SEND Teacher -Beaucroft School

Dorset Council; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Wimborne Minster is seeking a dedicated SEND professional with a qualified teacher status or significant HLTA experience. You will lead personalized learning programs and maintain a therapeutic classroom environment to support young people's emotional and social development. We prioritize ongoing professional development and offer a supportive community focused on empowering students to thrive. Join us to make a lasting difference in the lives of extraordinary young people.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development

Supportive staff team

Excellent facilities

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher or experienced HLTA with significant SEND provision.
• Strong understanding of SEMH needs and trauma-informed practices.
• Excellent communication and relational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support personalized learning programmes.
• Create and maintain a therapeutic classroom environment.
• Work with staff and therapists to support young people.

Skills

SEMH support

Therapeutic practice

Communication skills

Adaptability

Education

Qualified teacher status

HLTA with significant SEND experience

Job description

The Role

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled SEND professional, qualified teacher, who has a deep understanding of therapeutic and trauma‑informed practice.

You will:

• Lead, deliver and support personalised learning programmes tailored to EHCP outcomes.
• Create and maintain a therapeutic classroom environment that promotes regulation, safety, and engagement.
• Use Therapeutic Thinking approaches to understand and support behaviour, fostering resilience and prosocial development.
• Work closely with teaching staff, therapists and external agencies to ensure joined‑up support for each young person.
• Model best practice in SEMH support and contribute to the professional development of colleagues.
• Champion our THRIVE values in everything you do, ensuring that every student feels seen, heard, and supported.

The Person

You will:

• Be a qualified teacher or a very experienced HLTA with significant experience in SEND provision, preferably including supporting SEMH.
• Have a strong understanding of SEMH needs, trauma‑informed and therapeutic practice, and be confident using these approaches to support complex learners.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and relational skills with pupils, families and colleagues.
• Be creative, reflective and solution‑focused – able to adapt and differentiate to meet diverse needs.
• Be passionate about helping young people develop confidence, independence and self‑esteem.
• Be committed to ongoing professional development and to contributing positively to Beaucroft’s nurturing, ambitious culture.

Why join us?

• A deeply supportive, collaborative staff team that values therapeutic practice and emotional wellbeing.
• Ongoing training and development in Therapeutic Thinking, communication approaches and SEND pedagogy.
• Excellent facilities, including sensory spaces, therapy support, forest school, and enterprise‑based learning for post‑16 students.
• A school community that celebrates progress in all its forms – academic, social and emotional.
• A real opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of extraordinary young people.

Closing date for applications: Friday 23rd January 2026

Interviews to be held on: Monday 2nd February 2026

Start date: Can be negotiated

For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact the school office at 01202 886083 or email [email protected].

We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Beaucroft School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government’s safer recruitment guidelines.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide 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. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Beaucroft Foundation School and College is a welcoming, inclusive, and forward‑thinking special school and college for children and young people between the ages of four and nineteen who are experiencing learning difficulties, including complex needs, and those with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Our ethos is firmly rooted in Therapeutic Thinking – understanding behaviour as communication, focusing on relationships, and meeting underlying needs rather than simply managing behaviour. We want every child to feel safe, valued and empowered to succeed.

Our Vision is for every student to THRIVE: Thoughtful & Caring | Happy & Safe | Resilient | Independent | Valued | Empowered.

You’ll join a highly experienced, effective team where therapeutic practice, emotional wellbeing and holistic education are at the heart of everything we do.

We look forward to hearing from you – and potentially welcoming you to our Beaucroft community, where every young person is supported to THRIVE.