Class Teacher (maternity cover)
The Wymering School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3YB22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
10 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until May 2027, with possibility to extend - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
Additional allowances
SEN allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
We’re looking for a teacher who is friendly, adaptable, and passionate about helping pupils flourish. You will:
- Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), we welcome applications from primary and secondary teachers.
- Be approachable, patient and positive, able to build strong relationships with young teenagers.
- Have excellent classroom management skills, keeping pupils engaged and motivated.
- Be creative, enthusiastic, and ready to make lessons interactive and inspiring.
- Enjoy working as part of a supportive team and contributing to the life of the school.
- Share our commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of children.
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
- Small class sizes with excellent support staff to help you make a real impact and allow more time for meaningful teaching
- The chance to make a huge difference in the lives of young people, one small victory at a time
- Early Friday finish
- Comprehensive support, Induction and excellent training package
- We’re a supportive team who’ll have your back during the good, the bad, and the “Did that really just happen?” moments.
- Professional development opportunities because we’re all about helping you grow, both as a person and in your ability to juggle six things at once!
- You will be part of an inclusive and collaborative team that, no matter what the challenge may be, are ready to face it head on and are committed to seeing it through – together.
- A school that celebrates progress, not just results.
- A rewarding role where no two days are the same and every day makes a difference!
- The opportunity to develop your career in a School and Southurn Education Trust, a growing Trust. Our ethos is encompassed in our vision“Learning together in pursuit of happiness”.This means we really care whether students love or hate their learning, so we work hard to create a space where students learn together to become knowledgeable, self-aware, independent and happy people who make a positive difference, wherever life takes them.
Further information about the job
About us:
We’ve been on quite the journey at The Wymering School over the last 2 years. We opened our new school and doubled our student/staffing numbers.
At The Wymering School, part of the Southern Education Trust, we’re passionate about creating an environment where every child, regardless of their challenges, can shine.
We specialise in supporting young people with Social Communication and Interaction difficulties, associated Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties and high level of anxiety and/or associated distressed behaviour.
We’re now looking for an enthusiastic and caring teacher to join our team on a maternity cover basis, continuing to inspire and support our pupils during this important period.
What you’ll be doing:
As part of our friendly and collaborative team, you will:
- Plan and deliver engaging, creative lessons for our KS3 pupils that bring learning to life and help every pupil achieve their potential.
- Adapt your teaching to meet the needs of all learners, celebrating their strengths and helping them overcome challenges.
- Create a positive, calm and respectful classroom environment where children feel safe, confident and ready to learn.
- Use assessment to track progress, celebrate achievements and identify next steps.
- Work closely with colleagues, support staff and parents to make sure each child receives the very best education and care.
- Take part in school life — whether that’s joining an assembly, helping with an event, or sharing ideas with your team.
- Engage in professional development opportunities within The Wymering School and across the Southern Education Trust.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
If successfully shortlisted we would carry out an individual online search to demonstrate due diligence following the updated ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022' guidance.
Applying for the job
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About The Wymering School
- School type
- Free School, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- 73 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Wymering School website
- Email address
- recruitment@deltaeducationtrust.com
Our new school opened in April and we are now looking to grow our amazing team ready for the next intake of pupils in September. A brand new, purpose-built school, truly in the heart of its community; the choices you make with the pupils and the creativity you bring to the classroom will give the children the opportunities they deserve.
At the Wymering School our vision is to build a creative community which learns together to become knowledgeable, self aware, independent and happy people who make a positive difference, wherever life takes them.
Learning can look different for everyone; learning is continuous and enabled by the broad curriculum, therapeutic interventions, and the environment the school and staffing team create. It’s only through your awesome teaching that we will create that environment together to ensure the pupils progress towards a happy life that they can enjoy.
Staff are an inclusive and collaborative team that work together, no matter what the challenge may be are ready to face it head on and are committed to seeing it through - together.
The Wymering School is a Special Free School, an important part of the local community, caters for 66 children between 9 and 16 years of age who have an Education and Health Care Plan.
So why should you choose The Wymering School? Our pupils have a social communication and interaction difficulties, associated Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties (a neurodiverse profile) and high levels of anxiety and / or associated challenging and distressed behaviour and this is why they deserve you.
You will have the opportunity to develop your career in a School and Delta Education Trust, a small but growing Trust. Our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”. We put this into practice by ensuring:
• All decisions are made in the best interests of staff, students and families.
• High support, high challenge and evidence informed in everything we do.
• We work collaboratively and make team, not individual, decisions.
• We acknowledge our mistakes and use them to learn and improve.
• We are always open to learning and seeking new ideas.
Arranging a visit to The Wymering School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@deltaeducationtrust.com.
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