Dear prospective candidate,

 Thank you for your interest in joining the teaching team at Courtlands School!

 Courtlands is a warm, ambitious primary school within the Transforming Futures Trust in Plymouth, dedicated to supporting children aged 4–11 with Moderate Learning Difficulties and Social, Emotional, Communication Interaction and Mental Health needs. Our innovative, needs-focused curriculum, paired with a broad range of therapies, empowers each student to reach their potential, celebrating growth in both academic and personal achievements.

 At Courtlands, our students genuinely enjoy coming to school, engaging in everything from tailored therapies to additional provision activities and – above all – benefiting from the supportive relationships they form with peers and staff. They feel safe, valued, and proud of their progress. When guided calmly and consistently, our students behave exceptionally well, reflecting on their needs and developing empathy and self-confidence along the way.

 We’re excited to welcome an exceptional teacher who is passionate about making a real difference. Here, you’ll work both in the classroom and beyond, engaging with students across our supportive, compassionate environment. You’ll lead agreed-upon learning activities and implement effective teaching strategies that support our students’ unique needs, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). You’ll also play a key role in implementing effective behaviour regulation strategies, ensuring every student feels secure, seen, and supported.

 At Courtlands, we take pride in our skilled and motivated team and offer you a real chance to impact the lives of remarkable young learners. Our commitment to staff well-being is award-winning (National Wellbeing in Schools Award 2019), and we provide comprehensive training, along with continuous mentoring and support from an accessible and dedicated leadership team.

 For the past five years, we’ve been on a journey to become a trauma-informed community, responding to the complex backgrounds and past experiences of our students. We see every interaction as a chance to empower our pupils, helping them recognize their value and self-worth – even when challenges arise. If you’re someone who can look beyond behaviours to see the child within, who understands and uses the PACE approach, and who remains calm under pressure, you could be an ideal fit for our team.

We look forward to the possibility of you joining us at Courtlands and making a positive impact on our school community!

About the role

• Job Title: Teacher
• Salary Range: MPR – suitable for ECTs
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: Sunday 8^th March 2026
• Shortlisting Date: WC 9^th March 2026
• Full day interview to include tasks: WC 16^th March 2026

Job Purpose

The main purpose of the role is to:

·     Promote well-being of individual SEN pupils in your class.

·     Contribute to an outstanding culture of community across the school.

·     Model the high standards of communication, interpersonal skills and peer relationships expected in every interaction with pupils, staff and families.

·     Be responsible for the quality first teaching, learning and achievement of all pupils in the class, ensuring equality of opportunity for all including leading and arranging annual review meetings, risk assessments.

·     Take responsibility for delivering high-quality teaching and ensuring the academic success and progress of all pupils in the class, promoting equality of opportunity. This includes leading and coordinating Annual Review meetings, conducting risk assessments and monitoring progress.

·     Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of pupils.

·     Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children within the school.

Responsibilities

·     To carry out the professional duties of a teacher as set out in the most recent School Teachers' Pay and Conditions document.

·     Support consultations, in collaboration with Senior leaders, as part of the admission process of the school, including visits to a pupil’s home, school or other location.

·     Undertake, lead and analyse the assessment data collected as part of the admission process to the school identify pupils who need support in their learning across the curriculum and working alongside the Pupil and Family Support and Senior Leadership Team to ensure suitable opportunities for teaching and learning are in place.

·     Teach students, in subjects across the curriculum, on a one to one or small group basis who are unable to access learning in a classroom group or environment.

·     Undertake tuition as required offsite or in a student’s home, with the relevant risk assessments in place.

·     Creating a schedule for teaching, learning and progress in range of subject areas including offsite trips, visits and experiences.

·     All teachers have a responsibility for providing and safeguarding the welfare of children they are responsible for or come into contact with.

·     To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, differentiated curriculum for pupils.

·     To lead/support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.

·     To monitor and support the overall progress and development of pupils.

·     To manage the Annual Reviews for pupils within the class.

·     To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential meeting with EHCP and IEP needs.

·     Conduct Parents Evenings.

·     To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal growth and enjoyment

·     Keep an accurate register of students for each lesson. Unexplained absences or patterns of absence should be reported immediately in accordance with the school policy.

·     Communicate and consult with the parents/carers of pupils on at least a weekly basis or more frequently.       

·     Keep up to date on the current curriculum and latest teaching trends.

·     EHCP monitoring.

·     Maintain an excellent knowledge of the ways, strategies and approaches that will best work with SEMH pupils.

·     Work effectively as a member of the Courtlands School team to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

·     Set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding and to maximise their achievement.

·     To support the aims of the School Development Plan.

·     To support the ethos, aims and vision of the school.

·     To carry out duties as assigned by the Headteacher.

·     Work collaboratively with others to develop effective professional relationships.

·     Deploy support staff effectively as appropriate.

·     Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regard to pupils’ achievements and well-being using school systems/processes as appropriate.

·     Communicate and co-operate with relevant external bodies.

·     Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.

To keep high quality records to promote tracking and monitoring of pupil progress using data and teacher assessment records.

Please see the attached Candidate pack for further details