Teacher

Pay/Salary Range: MPS/UPS £31,650 - £49,084 FTE per annum depending on relevant teaching experience, plus SEN 1 allowance £2,679

Are you a creative class teacher who can inspire and motivate children, young people and colleagues alike?

We are looking to appoint motivated, highly effective and creative teachers with experience and/or interest in teaching pupils with autism and associated difficulties to join our positive, forward-thinking and dedicated team of staff.

We are looking for candidates who will:

• Be forward-thinking, positive and ambitious
• Use their skills, knowledge and experience to deliver an appropriate and engaging curriculum
• Personalise planning and teach across a diverse range of needs and adapt teaching to support pupils’ education at different stages of development
• Have a passion for teaching and learning, and improving outcomes for pupils with additional needs and autism
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively within and beyond the classroom with support staff, teachers, other professionals, parents, carers, agencies and communities

Thomas Bewick School is a large, successful specialist school in Newcastle upon Tyne for autistic learners aged between 4 and 19 years. The school was graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted in September 2023. We are proud of our reputation as a centre of excellence in autism provision.

Some of the main duties of the role include:

• To plan on a daily basis for all pupils in the required subjects
• To monitor the delivery of set/planned objectives to pupils within the required subject areas
• To take responsibility for leading and directing support staff
• Ensure accurate and timely assessment, recording and reporting of pupil progress; including accurate and appropriate data collection
• Be aware of, and adapt your approach to meet, the individual pastoral needs of each child

Are you committed to developing your potential as a specialist educator?

If so, we would like to hear from you. In return we can offer you a kind, caring school with:

• Happy, enthusiastic children and supportive parents/carers
• Talented, resilient and supportive staff who place the child at the centre of all learning, and strive for excellent progress and standards of achievement

To learn more about Thomas Bewick School and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit our websites.

Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 to help vulnerable young people succeed against the odds. Four core values underpin everything we do as a Trust, these are Aspiration, Integrity, Resilience and Kindness. We are looking for staff who share those values and want to support our young people.  

The Trust currently have 5 schools in the region: 

• Newcastle Bridges School – Alternative Provision academy offering education to pupils unable to access mainstream school due to medical needs including hospitalised children and young people (3-19 years) 
• Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years) 
• Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years) 
• Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years) 
• Gilbert Ward Academy – Special School academy for pupils with SEMH or a diagnosis of autism (11-16 years) 

Prosper Learning Trust was also recently named as the lead partner in the opening of a new Free School in Jarrow, South Tyneside. This school will be a Special School academy for pupils with SEMH (4-11 years).

The successful candidate will be deployed initially at Thomas Bewick School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.

Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust 

The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:

• A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another 
• Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes 
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group 
• Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates.  
• Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace 
• Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs) 
• Cycle to work scheme 

For more information on why we think you should work for us see our Trust website, where you will also find videos of what our current staff think. 

Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.