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Lead Teacher (APEX Centre)

West Somerset College, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 6AY

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  15 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Qualified Teachers Pay Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Apex centre is an offsite provision based in Minehead, close to West Somerset College, providing support and therapeutic intervention to vulnerable students from across the Bridgwater and Taunton College Trust. Catering for students aged 5-16 and set in its own 22-acre site with a small-holding, gardens, and Forest school.

We are seeking to appoint a Lead Teacher to support the Head of the APEX Centre the oversight of bespoke personalised student provision, coordinating the core subject offer at Apex West.

The successful candidate will coordinate student core and option subject provision, organising and teaching some core and option sessions both on site and online, and oversee the online teaching offer as part of the core offer. You will also be required to deputise in the Head of centres absence.

What the school offers its staff

- Employee Reward Scheme including high-street discounts and a staff wellbeing centre

- Discounted gym membership

- On site parking

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

West Somerset College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment.  Our mission is that all children achieve. A criminal disclosure check will be requested for any applicant who is offered a position.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

APEX West Lead Teacher JD.pdf - 143 KB (opens in new tab)

About West Somerset College

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 760 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Somerset College website
• Email address: recruitment@btc-trust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-somerset-college

West Somerset College is an all-inclusive College catering for 13 to 18 year olds, situated on the edge of Exmoor National Park.

Arranging a visit to West Somerset College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@btc-trust.org.

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