About this role
Company Description
Divergent Schools provides a new, radically compassionate, model of special education for children in the missing middle - those children who need more specific support than mainstream schools offer, but who do not need the intensity of support typically found in special schools.
We have a flat organisational structure and a MD whose career has been in SEND school teaching and Headship, meaning big decisions are never made without the involvement of someone who has lived a teaching career. We are proudly not-for-profit, and founded by two neurodivergent CoFounders, who have created Divergent Schools out of a determination to make the education system better for children with SEND.
The Divergent School Dover is our second in a growing national group of schools, providing a special school environment to children ages 11-16, the school will be co-ed and work mostly with children who have an EHCP. The school building is within the grounds of Dover College, who will also offer pupils use of facilities and some learning opportunities.
It is our mission to contribute to the national offer for children with SEND. With contemporary approaches to neuro-inclusion and highly skilled, always qualified, staff we provide high quality education which is just the right fit for SENBetween children.
Our socials are a great place to get a sense of how our group, and established school, work. You can find us on @DivergentSchools on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok.
Role Description
This is a rare opportunity for an innovative SEND teacher to be part of building a new secondary special school, with a new model, from the very beginning.
The Class Teacher will be responsible for shaping and delivering the curriculum of the school to their own class of 6 - 10 pupils, supported by a HLTA. They will deliver lessons in all subjects, with the national curriculum Key Stage Three framework providing the basis of the curriculum. However this is heavily individualised