Senior Leader - West

Willow Vale School is seeking to appoint a permanent full‑time Class Teacher and Centre Lead for our Minehead campus (MPS/UPS) starting September 2026.

We are looking for dynamic, resilient and flexible teachers to join our team.

Willow Vale School is a newly established forward‑thinking provision created from the former Bridge School Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane Partnership College (TDPC). Spread across six specialist sites in the Bridgwater and Taunton areas, we provide flexible, personalised education for children and young people with a wide range of needs.

Our work is guided by three core values:
Be Safe. Be Kind. Belong. These values underpin our culture and ensure every learner feels supported, respected and part of a community where they can thrive.

Students join Willow Vale through several pathways. Our main remit is to work with and support young people who are not able to access mainstream schools, for a variety of reasons. Whatever the route, our aim is to provide high‑quality, highly personalised programmes that rebuild confidence, re‑engage learners and prepare them for their next steps.

• Support HLTAs in delivery and planning of lessons.
• Serve as key teachers/tutors for small groups of learners.
• Maintain flexibility in approach, be sympathetic to individual needs and differentiate at a high level within our multi‑site school in the Minehead area.
• Facilitate the re‑engagement of learners with significant gaps in their education.

• Experience working with young people who may have significant gaps in their education.
• Strong ability to differentiate and cater for individual learning needs.
• Effective communication skills, particularly in English.
• UK right to work and readiness to comply with background checks.

Opportunities for CPD and career progression within our partnership of schools, including The Bridge, Polden Bower and Avalon Schools.

Willow Vale School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts require a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure, medical clearance, an online check, proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.