Permanent Classroom Teacher - PMLD - St George’s School

Job Posted: 17 October 2024

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Salary – UQ/MPS/UPS + SEN POINT
• Industries: Education

The community of St George’s empowers everyone to feel safe, valued and welcome.

We work towards our aspirations and celebrate our personal achievements.  We learn to make choices that shape our future; enabling us to have our voices heard, be respected, develop resilience and independence to take our place in society.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of then we would love to hear from you, as we recruit for the following role:

PERMANENT CLASSROOM TEACHER - PMLD 

Salary – UQ/MPS/UPS + SEN POINT

Hours per week – Full-time, 32.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

As a PMLD teacher you will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, inclusive teaching for a class of students who are across Key Stage 3-5.  This will include maintenance of all subject curriculum related documentation, including student progress, attainment and accreditation. 

You will work with students at St George’s School and within the community, with complex medical and behavioural challenges, alongside PMLD/ASC diagnosis.  You will also be required to support individuals requiring complex medical interventions and will therefore be required to undertake/update specialist training as necessary.

You will develop your practice to effectively meet the needs of our students, supporting them to progress in line with school expectations, or exceed them with additional support.  You will develop positive working relationships, sharing good practice across school, and take a lead in identifying areas for your own professional development through your reflective practice.

Who we are looking for:

• Be able to demonstrate a high level of personal resilience
• A dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational teacher who can work creatively to enhance the education of students with a range of physical, sensory and learning difficulties as they journey through to adulthood.
• Relevant experience of working with students who have High Needs/SEND in a specialist area, such as SEMH, Medical, Autism, and complex challenging behaviour.
• Self-reflection on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching 

In return we can offer:

• Wonderful students.
• The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
• A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
• A wide range of training opportunities for career development.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.

Please contact Leon Backshall/Jenny Holmes on [email protected] for further details and an application pack.

Application forms are also available to download from the school website at

www.stgeorges-school.co.uk