PSHE Teacher

Are you a Life Changer? Do you want to lean in and transform the life of a child?

Compass Community puts children first through our therapeutic, innovative approach. Integrity, Courage and Care shape how we work. We listen deeply, challenge each other and fix what needs fixing, together.

This is the work. And we'd like you to be part of it.

Closing Date: 20th February 2026

Interview Date: 26/02/26 & 05/03/26

Join our team at Compass Community School Redwood Park in Milton Keynes
, a newly opened independent specialist day school. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the continued development of our growing school community, supporting up to 90 pupils aged 7–19.

Our children come from a wide range of backgrounds, but all have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). Many will also have other Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) such as Autism, ADHD, and communication difficulties.

The work we do is both varied and challenging and, as a trauma and attachment informed organisation, all staff are provided with extensive therapeutic training and support.

Our closely triangulated approach places the child at the centre of decision making, ensuring that education and therapy professionals, parents/carers, local authority teams and, most importantly, our students can work together to secure outstanding outcomes for all.

We are all primarily teachers of children before teachers of subjects. Central to this role is knowing the child, building professional, nurturing and positive relationships and motivating students.

No matter the accreditation which is best for the child to pursue, we maintain high aspirations for our children regardless of their learning journey and don’t underestimate the importance of qualifications to provide our children with life chances and opportunities.

Compass Community School teachers inspire children, creating a sense of awe and wonder and making subjects and lessons real and relevant to them. They plan exciting and engaging learning opportunities which challenge and push students, whether they are working on the very basics or they are have a special talent or passion for the subject.

Our children require very special teachers who are able to manage some complex and challenging behaviours. They will know that our children require lots of attention, the right sort of communication, consistency and flexibility in equal measure, and a non-judgemental approach.

We want our teachers to be part of the decision making that drives our school, provides outcomes for children and advocates for every child. We welcome their input in developing both the academic curriculum and the opportunities in our extra-curricular offer – bringing their own interests and passions to the table.

Compass Community School Redwood Park is seeking a person who is creative, flexible and with excellent English curriculum knowledge and willingness to deliver PSHE. Delivery of PSHE and planning will be supported within school and we do not expect any applicant to have their own schemes of work for PSHE. We use a centralised curriculum for all of our subjects, and every teacher is supported by specialists within Compass in delivery and planning of their subjects.

The English curriculum includes KS3, Functional Skills and GCSE and as an SEMH provision we are also open to using different curricula - our ethos is child centred and we ensure our curriculum is suited to the needs of our pupils.

We are willing to be flexible for the right teacher and looking forward to welcoming applicants who have SEMH experience and a willingness to work within a small and dedicated team of experts who thrive within our school.

• Staff laptop and mobile phone
• Competitive salary
• Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities
• Small class sizes with specialist TA support
• The chance to be part of an expanding, national organisation that recognises skill, effort and potential and grows its own leadership teams
• Enhanced occupational sickness scheme
• Flexible pension
• Regular therapeutic and supportive supervision
• Employee benefit service with access to wellbeing services, salary…