Teacher
Woodley School and College, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8JE17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
04/01/2027 or as soon as possible before or after
Closing date
23 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
6 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time, term time, part time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS as appropriate
Additional allowances
SEN1
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are delighted to be able to announce that we are recruiting. This is an exciting opportunity for teachers who want to work with Autistic children and young people to join Woodley School and College.
Are you a values driven, confident and skilled teacher with a desire and experience or a commitment to learning how to teach Autistic children and young people? Can you bring creativity, enthusiasm and an open mind to learning? Are you ready for a new chapter in your career and dedicated to making a real difference to the quality of life of children and young people?
Our children and young people deserve the very best teachers to develop their Communication, Independence and Achievement, and that could be you.
We are looking for an inspirational, passionate teacher to join the team. You can be from any phase from Primary upwards as long as you have the right transferable skills. We are looking for effective and a motivated developing professional with unlimited ambition for their pupils, themselves and the school. We want a great teacher who will challenge, stimulate and support pupils and staff to achieve their best through:
- Inspiring trust and confidence
- Building team commitment
- Engaging and motivating autistic pupils
- Being a flexible, reflective and self-evaluating practitioner
- Taking positive action to improve the quality of learning throughout the school
This is a brilliant time to join our school as we are rapidly expanding in our desire to reach all autistic children and young people in Kirklees.
The ideal candidate will-
- Have some experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly autistic children
- Have the ability or willingness to learn how to promote Positive Behaviour Support in a nurturing environment
- Be able to optimise the use of the onsite resources and facilities to design, deliver high quality and inspiring programmes to students at Woodley
- Assess and support students using a variety of digital methods to maximise learner potential
- Contribute to a high performing team through effective people management which ensures accountability and clarity of objectives and which utilises and develops the skills, knowledge and competencies of all staff members
- Participate fully in personal professional development
- Uphold the schools behaviours and values at all times
What the school offers its staff
We offer-
- A supportive working environment
- A fully supported and mentored ECT programme with proven success (if required)
- An experienced class team including HLTA who will support, cover PPA and joint lesson plan and enrich learning opportunities
- A creative open-minded wider team
- A well-resourced and pleasant working environment including being provided with a laptop and iPad
- A supportive leadership team that values and invests in all our staff by providing a range of bespoke CPD opportunities to support you to meet the needs of our pupils
- A school committed to its children and families
- Great staff benefits and a friendly nurturing environment
- An ethos based on improving the Quality of Life for its students and staff
- The support, advice and guidance from a comprehensive in school therapy team including SaLT, Sensory OT, Positive Behaviour Support and Music therapy
Flexible working opportunities
We are open to Permanent and Fixed Term roles working full or part time
Further information about the job
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an
enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Woodley School and College
- Organisation type
- Special school, ages 5 to 19
- Size
- 186 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@woodleyschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01484223937
Woodley School and College is a supportive and progressive establishment who invests heavily in growing and developing its staff at all levels. We are delighted that two of our senior leaders have successfully secured promotions and a further one moving on into retirement. This, combined with the rapid growth of the school means we now have various exciting senior leader opportunities. We are enthusiastic to fill with talented and dedicated colleagues.
Arranging a visit to Woodley School and College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@woodleyschool.org.uk.
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