Special Education Teacher

JR United Kingdom; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

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Posted:

18.04.2025

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02.06.2025

Job Description:

Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for a SEN Teacher at our new Bushbury School, Wolverhampton.

Bushbury School specialises in supporting young people aged 7-19 with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), and Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN), offering a safe and nurturing environment where every pupil receives tailored support to thrive.

Our specialist independent schools offer unrivalled opportunities, securing sound educational outcomes with personalised, inclusive, and stimulating programmes of learning. We provide education and support to children and young people who have complex special educational needs and require their SEN.

Key Responsibilities:

• Do you want to work in a supportive workplace?
• Small class sizes
• Therapeutic based working environment
• Supportive leadership team to reduce teacher workloads

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

Through education, we enable young people to gain the skills and resilience needed to succeed in life beyond school, inspiring the brightest futures.

Qualifications:

• QTS or QTLS Qualification and/or relevant experience
• Up to date safeguarding and child protection qualifications/knowledge and experience.

The ideal candidate should:

• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Have the energy, passion, and drive to raise standards.
• Have initiative, vision, excellent planning, and organisational skills.
• Have experience of working with students with SEMH and additional needs.
• Have knowledge and understanding of developments in education.

About Us:

We take great satisfaction in being "good neighbours." Horizon schools foster a healthy sense of community both inside and outside of their immediate surroundings.

As part of our highly personalised and purposeful provision, pupils at our schools participate in a wide range of academic, creative, sporting, and vocational learning opportunities and activities, which supports them in developing a range of skills and maximising learning outcomes. Young people take part in various courses, from music to construction, while being given every opportunity to excel in their core subjects, such as mathematics and English.

At Horizon Care and Education, our teachers will be supported by our Director of Curriculum, Headteachers, SENCos, Operational Directors, and the Managing Director of Education Services, as well as our extensive therapeutic team.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, we want you to be part of our team.

Why Work For Us?

• Competitive pay rates
• Christmas bonus
• Blue Light Card
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards – earn up to £2500 per referral!
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on various topics.
• Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support via Bupa.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.
• High quality CPD opportunities.
• Free eye checks.
• Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together.

To start your journey with Horizon, apply now!

We are committed to safeguarding, the standards of safer recruitment defined under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and enabling a safe culture; a culture that ensures that our employees and the young people in our care and education are safeguarded and receive the right support that meets their individual needs. We promote the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expect all employees, all visitors of Horizon, and partner organisations who support us to share this commitment.