Person Specification: Teacher

	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	Good honours degree and teaching qualification such as PGCE	Qualified Teacher status Specific learning difficulties qualification or willingness to undertake OCR Evidence of, and commitment to, further professional development
Experience	The teacher should have experience of: Teaching at Key Stage 2 and/or 3 Teaching literacy and numeracy (except teachers for specific subjects) Teaching children with specific learning difficulties	Teaching further national curriculum subjects
Knowledge and understanding	Teachers should have knowledge and understanding of: Specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyspraxia and specific language impairment Effective teaching and learning styles. Theory and practice of providing effectively for the individual needs of all children (e.g. classroom organisation, planning, teaching strategies and removing barriers to learning); National Curriculum requirements at the appropriate key stage; Monitoring, assessment, recording and reporting of pupils’ progress; Legislation concerning Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, SEN and Child Protection	In addition, teachers might also have knowledge and understanding of: Assessment for Learning Administration and scoring of standardised tests Planning programmes based on test results to accelerate pupils’ learning Expectations for pupils without SEN in private schools and/or the maintained sector Working with occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, educational psychologists and teaching assistants Trans disciplinary working
Skills	Teachers will be able to: Promote the school’s aims, ethos and whole school approach to specific learning difficulties Teach interesting, multi-sensory lessons Manage behaviour positively Write IEPs with SMART targets based on initial assessment or previous IEPs Work collaboratively with other adults in the class room Develop effective relationships with pupils, parents, staff and governors Communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) to a variety of audiences Create a happy, challenging and effective learning environment.	In addition, the teacher might also be able to: Develop initiatives which improve the school
Personal characteristics	Committed Empathetic Enthusiastic Organised A reflective practitioner Able to work in a fast paced and demanding environment