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Thomas Bewick School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 2LW8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
24 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: We are recruiting for part-time teaching roles (Friday only or Thursday–Friday) as well as two full-time positions. Both permanent and fixed-term maternity cover posts are available for the part-time and full-time positions.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term until Easter 2027 or subject to the return of the post holder - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS £32,916 - £51,048 FTE per annum depending on relevant teaching experience (£19.51- £30.26 per hour)
Additional allowances
Plus SEN 1 allowance £2,787
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for candidates who will:
- Be forward-thinking, positive and ambitious
- Use their skills, knowledge and experience to deliver an appropriate and engaging curriculum
- Personalise planning and teach across a diverse range of needs and adapt teaching to support pupils’ education at different stages of development
- Have a passion for teaching and learning, and improving outcomes for pupils with additional needs and autism
- Communicate effectively and work collaboratively within and beyond the classroom with support staff, teachers, other professionals, parents, carers, agencies and communities
What the school offers its staff
The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group
- Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates.
- Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace
- Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
- Bike 2 Work scheme
Further information about the job
Are you a creative class teacher who can inspire and motivate children, young people and colleagues alike?
We are recruiting for part-time teaching roles (Friday only or Thursday–Friday) as well as two full-time positions. Both permanent and fixed-term maternity cover posts are available for the part-time and full-time positions. Current vacancies are based in early years or primary classes.Please specify in your application which roles you wish to be considered for.
We are looking to appoint motivated, highly effective and creative teachers with experience and/or interest in teaching pupils with autism and associated difficulties to join our positive, forward-thinking and dedicated team of staff.
We are looking for candidates who will:
- Be forward-thinking, positive and ambitious
- Use their skills, knowledge and experience to deliver an appropriate and engaging curriculum
- Personalise planning and teach across a diverse range of needs and adapt teaching to support pupils’ education at different stages of development
- Have a passion for teaching and learning, and improving outcomes for pupils with additional needs and autism
- Communicate effectively and work collaboratively within and beyond the classroom with support staff, teachers, other professionals, parents, carers, agencies and communities
Some of the main duties of the role include:
- To plan on a daily basis for all pupils in the required subjects
- To monitor the delivery of set/planned objectives to pupils within the required subject areas
- To take responsibility for leading and directing support staff
- Ensure accurate and timely assessment, recording and reporting of pupil progress; including accurate and appropriate data collection
- Be aware of, and adapt your approach to meet, the individual pastoral needs of each child
Thomas Bewick School is a large, successful specialist school in Newcastle upon Tyne for autistic learners aged between 4 and 19 years. The school was graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted in September 2023.We are proud of our reputation as a centre of excellence in autism provision.
Are you committed to developing your potential as a specialist educator?
If so, we would like to hear from you. In return we can offer you a kind, caring school with:
- Happy, enthusiastic children and supportive parents/carers
- Talented, resilient and supportive staff who place the child at the centre of all learning, and strive for excellent progress and standards of achievement
To learn more aboutThomas Bewick SchoolandProsper Learning Trust, please visit our websites.
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 to help vulnerable young people succeed against the odds.Four core values underpin everything we do as a Trust, these are Aspiration, Integrity, Resilience and Kindness.We are looking for staff who share those values and want to support our young people.
The Trust currently have 5 schools in the region:
- Newcastle Bridges School – Alternative Provision academy offering education to pupils unable to access mainstream school due to medical needs including hospitalised children and young people (3-19 years)
- Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years)
- Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years)
- Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years)
- Gilbert Ward Academy – Special School academy for pupils with SEMH or a diagnosis of autism (11-16 years)
Prosper Learning Trust was also recently named as the lead partner in the opening of a new Free School in Jarrow, South Tyneside. This school will be a Special School academy for pupils with SEMH (4-11 years).
The successful candidate will be deployed initially at Thomas Bewick School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.
Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust
The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group
- Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates.
- Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace
- Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
- Bike 2 Work scheme
For more information on why we think you should work for us see ourTrust website, where you will also findvideosof what our current staff think.
The successful candidate will be welcomed into the Trust, so if this sounds like the job for you please don't hesitate to apply.
Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.
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.
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View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Thomas Bewick School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 360 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thomas Bewick School website
- Email address
- admin@thomasbewick.newcastle.sch.uk
Thomas Bewick School is a specialist provision for autistic children and young people. We cater for children and young people aged 4 -19 years with a range of abilities and differences associated with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) and all of our pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The school is arranged over three different sites and our relevant, exciting and challenging curriculum is taught and supported by a team of caring, friendly and dedicated staff who are trained in a range of ASC specific approaches and strategies. All of our pupils have access to an autism specific environment with a range of specialist facilities and activities available to support different aspects of their learning and development.
At Thomas Bewick School, we are committed to developing the whole child, not just their academic ability.
Our school motto is ‘Growth Through Understanding’ and this underpins everything we do. We believe that ‘growth’ occurs when each pupil is seen as an individual and when their own unique skills, interests and talents are nurtured and encouraged. We care very much about the success of every pupil but ‘understand’ and respect that success for each of our pupils may look very different. We also appreciate that in order to continue to grow and succeed as a school, we need to work closely with parents, carers, families and our multi-agency colleagues to develop our ‘understanding’, expertise and specialism.
Our school is a welcoming community where everyone should feel safe, secure, valued and respected and where we have a shared commitment to providing the best possible learning opportunities for each and every pupil. We have the highest expectations and aspirations for all of our pupils so that when the time comes, they are confident and ready to take their next steps in life.
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