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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    25 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    28 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday Fulltime

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Between £31650 and £43606

Additional allowances

SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our ideal teacher might:

- be from a primary or secondary background with a passion for the outdoors

- have experience in this kind of setting, pupils with severe learning needs or they might have worked with children in mainstream

- be excited to see what can be achieved in a different kind of setting

We want to find a person who shares our vision. We want to employ people who believe that young people who are unable to access education for all manner of reasons need a nurturing approach to feel valued and cared for and to have teachers who believe in them.

What the school offers its staff

Employee benefits

Wellbeing Support

Professional Development


Further details about the role

Teach at Waterloo! An opportunity to join a fabulous caring, supportive and nurturing community. We are looking to appoint a qualified and committed English Lead to join our school that can take accountability for this specific curriculum area. The successful candidate will support in delivering our unique curriculum and help to develop a positive learning environment to meet a range of student needs. The successful candidate will be used to using adaptive teaching methods, so students of all abilities enjoy their learning and are motivated to succeed.

About us

We believe Waterloo School is a very special place. It is one of two primary schools in Hampshire that support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. We have spaces for up to seventy four pupils organised into nine classes. All pupils have Educational Health Care Plans. We are proud of our achievements and our pupils thrive in small teaching groups and a supportive learning environment.

About the role

As a member of our team you will need to be creative and resilientand be ready to get stuck into everything. You will need to be a person who thinks creatively about how we ensure that our children make great progress academically as well as with their social, emotional and/or mental health challenges.

About you

Our ideal teacher might:

- be from a primary or secondary background with a passion for the outdoors

- have experience in this kind of setting, pupils with severe learning needs or they might have worked with children in mainstream

- be excited to see what can be achieved in a different kind of setting

We want to find a person who shares our vision. We want to employ people who believe that young people who are unable to access education for all manner of reasons need a nurturing approach to feel valued and cared for and to have teachers who believe in them.

We know our work isn't always easy. we want to employ those who can be calm in the face of challenging and potentially upsetting circumstances and who will always see the best in a young person and find something to love in them, no matter what.

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

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About The Waterloo School

School type
Special school, ages 5 to 11
School size
81 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
02392255956

Arranging a visit to The Waterloo School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email g.hamson@waterloo.hants.sch.uk.

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