Teacher - Westfield Arts College

Westfield Arts College

Position: Teacher

Employment: Permanent, Full Time (Monday to Friday)

Salary: Teachers Main scale Pay Range plus SEN 1 allowance

Start Date: 1 September 2026

• Plan effectively for the teaching and learning of core subjects within a broad and balanced curriculum, ensuring progression and high-quality outcomes for all SEND pupils.
• Create and maintain a classroom environment that promotes a total communication approach, regulation and engagement.
• Use Therapeutic Thinking approaches to understand and support behaviour, fostering resilience and personal development.
• Work closely with families, teaching staff, teaching assistants, therapists and external agencies to ensure holistic support for each young person.

• A qualified teacher (QTS, ideally primary trained), with successful experience of delivering a broad curriculum to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, especially in relation to speech, language and communication needs.
• Excellent communication and relational skills with pupils, families and colleagues.
• A creative, reflective and solution focused practitioner who is able to adapt and differentiate to meet diverse needs and is passionate about helping young people develop confidence, independence and self-esteem.
• A strong team player who is committed to ongoing professional development and to contributing positively to Westfield’s ambitious Broadening Horizons curriculum.

• A real opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of extraordinary young people.
• A highly supportive and collaborative staff team that values therapeutic practice and emotional wellbeing.
• Ongoing training and development in Therapeutic Thinking, communication approaches and SEND pedagogy.
• Excellent facilities, beautiful grounds and welcoming learning environment
• A school community that celebrates progress in all its forms – academic, social and emotional.

Closing Date: 18 June 2026

Interviews: 24 June 2026