19 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2026 or as soon as possible - Interviews week commencing 8th December 2025

  • Closing date

    3 December 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    14 November 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Monday - Friday 32.4 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 - U3

Additional allowances

SEN 1

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Proven exceptional experience of working with learners with an autistic spectrum condition, severe and complex learning difficulties and behaviours that challenge
  • Strong curriculum knowledge and proven success in improving standards
  • The ability to work within a caring and safe environment, reflecting the school's priority of placing learners at the heart of all it does and continuously fulfilling the values and ethos of Tettenhall Wood School
  • The ability to continuously raise standards for our learners and improve their outcomes and quality of life;
  • Skills that are creative, proactive, resourceful, energetic and very well organised;
  • The ability to develop their own professional development to ensure they have up to date knowledge, skills and understanding in teaching learners with severe/complex learning difficulties

What the school offers its staff

  • Support with Continued Professional Development
  • Access to wellbeing app (EAP)
  • A strong and supportive Senior Leadership Team
  • A well-maintained working environment


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

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

About Tettenhall Wood School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 19
School size
170 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Tettenhall Wood School, part of the Amethyst Academies Trust, is a dedicated special academy located in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. We cater to children and young people aged 4 to 19 with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), providing a supportive and tailored educational environment. Our 'One Million Minutes Curriculum Offer' is designed to make every moment of a student's educational journey meaningful, fostering both academic and personal growth. Recognized with Advanced status by the National Autistic Society, our committed staff work collaboratively to empower each student to achieve their full potential.

Arranging a visit to Tettenhall Wood School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sperrins@aatrust.co.uk.

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