About Ipswich Hospital School    

The Ipswich Hospital School is a satellite of Parkside Academy.  It provides education for pupils who are in-patients on the paediatric wards of The Ipswich Hospital.

We can offer you the opportunity to be part of a highly effective learning team and impactful continued professional development.

About the role 

The successful post holder will provide a familiar, non-clinical environment in which the pupils can feel comfortable and secure, offering a stimulating and engaging education provision from day one of their hospital admission.

Working collaboratively with clinical staff, parents and home schools you will support pupils to access their home school curriculum (via online access, virtual technologies or through Hospital School teacher/home school liaison) or Raedwald Trust curriculum; minimising disruption to education whilst in hospital.

This role demands a flexible and adaptable approach to teaching and learning, a strong understanding about safeguarding, multidisciplinary working and special educational needs.

Please find out more about The Ipswich Hospital School here   https://www.raedwaldtrust.com/hospital-school/

About You  

We are looking for an experienced, compassionate teacher that has the knowledge and skills necessary to teaching across a range of age ranges (early years to post 16) and subject areas.  We are ideally seeking a secondary or post 16 SEND specialist who is able to support all pupils to be able to engage with learning despite their medical needs.  

Ideally you will have experience working in partnership and the ability to demonstrate outstanding teaching in a busy hospital environment and experience across a range of ages and/or leadership experience.

You will be required to;

 • To promote the ethos and values of the Trust

 • To act as a role model for both students and staff.

 • To deliver lessons which are tailored to suit and meet the needs of each student, using varied and creative means to facilitate learning. 

• To assess and record students’ progress and provide quality feedback to support their improvement

 • To prepare and maintain accurate records, using school systems and established procedures/protocols

 • To contribute to progress reports to home schools, parents and carers.

   • To collaborate and liaise with the Trust’s Leadership teams (including safeguarding teams) and SENCos. to ensure a ‘joined up’ approach to students’ academic and pastoral experience.

 • To contribute to the development of an appropriate curriculum within the Trust’s curriculum policy and the National Curriculum.

 • To liaise with colleagues and the Senior Leadership Team in order to monitor and develop curriculum in line with local needs and needs of students.

 • To be responsible for the planning and production of schemes of work within the guidelines of National Curriculum.

 • To attend Teaching and Learning and staff meetings within directed time. 

 Access to personal transport is essential.