Mount Tamar is a specialist special school within the Transforming Futures Trust, serving pupils with diverse complex needs. We are committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment where every student can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Our ethos places safeguarding at the heart of all we do.

Mount Tamar has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, with about 110 pupils on roll from many different Local Authorities in the South West.

The school caters for young people aged 4 to 16 years who, for a variety of reasons, find it difficult to be successful within mainstream schools as full-time pupils. We specialise in supporting students with social and emotional difficulties, attachment and autism.

We are a friendly and caring community that firmly believes in treating each young person as an individual and providing them with the skills and tools they need to be a success. Mount Tamar School offers a quality-learning environment with all students being supported by a team of experienced trained staff dedicated to sustaining a school, where excellent teaching enables students to develop their abilities to the full.

About the role

• Job Purpose 

  The main purpose of the role is to: 

  • Promote and facilitate excellent progress and well-being of individual SEN pupils across the curriculum.  
  • 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 excellent and successful teaching, learning and achievement of all pupils in the class ensuring equality of opportunity for all including leading and arranging annual review meetings, risk assessment, EHCP monitoring.   
  • 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. 

Please see attached Candidate pack for more details