Teacher - Ysgol Y Deri - Site To be confirmed

About Us

• Do you want to be part of an exciting period of growth in a forward thinking an innovative school?
• Ysgol Y Deri is a local authority day special school maintained by the Vale of Glamorgan
• local authority. Currently there are over 550 pupils on roll aged between 3 and 19 years on 5 sites across the county. We employ around 450 staff.

All pupils have individual development plans (IDPs) for additional needs such as severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders and/or SEMH needs.

Ysgol Y Deri are interested in recruiting dynamic and energising teachers to join our amazing team of dedicated teachers.

Are you inspired to make a difference but find yourself frustrated that often you are prevented from doing just that? Then we might have the job for you.

We are looking for a number of excellent practitioners who are willing and able to turn their hand to working with our learners: someone able to transform challenging curriculum content into engaging and life affirming experiences; someone who recognises the importance of both high support and high challenge; someone who values the importance of early skill development and play and someone who understand the importance of pupil wellbeing is at the heart of education.

If you think that's you, please do get in touch.

Our dedicated teachers provide a broad, lively and stimulating curriculum for our pupils, we focus on inspiring change within our pupils to ensure their successful future.

We have several posts available across Ysgol y Deri sites. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team who put pupils at the centre of everything we do.

About The Role

• Pay Details: Teachers Main scale +SEN allowance
• Hours of Work / Weeks per year / Working Pattern: Full Time (Monday– Friday 8.30pm – 3.30pm)
• Main Place of Work: Ysgol y Deri (site tbc).
• Permanent

Description

This is an amazing opportunity for top-quality teachers who have the skills to adapt their teaching and who is prepared and excited to take on something completely different. The successful candidates will be given the support but also freedom to design an engaging curriculum.

Whilst a background in additional needs is not essential, a strong understanding of the curriculum, how it might be adapted and how it can be developed to enthuse all learners will be high on the list of requirements.

About You

You will need

We are looking for someone who truly wants to make a difference to young people’s lives: someone willing to be the difference; someone who wants to help our students fulfil their potential by giving them a chance to change; someone humble yet confident, enthusiastic yet understands the need for boundaries.

Our values are happiness, acceptance, communication, friendship, kindness, confidence and fun - for both pupils and staff.

Can you be an extraordinary role model at Ysgol Y Deri?

The successful candidate will have excellent classroom practice, including use of IT, high expectations of pupil engagement and achievements and a willingness to work as part of a dedicated team that is committed to providing the very best opportunities for all of our pupils.

We can offer you specialist training and development from our therapy teams in areas such as communication, emotional regulation, attachment & trauma and Positive Behaviour Support.

You will be required to have an enhanced and barred DBS for both Child and Adult and be registered with EWC.

Additional information

For any further information, please contact: Human Resources Team at Ysgol y Deri

Take a look at our website, https://www.yyd.org.uk/ and our social media pages Facebook – Ysgol Y Deri Special School

Return Method e.g. e-mail / return to school: humanresources@yyd.org.uk

Please refer to the job description / person specification for more information