Job summary

Gloucester House has an opportunity for a Class Teacher

Full-time – Monday to Friday

This post is subject to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD). Full-time teachers may be required to work up to 1,265 hours per year of directed time, allocated across 195 days.

Gloucester House is a specialist school with an embedded mental health team. The school is small (21 Children) and provides a unique therapeutic and educational package. We are a fully integrated service with mental health and educational staff working closely together to provide a holistic approach for children with social-emotional and mental health difficulties.

We can offer you an opportunity to:

o Work in a unique setting which offers an integrated health and education package

o To be part of an innovative, dynamic & supportive team

o Be part of a team that is committed to CPD opportunities in a unique setting.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

For more information on Gloucester House, please visit: Gloucester House

Candidates are requested to use the section “Supporting Information” on the application form to set out their reasons for applying and their suitability, referring to the person specification, for this post.

Please note: The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Main duties of the job

Carrying out the professional duties of a teacher as circumstances may require under the reasonable direction of the headteacher.

1. To teach pupils assigned to him/her, and to exemplify a good standard of classroom practice.

2. To lead and manage a small group of support staff to maximise children’s learning and behaviour for learning.

3. To prepare and implement long-term, mid-term, and short-term planning, in line with National Curriculum requirements and the curriculum policy. This will include planning and preparing lessons in advance.

4. To ensure children’s individual needs are catered for, though knowing the child’s statement/EHCP and planning accordingly.

5. To ensure appropriate differentiation/personalisation so that pupils of all ability levels can access the curriculum in place.

6. To carry out assessment, recording, and reporting procedures for all pupils assigned to him/her, including setting targets and writing annual review reports.

7. To contribute to the Integrated Care Plan and ensure Positive Handling Plans are up to date and implemented, and to record progress in relation to these.

8. To promote the general progress and well-being of pupils assigned to him/her.

About us

Gloucester House forms part of the Tavistock Clinic and is managed by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. It is a specialist school and CAMHS team which provides education and clinical services for up to 21 pupils aged 5-14 years who have social, emotional, and mental health needs, often alongside other learning difficulties such as specific language or literacy difficulties and sometimes more general learning difficulties. Many of our pupils are neurodiverse.

Baseline records show that all pupils are underachieving when they start at Gloucester House. Many of the pupils who attend are from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, some of whom have experienced trauma or other adverse experiences in their early lives. The pupils come from both inner and outer London boroughs.

Gloucester House aims to provide a safe and nurturing environment through an effectively integrated educational and therapeutic approach to promote the holistic development of the children and young people. All the pupils at Gloucester House have an EHCP. Some pupils are looked after or adopted, and many have had multi-agency involvement before attending Gloucester House.