Qualified Teacher of Deaf Children & Young People
Knowsley Council
- Knowsley, Merseyside Huyton, Merseyside
- £30,000-46,525 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Promote the successful inclusion and learning opportunities of deaf CYP in all educational settings.
- Demonstrate and promote high expectations
- Promoting principles of good practice approaches for Sensory Impairment which are beneficial for all children and young people
- Raising awareness of duties and expectations in line with the Equality Act (2010)
- Provision of training and INSET as required, to ensure all staff in any setting have the confidence, capacity and the necessary skills to include and meet the needs of deaf children/young people in their setting.
- Support teachers and institutions in curricular planning, the preparation of materials, adapting the learning environment and the use of technology to enable pupils with sensory impairment to make maximum progress.
- Review their practice and consider their professional and personal development in line with Specification for Mandatory Qualifications for Specialist teachers of children and young people who are deaf (2016) and Knowsley Values and record this in the agreed format.
- Qualified teacher status
- Manadatory qualification in Deaf Education
- current full UK driving licence
- experience of leading innovative practice
- an excellent teaching record.
- ability to lead flexibly, innovatively and responsively in a changing educational context.