• Experience of teaching children with speech, language, literacy, and social communication difficulties and autism
• Additional training in Speech, Language and Communication or other specific training for supporting children with Language disorders and/or Social Communication difficulties including Autism e.g., post graduate qualification
• Experience or skills in engaging with parents around communication difficulties and their impact
• Experience of teaching and differentiating teaching and learning for CYP with speech, language and literacy difficulties and social communication difficulties and training/supporting mainstream staff in this
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.