Job Description

Job Tile: Teacher KS2/KS3

Location:

New Perspectives School

Salary range:

Dependent on experience and qualifications

Closing Date:

9th January 2026

Hours of work:

Full time (37.5 per week) - term-time only plus training days

Contract type:

Permanent

Enhanced DBS Check Required:

Yes

Are you looking for a new full time SEN teaching role which will challenge you and give you new skills, we are seeking to recruit an experienced KS2/KS3 Teacher.

New Perspectives School is a small independent SMEH specialist day school for key stages 2-5, catering for students with social emotional and mental health difficulties who may have a range of complex needs. We looking to recruit a teacher to join our growing team. We recognise that working with young people with SEND can be challenging and a full programme of training and support is offered. We expect teachers to adopt creative, innovative, and highly personalised approaches to engaging young people in learning and enabling them to make progress and have a new perspective to education.

This is a joyful and rewarding job and one where you can really make a difference to the lives of young people and their families.

Applications are welcomed from qualified teachers who have experience of working directly with children or young people in any setting and who are willing to work with others as part of a strong team.

The ideal candidate will:

Have Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Have a proven record of good or outstanding teaching practice Be an outstanding Teaching practitioner, with experience in KS2/KS3 teaching. Experience of managing challenging behaviours and working with children with SEMH and SEND Be committed to delivering an excellent standard of teaching for all students every lesson Be an inspiring teacher with real passion and enthusiasm for the subject with excellent subject knowledge Set themselves and their students high standards and have high expectations Be a good communicator and a strong team player Have a willingness to contribute to the department and whole school projects Have a thorough knowledge of present curriculum developments Be responsible for the learning and the achievement of all pupils in class ensuring equality of opportunity for all Be responsible for planning and preparing schemes of work and lesson plans Create a purposeful learning environment Teach engaging and motivating lessons informed by well-grounded expectations of learners and designed to raise levels of attainment Know how to make effective personalised provision/effectively provide differentiated tasks for those they teach Safeguard all students in our School Engage in ongoing CPD

Here are just some of the benefits of working for us:

Rewarding work helping our Children and young people reach their potential Friendly, small passionate school community Career development opportunities to help you reach your own personal development Competitive salary We offer a structured 1-week induction programme including face to face training, online modules Free DBS check Recommend a friend referral scheme with financial rewards Access to Employee Assistance Programme Enrolment into the company pension scheme

How to apply: If you meet the above criteria, please click on apply within Indeed

Application forms will be emailed out to applicants who meet the criteria.

please email: c.dhir@careperspectives.co.uk or call us on 07897 551992

Please note that CVs are not accepted.

Safeguarding:

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks in line with Safer Recruitment.

Teaching:

Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References:

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable referees

Short-listed candidates

: An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders:

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Work Location: In person