Inclusion Teacher

Weatherhead High School, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH44 3HS

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (659)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subjects: English, Mathematics, Science
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Monday to Friday, either full time or part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Teachers Main Pay Scale or Unqualified Teachers Scale depending on QTS status

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a reliable, articulate and well-qualified professional who enjoys working with children and young people and who wants to work in a vibrant school? Working with the Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion, this post will enhance the support available to our students to ensure that they achieve their full potential. We wish to appoint a motivated and creative person with a genuine passion for maximising the potential of our most vulnerable students.

If appointed, you will be part of a successful team working with an enthusiastic group of highly committed teachers and support staff who strive to provide the best education and opportunities for our students who may have challenges which mean they find school hard at times.

The successful candidate will work with students either 1:1 or in small groups to support their educational development and promote independence. We are looking for a talented, innovative practitioner with a passion for supporting vulnerable students and will have the skills to plan and implement an engaging inclusion curriculum as well as deliver some lessons to small groups.

This post may appeal equally to a fully qualified teacher or somebody who has worked closely with young people but does not hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Previous experience of working with children and young people is essential. We are flexible and will consider both full time or part time working for the right candidate.

To join our team, we are looking for:

• The ability to build effective relationships with students and the wider school community to overcome barriers to learning
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A high level of integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Sensitivity, patience and understanding
• A flexible approach and enjoys working with children and young people.

What the school offers its staff

Who are we?

Weatherhead High School is a large 11 to 18 oversubscribed girls’ comprehensive school with approximately 1525 students on roll. There is an excellent mixed Sixth Form with nearly 250 students. We have a PAN of 254 for each year group from Year 7 to 11 and are the school of choice for girls in Wallasey and the surrounding area.

The facilities are amongst the best in the country – we have an excellent building, which really enhances teaching & learning as well as our extra-curricular provision. Students and teachers benefit from well-presented classrooms, excellent creative arts and sports facilities and up-to-date ICT provision. The school is located close to the M53 and the Wallasey Tunnel, and is easily accessible from Liverpool and Cheshire by car or public transport.

Students are both engaged and engaging; they enjoy learning and are warm and enthusiastic about the opportunities offered to them. Staff work hard and are well rewarded. There is a great team spirit amongst the staff and a strong emphasis is placed on professional growth and development.

We were judged to be an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider in our most recent inspection in November 2022. During the inspection, inspectors commented that ‘Weatherhead High School is a happy and friendly learning community. Pupils, students in the Sixth Form and staff are proud to belong to this school. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.’

Flexible working opportunities

We welcome applications for either full time or part time working.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Weatherhead High School is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children & expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, & where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed. Weatherhead High School is an Equal Opportunities Employer & positively welcomes applications from all people regardless of their sex, creed, marital status, race, age, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

For further information please refer to the full details of the advertised vacancy.

Applying for the job

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Additional documents

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Person specification.pdf - 177 KB (opens in new tab)

About Weatherhead High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1500 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Weatherhead High School website
• Email address: schooloffice@weatherheadhigh.co.uk
• Phone number: 0151 631 4400
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/weatherhead-high-school

Weatherhead High School is a large 11 to 18 oversubscribed girls’ comprehensive school with approximately 1540 students on roll. There is an excellent mixed Sixth Form with nearly 300 students. We have a PAN of 254 for each year group from Year 7 to 11 and the school of choice for girls in Wallasey and the surrounding area.

We were judged to be an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider in our recent inspection in November 2022. During the inspection, inspectors commented that ‘Weatherhead High School is a happy and friendly learning community. Pupils, students in the Sixth Form and staff are proud to belong to this school. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.’

Arranging a visit to Weatherhead High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email schooloffice@weatherheadhigh.co.uk.

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