Teacher - Wyvern Academy
Wyvern Academy, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5AL31 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026, or sooner if available
Closing date
5 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
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, part time: Full time and part time contracts available (2 or 3 days per week considered)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS-UPS
Additional allowances
SEN2 allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you believe that the toughest days can still hold the most meaningful moments?
At Wyvern Academy, progress looks different for every child – and so does each day. You might start a morning with a beautifully planned lesson, only to find that half your class need something completely different the moment they walk through the door. You’ll adapt, reset, breathe… and try again.
And in the middle of that messy, unpredictable reality, you’ll see moments that stay with you for life:
A pupil using a new sign for the first time.
A young person who usually avoids communication handing you something to share.
A child who struggles with change managing a transition with only gentle reassurance.
Tiny steps. Hard‑won steps. Powerful steps. That’s what teaching here feels like.
If you’re a teacher who values humanity over perfection, who can find joy in small victories and meaning in slow, steady progress, you may feel right at home with us.
What you’ll be doing:
- Plan and deliver thoughtful, engaging lessons tailored to pupils with a wide range of learning needs, using the school’s curriculum, planning frameworks and creative, sensory and practical approaches.
- Set compassionate yet ambitious expectations, inspiring pupils to grow in confidence, independence and curiosity.
- Notice and celebrate progress in all its forms, while carefully assessing, recording and adapting learning based on each pupil’s needs and strengths.
- Lead and support your classroom team with clarity, warmth and encouragement, ensuring Teaching Assistants feel valued, confident and purposeful.
- Create a calm, predictable and nurturing classroom where pupils feel safe, understood and ready to learn – even on the days when emotions run high.
- Build trusting relationships with pupils, families and professionals through honest communication and shared decision‑
- Contribute your ideas and creativity to curriculum development, school improvement and the wider life of Wyvern Academy and the Southern Education Trust.
Who we’re looking for:
- A qualified teacher (QTS) with successful teaching experience
- Experience in SEN is desirable, but not essential
- Kind, compassionate and child‑centred – the sort of person who puts relationships first because you know they are the foundation of learning.
- Calm and steady, able to offer reassurance when the day gets loud, busy or unpredictable.
- Creative and adaptable, willing to abandon Plan A, B and even C if a pupil shows you they need something different.
- Collaborative and respectful, working closely with colleagues, families and professionals as part of a strong, united team.
- Reflective, open‑minded and committed to inclusion, continuous learning and celebrating diversity.
What the school offers its staff
About us:
At Wyvern Academy, part of the Southern Education Trust, we’re passionate about “making lives better” by creating an environment where every child, regardless of their challenges, can shine. We specialise in supporting children and young people aged 2 to 19 years with learning difficulties, including autism, physical and sensory disabilities and healthcare needs.
We are a place where progress is celebrated – even when it looks different from pupil to pupil – and where relationships, patience and perseverance matter just as much as qualifications.
Why join us?
- The chance to make a huge difference in the lives of young people, one small victory at a time.
- Comprehensive support, Induction and training package
- Professional development opportunities because we’re all about helping you grow, both as a person and in your ability to juggle six things at once!
- You will be part of an inclusive and collaborative team that, no matter what the challenge may be, are ready to face it head on and are committed to seeing it through.
- The opportunity to develop your career in a School and Southern Education Trust, a growing Trust.
Here’s the honest part: This job will stretch you.
It will ask for your patience, your creativity, your resilience and your heart.
Some days will be hard. Some will be unexpectedly beautiful. Many will be both.
But if you want a teaching role where your work matters in a profound, tangible way – where the victories may be small but the impact is enormous – Wyvern Academy could be exactly the place where you make your difference.
Further information about the job
Become part of our journey by completing our Teacher & Leadership Application Form and returning it to recruitment@southern.education if you would like to apply (please see our Teacher Job Description and our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy for further information). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Isabel at the recruitment address, who will be happy to assist you.
Closing Date: 5th April 2026
Interview Date: 17th April 2026
Please note: Applications may be viewed on receipt and interviews arranged sooner than the above date.
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
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 Wyvern Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 90 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wyvern Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@southern.education
Arranging a visit to Wyvern Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@southern.education.
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