Teacher

Dudley Academies Trust; Quarry Bank; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance programme

Wellbeing charter

Job summary

Dudley Academies Trust is seeking a qualified teacher for a permanent, full-time post in Brierley Hill. The role requires QTS and experience supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, including complex needs.

You will work within a collaborative team to plan and deliver engaging lessons while ensuring safeguarding and welfare of learners. Applicants should have up-to-date curriculum knowledge, strong classroom management, and the ability to work with parents and staff to

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Further qualifications in a relevant field (e.g., Autism Team Teach, Moving and handling).
• Up-to-date knowledge of best practice and curriculum development.
• Proven teaching experience with pupils with SEN/ disabilities in special or mainstream settings.
• Experience with pupils with severe/profound and complex learning difficulties.
• Experience with pupils with complex behavioural needs.
• Experience with moving and handling needs.
• Ability to collaborate with a forward-thinking team.
• Ability to communicate respectfully with parents.
• Strong classroom management skills.
• Ability to plan for and direct classroom support staff.
• Strong time management skills for self and others.
• Proficiency in ICT to support learning.
• Involvement in enrichment activities.
• Commitment to the Trust's mission and vision.
• Respect for diversity and promotion of equality.
• Understanding safeguarding responsibilities for learners’ safety and welfare.
• Suitability to work with young people and vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• The role is a permanent, full-time teaching position.
• Deliver high-quality lessons and manage pupil progress.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and implement学习 strategies.
• Support SEND pupils and adapt teaching to complex needs.
• Contribute to safeguarding and welfare duties per policy.

Job description

Teacher

• Company: Teaching Vacancies
• Salary: Not specified
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 28 Sept 2026
• Closing date: 8 Oct 2026

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Further appropriate qualifications in a relevant field e.g. Autism Team Teach trained, Moving and handling trained
• Up to date knowledge of current best practice and curriculum developments
• Proven and demonstrable teaching experience of working with children with special educational needs and disabilities, either in special or mainstream settings.
• Experience of working with and supporting pupils with severe or profound and complex learning difficulties.
• Experience of supporting pupils with complex behavioural difficulties
• Experience of supporting pupils with moving and handling needs
• Able to contribute to &collaborate with a forward-thinking team
• Able to build respectful, open communication with parents
• Able to demonstrate excellent classroom management
• Ability to effectively plan for and direct classroom support staff
• Ability to manage own time and those of others to meet deadlines
• Able to use ICT to support learning
• Successful involvement in enrichment activities
• Commitment to the mission and vision of the Trust
• Respect and value diversity and promote equality
• Understand responsibilities related to all aspects of learners' safety and welfare
• Safeguarding
• Must be suitable to work with young people and vulnerable adults

What the school offers its staff

Dudley Academies Trust is fully committed to prioritising emotional health and wellbeing for all employees. We support our employees to make positive choices for their own wellbeing and encourage an open and understanding culture across and between all roles in the Trust. Our Employee Assistance programme offers 24/7, free legal, financial and counselling provision to all staff. Please see the attached wellbeing charter for further information.

• Our Employee Assistance programme offers 24/7, free legal, financial and counselling provision to all staff.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Respect and value diversity and promote equality