The posting
We are delighted to be able to announce that we are recruiting. This is an exciting opportunity for teachers who want to work with Autistic children and young people to join Woodley School and College.
Are you a values driven, confident and skilled teacher with a desire and experience or a commitment to learning how to teach Autistic children and young people? Can you bring creativity, enthusiasm and an open mind to learning? Are you ready for a new chapter in your career and dedicated to making a real difference to the quality of life of children and young people?
Our children and young people deserve the very best teachers to develop their Communication, Independence and Achievement, and that could be you.
We are looking for an inspirational, passionate teacher to join the team. You can be from any phase from Primary upwards as long as you have the right transferable skills. We are looking for effective and a motivated developing professional with unlimited ambition for their pupils, themselves and the school. We want a great teacher who will challenge, stimulate and support pupils and staff to achieve their best through:
- Inspiring trust and confidence
- Building team commitment
- Engaging and motivating autistic pupils
- Being a flexible, reflective and self-evaluating practitioner
- Taking positive action to improve the quality of learning throughout the school
This is a brilliant time to join our school as we are rapidly expanding in our desire to reach all autistic children and young people in Kirklees.
The ideal candidate will-
- Have some experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly autistic children
- Have the ability or willingness to learn how to promote Positive Behaviour Support in a nurturing environment
- Be able to optimise the use of the onsite resources and facilities to design, deliver high quality and inspiring programmes to students at Woodley
- Assess and support students using a variety of digital methods to maximise learner potential
- Contribute to a high performing team through effective people management which ensures accountability and clarity of objectives and which utilises and develops the skills, knowledge and competencies of all staff members
- Participate fully in personal professional development
- Uphold the schools behaviours and values at all times



