BROOMHILL BANK SCHOOL: Computing Teacher - Full-time

Start Date: Sep 2016

Pay: MPS or UPS + SENA

Computer Science and Music Teacher required for September 2016 – Based at our site in Hextable

We are looking for a well-qualified, highly motivated and enthusiastic teacher of Computer Science and Music at an exciting time in the life of Broomhill Bank School. We are seeking a new member to join a key team in this thriving and innovative co-educational Special School.

Candidates from mainstream and those who are newly qualified are welcomed. Prior experience of working in a specialist setting is not essential as high quality SEN support and training will be provided to enable you to develop your SEN expertise over time.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach throughout Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 including the delivery of GCSEs and will have many opportunities for career progression.

Broomhill Bank School is driven by the belief at its heart that all students deserve the best education and the best opportunities for independence. You will be a passionate, dedicated and inspirational teacher who will continue to raise academic achievement of students while being a supportive and nurturing part of the whole school team.

It is crucial to us to attract the best possible candidate who, through their quality of teaching and passion for Maths, can inspire our students to achieve the very best in this core curriculum area.

The governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will therefore be subject to an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure Barring Service.

Closing Date: 13/06/2016 at 09:00

Interviews: 17/06/16

Information about the school

Broomhill Bank is a highly successful coeducational special school, situated on two sites, for students aged 11 to 19, with Statements of Special Educational Need or Education, Health and Care Plans relating to Communication, Interaction and Learning difficulties. Broomhill Bank School (West) is situated in Rusthall near Tunbridge Wells, and is the administrative centre for the school as a whole. Broomhill Bank (North) was newly opened on 1st September and is situated in Hextable, near Swanley.

Broomhill Bank invests a lot in employing the best staff, and in training them to achieve highly in their respective roles. We strive to engage staff who are self-motivated, professional, and ambitious for our students and who, within these parameters, get high satisfaction levels and enjoyment from the jobs they do.

The school is involved in a number of collaborative arrangements outside the immediate school:

We are active members of the Kent Association of Special Schools (KASS), comprising the 24 special schools across Kent as a whole. Broomhill Bank is also part of the Collaborative Learning Alliance of Special Schools (CLASS) Multi-teaching School Alliance, involving the 24 Kent special schools. Teaching School status was awarded in December 2015 and cross school working parties are drawing up Action Plans for how we will address the ‘big six’ areas set out by the National College for Teaching and Leadership.

Broomhill Bank is the Service Level Agreement Holder for the Specialist Teaching and Learning Outreach Service within the Tunbridge District. This has resulted from an agreement with Kent Local Authority in September 2012 to devolve the centralised Specialist Teaching and Learning Service out to 12 of Kent’s special schools, to combine with existing outreach resources. We deploy this resource to support children and young people with SEND in schools and Early Years settings across the Tunbridge Wells District.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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