Autism Base Lead Teacher

Alderman Peel High School, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1RB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  2 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £51,773.00 - £57,137.00 Annually (FTE)

Autism Base Lead Teacher job summary

At the Wensum Trust, we are committed to fostering emotional wellbeing, belonging, inclusion, and achievement for every child and every member of our team. Central to this is a relational approach that prioritises building strong, positive relationships with children, their families, our staff, colleagues and the wider community.

We deliver this approach through our 3 C’s:

Connecting with curiosity and compassion

Communicating with courtesy and courage

Collaborating calmly and creatively

This shared ethos underpins everything we do and is essential for creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported.

Alderman Peel is a small, oversubscribed 11-16 school situated in beautiful North Norfolk. We believe strongly in an inclusive education and that every single student and member of staff should be supported to achieve excellence. Our team ethos is central to our success and we would welcome applications from similar minded professionals. Our students are polite, well behaved and deserve the best.

We are looking for a visionary practitioner to spearhead the opening of the first-ever Cullum Centre in the Eastern region. As one of only a handful of such centres in the entire country, this is a high-profile appointment. You will be at the helm of a prestigious partnership between Alderman Peel High School, Norfolk County Council, The National Autistic Society (NAS), and the Cullum Family Trust.

This is not a standard SEN vacancy.

Why this role is different?

This is a pioneering hub designed to ensure autistic students flourish and thrive within a mainstream environment. An identical Cullum Centre provision is set to open at Acle Academy in 2027/28.

In this role you will get the opportunity to:

• Be a regional pioneer:
  • As the first Cullum Centre in the East, your work will set the benchmark for specialist provision across the region alongside Norfolk’s family of SRB provision.
  • Raise your national profile:
    • You will work alongside the National Autistic Society and the Cullum Family Trust, putting your leadership on a national stage.
    • Implement a proven model:
      • You will be implementing a highly successful, research-backed framework with the resources and backing to make it work.

      Supported by The Wensum Trust

      While you lead the Cullum Centre, you are never working in isolation. Being part of The Wensum Trust family means:

      • Unrivalled collaboration: Access to a wide network of strategic partners and a collaborative community of staff that have a real focus on SEND.
      • Investment in you: We believe in developing our leaders. You will receive bespoke training and opportunities to evolve your skill set as you grow this provision.
      • A shared purpose: You will be part of a committed team dedicated to providing a rounded education and quality support for families and the wider community.

      If you are an expert practitioner ready to step into a high-visibility leadership role and change the landscape of inclusion in the East of England, we want to hear from you.

      For further information on this vacancy and our school, please contact Kelly Cawston at kcawston88rb@nsix.org.uk.

      Safer Recruitment

      The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Alderman Peel High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 604 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alderman Peel High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alderman-peel-high-school

We are a small popular 11-16 school with high expectations of all children which leads to very impressive rates of progress for all, irrespective of individual ability.

We promise to offer our students an excellent education taught by talented, enthusiastic and motivated staff.

We have an established reputation for providing a progressive education for all our students, alongside a strong community ethos where children feel cared for, supported and challenged. We want students to leave our school as confident, proud, happy, creative and responsible citizens, ready for their future.

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