Teacher Beaucroft School

Dorset Council; Furzehill; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Beaucroft Foundation School is seeking a dedicated SEND professional, qualified Teacher or experienced HLTA with SEND/SMSH experience. The role focuses on therapeutic and trauma-informed practice to support complex learners and SEMH needs.

You will lead personalised programmes, foster a safe therapeutic environment, and collaborate with therapists and external agencies to ensure joined-up support, championing THRIVE values and professional development.

Qualifications

• Be a qualified teacher or an experienced HLTA with SEND provision experience.
• Strong understanding of SEMH needs and trauma-informed practice.
• Able to use therapeutic approaches to support complex learners.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with pupils, families and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Therapeutic Thinking

Trauma-informed practice

Communication skills

Differentiation

SEMH understanding

Education

Qualified Teacher status or HLTA with SEND experience

Job description

About the role

Beaucroft 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 well-being, and holistic education are at the heart of everything we do.

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.

If you would like to gain a broader view of Beaucroft and the wonderful things that happen here, please take a look at our website, Facebook and Instagram pages:

Website: Beaucroft Foundation School – Specialists in Education

Facebook:

Beaucroft Foundation School - https://www.facebook.com/BeaucroftSchool/

Beaucroft College - https://www.facebook.com/BeaucroftCollege/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beaucr0ft/

Further Information

The salary illustration is based on Mainscale 1 to UPS 1, dependent on experience.

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 Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

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. 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. A Department for Education Teacher’s Check will also be completed on all staff as part of the onboarding process.

About Us

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: Tuesday 24th November 2026

Interviews to be held on: Wednesday 2nd December 2026

Start date: Can be negotiated

For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact the school office on 01202 886083 or by email to [e-mail].

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