Location:        Ark Blake Academy

Salary From:  Competitive

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Inclusion Intervention Tutor

Supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) with their learning

Location: East Croydon, London — a ten-minute walk from East Croydon station

Start: September 2020

Graduates wanted to make a life-changing difference at a brand-new Ark secondary school in East Croydon

Ark Blake Academy welcomes its first year 7 cohort in September 2020 and will provide children in East Croydon with a first-class academic education, based on strongly held values, for generations to come. Our Access and Inclusion Department will make a significant contribution to the development of a highly aspirational culture at the Academy, enabling students with a variety of strengths and difficulties to reach their full potential.

We seek to transform lives through education. Our mission is to ensure that each of our pupils takes responsibility and fulfils their academic and personal potential, before moving on to continue their success, either at university or by beginning a rewarding career of their choice.

Exemplary behaviour and a distinctive ethos based on our strongly held values will create a climate for learning where teachers are supported to deliver exceptional lessons and where pupils flourish. 

We are recruiting a founding team of exceptional staff to achieve our vision and work together to create a genuinely outstanding school. The successful candidate will support the SENDCo in shaping the Access and Inclusion department by effectively supporting targeted pupils. The role will be adaptive to the needs of the pupils, but is likely to involve in-class support, running social skills groups, liaising with curriculum teachers, acting as a key worker for individuals and supporting extra-curricular activities and inspirational trips.

This is an exciting post which will appeal to people with variety of backgrounds and specialisms. We feel this post would be particularly well suited to graduates who are interested in pursuing a career in education and/or SEND and want to gain experience and expertise. We welcome applications from all interested parties.

The successful candidate will grow with our school: we will develop you, providing one-to-one support, coaching and access to extensive network training.

The ideal candidate will

• Have a passion for working with SEND students
• Be patient, reliable and consistent
• Have excellent communication skills
• Share the Ark Blake vision and be aligned with the six pillars underpinning it
• Be reflective about the department and Academy and committed to securing their continued development
• Value and support practices driving continued progress across the network of Ark schools