Job Title:              BSL teacher – Level 1 and/or Level 3      

Salary:                  Level 1: £30/hr; Level 3: £36/hour

Hours:                  Level 1: 2 hours per week teaching + 30 mins planning & preparation

                              Level 3: 3 hours per week + 45 mins planning & preparation

Contract:             Sessional

Start date:          September 2025 (days/evening times negotiable)

The First Choice for Deaf Children in London

Frank Barnes is an innovative and exciting sign bilingual school for profoundly Deaf Children with a national and international reputation as a centre of excellence in Deaf Education. We have recently been awarded Outstanding Status by Ofsted for the fourth consecutive inspection and have a commitment to high-quality education as well as your professional development.  We are a friendly, supportive school, based in Camden, a short walk from St Pancras International Station with good rail links across London and beyond. In 2015, the school moved to a state-of-the-art building in King’s Cross and is co-located with a mainstream primary school.  You can find out more information about the school on our website: www.fbarnes.camden.sch.uk

The role: 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed person to teach BSL lessons with the following knowledge, skills and experience:

• Excellent BSL skills (minimum BSL Level 3)
• Be a native BSL user
• Experience working in educational settings
• Communicating with people from different backgrounds
• Excellent networks within the Deaf community
• Experience in teaching/assessing/delivering BSL courses or curriculum to adults
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Carrying out assessments of BSL learning and progression
• Planning and delivery of BSL lessons
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding practice

We are committed to safeguarding children and any appointment is subject to satisfactory checks and references. The position will require an Enhanced DBS check including a barred list check. The post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020). This means that applicants are not required to disclose details of any youth cautions or ‘protected’ criminal convictions, adult cautions or bind-overs they may have incurred. The school will carry out an online search on applicants as part of due diligence checks in order to identify any historical incidents that may need to be addressed during the interview.

The School’s safeguarding policy is included with the application pack and we ask you to read this before applying for the post.

For further information please contact the Headteacher (head@fbarnes.camden.sch.uk). 

Please read the job description and person specification and email your application and supporting statement to: bm@fbarnes.camden.sch.uk.

NB - Applications are welcome for one or both of the roles

Closing date for applications: Friday 23^rd May 2025

Shortlisting: Tuesday 3^rd June 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 10^th June 2025

Please ensure you are available to attend the interview date as this cannot be altered.