Lufton College
Lufton College is a 52-week residential specialist college providing quality care and education for young people between the ages of 16 and 25 with a diagnosis of autism, or whose difficulties place them on the autistic continuum. Our students often have complex needs, associated learning difficulties and behaviours of concern. Our curriculum has been devised to prepare our students for adulthood and to equip them with the skills and knowledge to achieve their personal best. This is delivered in a variety of settings, including within students’ homes, vocational placements both internally and externally. As well as learning within the classrooms, our young people take part in various outdoor activities such as animal therapy and various activities based around nature throughout the college sites.
The college is continuing on their journey of improving our provision, and the past academic year has been focused on improving the quality of education, our environment and developing the collaboration between care, education and our clinical team input and support.
Lufton College is within a rural setting on the outskirts of Yeovil spread across 3 sites with over 40 acres, with forest area, small farm areas and ample outdoor spaces.
Main Responsibilities
- To plan and deliver the ILS, resilience, functional skills curriculums and subject specialisms as agreed with the Assistant Principal.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with colleagues in care and education, aiming to expand horizons and improve the skills of young people.
- Identify appropriate learning outcomes and a range of pedagogic approaches which reduce barriers and help students to attain goals.
- Structure learning experiences and environments to develop skills and encourage independent learning.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, including care and clinical teams to make the best use of expertise.
- Implement and develop Individual Education Plans (IEPs) effectively.
- Maintain accurate records of student progress, achievement, attendance and any other information that may inform termly progress reports or Multi-Disciplinary Meetings
The Cambian Group
We are one of the largest providers of specialist education and behavioural health services for children and adults in the UK. We provide a broad range of services across the UK including specialist education schools and colleges for residential and day students, residential care homes and a therapeutic fostering service.
We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will be purely based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share the information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
