SEND Specialist Teacher Barndale School
- Northumberland County Council
- Full Time
- Amble
- £32,916 - £45,352 (MPS / UPS) + SEN1)
Job Description
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a teacher, with SEN experience, to join the teaching team at Barndale School in Amble. This position would be likely to be with our secondary pupils, but would welcome applications from all phases. The position would be starting in January 2026.About the School
Barndale School is a forward thinking, ambitious and caring residential special school. We currently operate over two sites- Alnwick and Amble. Our children and young people are aged 5-19 years of age with a range of neurodiverse needs including:
- Communication & Interaction
- Cognition & Learning
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- Thoughtful and well planned
- Resourced to support pupils to be as independent as possible in their learning
- Within a well thought out and organised learning environment
- Engaging and thought provoking
- Connected to other learning experiences
- Supporting core skills of communication, reading, writing and numeracy
- Reflected upon with the learners so they can see the progress they are making
- Communicated to families so they can actively engage at home
- To achieve this you will need to be passionate, enthusiastic, driven and ready for a challenge. You will work closely with your class team to deliver the whole curriculum as well as supporting pupils in their holistic development.
- Experience, subject knowledge and resourcing of the whole curriculum, as well as removing barriers to learning, is an essential part of the role of Specialist Teacher here at Barndale.
- The class group/Key Stage is to be confirmed following interview.
- Specialist advice, support and collaboration from our intervention team
- A class team who will support you to deliver the curriculum
- Colleagues who can work collaboratively with you
- Children who love their school
- A passionate community that wants to help make things happen
- Teacher meetings where you can collaborate and drive through school developments
- A SLT who are active in the classrooms, around the school and are available to you
- A school where we actively support all staff with their health, wellbeing & workload
