Teacher Of Visual Communications

The Levels School is an independent specialist day school offering high quality education and exemplary pastoral care to students with dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties. Our teaching and learning provision would also meet the needs of individuals presenting with a similar learning profile to those with other Speech and Language Communication difficulties. As a result, many of our students have a range of complex, specific learning, social communication, and emotional difficulties.

The Visual Communications department aims to facilitate students to develop a keen interest in all areas of Visual Communications and Design. This is done by enabling each student to learn without feeling anxious of failure, to work together and to support each other to develop their own creativity through experimentation and reflection. Workshops and projects are underpinned through learning about the work of artists, designers, craftspeople, and cultures. We achieve this through experimenting with a wide range of media and materials. At The Levels School a personalised Visual Communications curriculum is delivered and as such the materials used and the outcomes achieved vary depending upon the students’ own interests, abilities, and needs.

The role of Teacher of Visual Communications is offered on a full time or part time, permanent basis. We are advertising due to growth and development alongside requiring some maternity cover. The successful applicant could start September 24. There is the potential for a start date of May 24. We are looking to appoint a flexible, adaptable and dedicated individual with experience in working with students with SpLD and some SEMH difficulties as a result of their barriers to learning.
Package DescriptionStaff parking, Occupational Health App, Staff Laptop
Main ResponsibilitiesAs a teacher of Visual Communications at The Levels School, you will be working under the direction of the Head Teacher, and alongside our teachers of Performing Arts. A KS3 and GCSE curriculum programme is taught to the students with SpLD alongside a range of complex, specific learning, social communication and emotional difficulties.

You will need to be a qualified teacher with experience of SEND including knowledge of the National Curriculum and the teaching of Key Stages 3, 4. The successful candidate will need to be motivated and enthusiastic with strong pedagogical skills. You will be joining a committed and dedicated team that have high expectations for students and work hard to ensure they achieve their maximum outcomes.

A passion for your subject/s and working with students and assisting them on their journey, which almost certainly will have included literacy difficulties in a mainstream environment. Enthusiasm and the ability to work as part of a team, is as important as experience, as you will need to inspire as well as teach.

You will be able to demonstrate a range of multi-sensory teaching techniques and be prepared to go above and beyond for the young people we support. It is important that you are ambitious for all our students and have desire to problem solve and work as a cog in a small team to unpick the nature of students SpLD so that strategies can be put in place to allow each student to achieve their maximum potential.

Starting in a relatively new school (Opened January 2021) you will have the opportunity to work as part of a supportive team, developing our Visual Communications provision working in a dynamic environment where you can make a real difference. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates from mainstream or specialist education. All students follow a slightly reduced GCSE curriculum with some entry level certificates offered in some subjects.

Following an induction and training programme, your duties will include:

Facilitate and encourage learning which enables students to achieve
Preparing, planning and assessing teaching sessions whilst maintaining an awareness of curriculum developments
Making assessments of educational attainment, setting challenging yet achievable targets
Build relationships with all young people, which will encourage their interest and participation in their education
Creating an environment which is stimulating and purposeful for all students to promote teaching and learning using a variety of multisensory teaching techniques
Be aware of the individual needs of each student and work towards providing as near to a bespoke 1:1 teaching experience as possible within small classes of 8 students.

Closing date - 9am Friday 28th February 2024

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a suitable number of applications. 

The Levels School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references will be sought prior to your employment start date. 
The Ideal CandidateKey Skill

Qualified Teacher Status is desirable
A proven record of delivering teaching at a good or outstanding level
Knowledge of SEND, specifically of dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties
Knowledge of current education issues in relation to terms of practise, process and curriculum
Can work as an integral member of a team that puts student learning and wellbeing at the centre
Be experienced in working within a SEND setting or with predominantly with SEND students

About the school/organisationThe Levels School is an independent specialist day school offering high-quality education and exemplary pastoral care to students with dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties. Our teaching and learning provision would also meet the needs of individuals presenting with a similar learning profile to those with dyslexia and other speech, language, and communication difficulties.