Specialist Teacher of SEND - Liverpool - ref. d39779215
Specialist Teacher of SEND
Litherland High School, Part of The Heath Family (NW) MAT
Dates Apply by Tuesday 27th May 2025. Job start September 2025.
Interviews may be w/b 26th May (half term) by negotiation, for serving teachers/notice periods
Salary MPS/UPR + 1 SEN point
Location Sefton, Merseyside
Contract Type Full Time
Contract Term Permanent
The Governing Body is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and well-qualified specialist teacher to join our highly effective team from September 2025. The key purpose of this position is to teach and support pupils with SEND in our newly created resource base; this is a bespoke resourced provision centre to facilitate interventions and small group support for students with EHCPs.The role will involve delivering a range of interventions, supported by a team of HLTAs, TAs and other teachers deployed to deliver aspects of the curriculum. The SEND teacher will help build an inclusive centre of excellence, enabling students to access a mainstream education whilst receiving high quality targeted support.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working with students SEND; this may come from time in a specialist provision or from working with the SEND team in a mainstream setting. You will have strong knowledge of the educational landscape around the leadership and provision for SEND.Recent and appropriate CPD along with relevant expertise in supporting diverse learning needs is essential, and evidence of postgraduate study is highly desirable.
You will be a qualified teacher and have the skills and knowledge to deliver support in core subjects, and be flexible enough to support in other subject areas as the need arises. We would be happy to consider KS2 secondary qualified teachers for this role, and would consider part time working for the right candidate.
At Litherland High School we believe in providing our students with excellent and exciting educational opportunities based on the core values of kindness, integrity and tenacity. We are proud of our broad and balanced curriculum and high aspiration; there is no cap on ambition building the skills for successful lives.We are incredibly proud that our relentless focus on improvement was validated by Ofsted in February 2024, securing Good in all areas. We are resolutely on our journey to provide an outstanding education for our students.
One of the foundations of our success is our place in the heart of our community; the relationships between our staff, students and families are fundamental to securing the high levels of engagement. 96% of parents would recommend our school to other parents.This partnership helps us to ensure strong behaviour, which means our teachers can work in a happy and safe environment, focused on what they do best: teaching. Our staff are committed to our school and community; many of them have been here for most of their career – indeed several are alumni and live locally - and staff turnover is low, which we believe is indicative of a happy work environment and a commitment to staff well-being.
If you can inspire children, enjoy working with young people and are determined to make a real difference to the students you teach then you could be the kind of teacher we are looking for.
Litherland High School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the wellbeing of young people. An appointment will only be confirmed if a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure is obtained from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), and will be subject to references.
Please submit an application form, covering letter, and equal opportunities
form directly to Debbie O’Connell, HR, Litherland High School, Sterrix Lane,Litherland, Liverpool L21 0DB or applications can be emailed to
doconnell@mylhs.org
Further information about our school can be found on the school website:
www.litherland-high.sefton.sch.uk