Classroom Teacher

Start Date: September 2026

Swanwick School & Sports College is an ‘Outstanding’ special school with 100 pupils aged 5-16 with a variety of needs. These needs include Moderate and Severe Learning needs, Challenging Behaviour, ASD, Physical and Social and Emotional needs. The Governors are looking for an exceptional classroom practitioner to teach across our unique and wonderful school.

We are looking to recruit a well-qualified and enthusiastic practitioner to teach across the school setting. Whilst Maths, English will form a large part of the teaching commitment we are also interested in staff who are able to teach a range of National Curriculum subjects.

The successful candidate will be someone who can create and deliver stimulating lessons, have excellent assessment for learning strategies and know how to support pupils’ next steps in learning. The successful applicant will also promote the school ethos through high levels of expectation, excellent behaviour management skills, being an adaptable team player and able to encourage pupil independence.

The successful candidate will must be able to demonstrate the ability to use ICT in an innovative and imaginative manner throughout the curriculum.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate and support our school vision of ‘Enjoy, Achieve, Exceed’.

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate about supporting young people to help them remove barriers to learning
• Be able to build effective and supportive relationships with pupils, parents, carers and other agencies in order to secure the best life chances for our pupils
• Be organised, proactive and creative in developing successful intervention strategies for vulnerable pupils
• Be someone who can create and deliver stimulating lessons, have excellent assessment for learning strategies and know how to support pupils’ next steps in learning
• Able to promote the school ethos through high levels of expectation, excellent behaviour management skills, being an adaptable team player and able to encourage pupil independence
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to use ICT in an innovative and imaginative manner throughout the curriculum.
• Have a clear understanding of thematic curriculum delivery.

We invite applications from both Early Career Teachers and more experienced teachers. Although the post involves working with key stage 3/4 pupils, we invite primary trained staff to apply due to the curriculum provided.

We offer:

• A shared moral commitment to secure the best outcomes for all pupils
• An opportunity to work with talented and committed staff
• A wonderfully diverse range of pupils who are keen to learn and participate in the life of the school
• A committed Governing Body and supportive parents/carers
• Access to the Schools Advisory Service

As this post involves a great deal of contact with pupils, staff, visitors and parents, it is important that candidates possess excellent communication skills; maintaining confidentiality at all times will be essential.

We offer a warm and welcoming school community and staff wellbeing is a priority.

Swanwick School and Sports College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment; we fully support the principles and practice of the publication “Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

Visits to the school are welcome please contact our School Business Manager Miss Dove on 01773 602198

The closing date for applications is Midnight on Wednesday 13th May 2026 with Interviews on Tuesday 19th May 2026

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.