Teacher
Joseph Norton Academy, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 9JU18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
13 October 2026 at 8am
Date listed
25 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Subjects
- Art and design, English, Music, Religious education, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £34,069.00 - £52,835.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS + SEN 1
Teacher job summary
Classroom Teacher - Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
Pay Scale: MPS / UPS (plus SEN Point)
Start date: January 2027
Location: Busker Lane, Scissett, Huddersfield until we move to our brand New School in Deighton.
Are you an inspirational educator with the resilience, creativity and empathy to transform young lives?
Joseph Norton Academy is seeking a dedicated Classroom Teacher to deliver a dynamic, nurture-focused curriculum for pupils with SEMH needs.
Joseph Norton Academy is part of the Special Provision Partnership within Wellspring Academy Trust. Our aim is to provide the best possible care and education that we can for children and young people with SEMH needs. Unconditional Positive Regard and Restorative Practice are at the centre of what we do, and we are an academy that is welcoming, caring, safe, warm and believes that all its pupils can be supported and empowered to succeed.
In this role, you will lead core and thematic curriculum delivery in a specialist setting, building positive professional relationships grounded in unconditional positive regard. You will work alongside a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team to deliver personalised learning packages, remove barriers to learning, and support pupil inclusion and progress.
Key Responsibilities
Nurturing Environment: Provide a safe, secure, and stimulating educational setting where diversity is valued, based on nurture principles and restorative practice.
Creative Curriculum Delivery: Plan and teach a broad and balanced thematic curriculum tailored to pupils' academic, special, and personal needs, including embedding appropriate qualifications.
Targeted Assessment: Make accurate use of assessment, analyzing pupil data to track progress, set clear targets, and produce individual learning plans.
Pastoral & Behaviour Leadership: Set high expectations for pupil behaviour using unconditional positive regard, manage challenging behaviors constructively, and work effectively with support staff, parents, and carers.
Requirements
Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS / QTLS) is essential. (An advanced qualification in SEN is desirable).
Experience: Successful experience of teaching a broad and relevant curriculum and developing engaging lessons for young people with barriers to learning.
Knowledge: Strong understanding of pedagogic approaches for SEN pupils, inclusion strategies, SEMH legislation, and methods to manage challenging behaviors.
Core Skills: Outstanding oral and written communication skills, innovative thinking, strong teamworking abilities, and high levels of personal resilience.
Other Requirements: A full driving licence with access to a vehicle for work purposes (including transporting pupils subject to risk assessments), and a willingness to undergo Team Teach training.
This position would suit individuals who are passionate about making a real difference to students’ life chances and supporting them in achieving their potential through essential life skills and qualifications.
Why Join Us? At Joseph Norton Academy, you will play a key role in developing pedagogy that directly impacts young people's social and emotional wellbeing. As part of the Special Provision Partnership and Wellspring Academy Trust, we offer a supportive, highly collaborative working environment committed to your continuous professional growth.
To apply, please click Apply Now and submit your application form demonstrating clear, concise examples of how you meet the essential criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
If you would like to discuss or find out more about this post, please contact Sarah Sumersall-Frith, Deputy Head of School at Joseph Norton Academy, via email sarah.summersall-frith@josephnorton.co.uk.
Closing date for applications is 8:00am, Wednesday 13th October 2026.
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview.
Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 7 to 16
- Size
- 62 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 16
- Ofsted report
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