SEMH Primary Teacher - Woodfield School

Woodfield, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AB

36 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 June 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  16 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TMS/UPS + SEN1 (possible TLR)

SEMH Primary Teacher - Woodfield School job summary

What is the job role?

Passionate about pupils with additional needs, passionate about supporting some of the most vulnerable pupils in education, resilient, sense of humour, approachable…these are all qualities we are looking for, join our team….

Woodfield Primary is located at our Stoneleigh Road site and is the primary provision of Woodfield all through SEMH School. Woodfield School currently provides specialist SEMH education across Coventry.

The Primary School caters for students from Yr1-Yr 6. We operate in class sizes of up to eight students supported by their class teacher and learning support staff. Students are grouped based on our new two-year rolling curriculum and there are ten different classes on site which comprise of Yr1&2, Yr3-4, Yr5-6.

You will be carrying out the duties of a teacher as set out in the most recent Teacher’s Pay & Conditions Document. Your aim is to be an effective teacher who challenges and supports all our children to do their best and

achieve their potential in the ethos of Woodfield Primary School. To do this you will have a passion for supporting young people with barriers to learning, excellent behaviour management, and a lot of patience.  

If you are resilient and passionate about the social, emotional and mental well being of young people then we need to hear from you!

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a qualified teacher who:

•  Can bring learning to life

•  Has good knowledge of the EYFS – KS2 curriculum

•  Has sound phonics knowledge

•  Has excellent behaviour management

•  Can communicate well and establish and maintain excellent professional working relationships with children, parents and staff

•  Can work to published timescales for reports, publications and events, whilst adhering to published school policies and procedures

•  Has a sound knowledge and understanding of children with additional needs, in particular, SEMH

•  Understands, the importance of safeguarding within an educational setting

•  Is flexible and offers engaging content in their lessons

•  Has a sense of humour.

Please apply using the online application form ensuring you outline your skills, abilities, and experience in line with the key areas on the advert and Job Description and Person Specification

Or you can download the application pack and return completed direct to the school

Closing date:   Sunday 22^nd June 2025

Interview date:   TBC

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share
this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to
undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Applying for the job

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

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Woodfield

• School type: Special school, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 155 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodfield website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodfield

An opportunity to join the Woodfield team has arisen for dedicated and motivated individuals with a passion for supporting young people with special educational needs. Woodfield provides specialist SEMH education across Coventry between early years to the end of KS4. Woodfield currently comprises a Primary and Secondary provision on split sites. This role could be based at either primary or secondary, depending on the needs of the school and the abilities/experience of the successful candidate/s.

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