ABOUT US

Options Higford is a specialist school set in 28 acres of beautiful Shropshire countryside. We provide a high quality, holistic education for up to 60 autistic students who also have associated behavioural needs. Class groups have five students in with at least 1:1 staffing. We provide personalised curriculums for each student based on their individual needs and aim to support them to make progress academically, socially, with skills for life, regulating their emotions and accessing the community.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As an SEN Teacher, your duties will be to:

• Teach to a high standard and ensure all pupils access the knowledge relevant to the subject area.
• Liaise with other OFG schools to ensure development of the curriculum areas.
• Develop the scheme of learning for the curriculum areas and have an oversight of planning across the pathways.
• Monitor progress of pupils and put in place interventions where pupils are underachieving.
• Maintain a development plan for the subject areas.
• Keep yourself updated of changes within the curriculum areas.
• Deliver training to develop staff on pedagogical developments related to subject specialism.
• Liaise with the exams officer to ensure accurate entries are made for qualifications related to the subjects.
• Teach a range of subjects as necessary to ensure the effective delivery of the school’s curriculum.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and innovation surrounding whole school curriculum mapping.
• Work with SLT to ensure a differentiated curriculum is being delivered across the school.
• Support the development of learning styles and appropriate teaching approaches, behaviour management, classroom strategies, resources and whole school policies for pupils across all pathways .
• Enable access to learning and social opportunities for pupils with SEN through the delivery of teaching, support, families and students.
• Support the SLT and therapy team in the continued successful development of supporting pupils with complex needs.
• Ensure consistency of approaches in terms of T&L and assessment/feedback within each pathway.