Class Teacher

Beechcliffe Special School; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlton Academy Trust is seeking a dedicated and inspiring Class Teacher to support pupils with a diverse range of severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, autism spectrum disorder and additional complex health, sensory, or medical needs. Our pupils thrive when teaching is personalised, structured and responsive to their strengths and challenges.

We are a warm, well‑established special school with a highly skilled team, committed to safeguarding, excellence and enabling meaningful

Qualifications

• Compassionate, reflective and highly motivated with ability to form strong, trusting relationships.
• Ability to foster a calm, positive and consistent learning environment.
• Experience or capability to teach pupils with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, autism spectrum disorder and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalised, structured, and responsive teaching for pupils with special needs.
• Support development of communication, independence, emotional regulation and life skills.
• Collaborate within a highly skilled team and contribute to a positive, collaborative culture.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Adaptability

Emotional resilience

Job description

‘CAT employs rolling recruitment methodologies, with shortlisting and interviews for some roles taking place as and when applications are received. This may mean that some roles are recruited to before the closing date, we therefore advise that applications are made without undue delay’.

Who We Are

Carlton Academy Trust is a dynamic, values-driven multi-academy trust based in West Yorkshire. Established in 2019, with schools across Bradford and Leeds. Recognised as a World Class Trust by the World Class Schools Quality Mark, we are united by a clear vision: “Excellence for All”.

Why Join Us?

At Carlton Academy Trust, people are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to foster an open, collaborative culture where every member of staff is empowered to lead, innovate, and make a meaningful impact. We invest in professional growth, provide clear career pathways, and celebrate success at every level.

What makes us stand out:

Employee wellbeing is extremely important to us, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive employee benefits package through the ‘Carlton Cares’ programme, designed to support physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Full details can be found at:

Employee Benefits - Carlton Academy Trust

We are looking for:

We are seeking a dedicated and inspiring Class Teacher who shares our commitment to supporting pupils with a diverse range of severe, profound, and multiple learning difficulties, as well as autism spectrum disorder and additional complex health, sensory, or medical needs. Our pupils are vibrant, curious and individual learners who thrive when teaching is personalised, structured and responsive to their unique strengths and challenges. They benefit greatly from consistency, patience, creativity and a warm, nurturing approach that enables them to develop communication, independence, emotional regulation and life skills. We take pride in offering a broad, balanced and therapeutic curriculum supported by exceptional facilities, specialist resources and a highly skilled team. We value teachers who bring enthusiasm, adaptability and emotional resilience, and who can contribute to a positive and collaborative culture where every pupil is encouraged to achieve meaningful progress and experience success. This role offers the opportunity to make a profound impact within a well-established and forward-thinking special school. The successful teacher will be compassionate, reflective and highly motivated, with the ability to form strong, trusting relationships with pupils and to foster a calm, positive and consistent learning environment.

The Trust has adopted the principles of Safer Recruitment and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and subscribe to the DBS update service.

Carlton Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.