Teacher (Frome)

Outcomes First Group; Frome; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with enhanced content

Wellbeing support and health checks

Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista)

Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car

Job summary

Outcomes First Group's Wessex Lodge School in Frome is seeking a committed and skilled Teacher to join a supportive, forward-thinking team. You will deliver high-quality, inclusive education to students with special educational needs, helping them reach their full potential academically, socially, and emotionally.

You will plan and differentiate the curriculum with the team, create a safe and nurturing learning environment, and contribute to raising attainment, behaviour, and student wellbeing.

Qualifications

• QTS or equivalent is required.
• Experience and a strong understanding of SEN, including ASC and complex needs.
• Primary teaching experience desirable.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a broad, differentiated curriculum tailored to SEN students.
• Work with teaching and support staff for planning, delivery, and assessment.
• Monitor and support students’ academic, social, and personal development.
• Create a positive, inclusive learning environment that promotes engagement and achievement.
• Contribute to raising standards of attainment, behaviour, and student wellbeing across the school.
• Undertake SENCO responsibilities, ensuring effective provision for students with SEN.
• Lead and develop the delivery of Science and PSHE curriculum areas.

Skills

SEN knowledge

Team collaboration

Clear communication

Adaptable and innovative

Full UK driving licence

Education

QTS or equivalent

Job description

Job Title

Teacher

Location

Please be aware that this role could be based at any of our following 3 sites depending on skill set:Wessex Lodge School, Frome, Somerset BA11 4LAWessex Lodge Primary School, Kilmington, Wiltshire BA12 6RBNewmead Farm, Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire BA12 7HJ

Hours

40 hours per week | Monday to Friday

Salary

From £39,000.00 per annum

(not pro rata)

Contract

Permanent | Term Time Only

Start

October 2026UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

Wessex Lodge School is looking for a committed and skilled Teacher to join our supportive, forward-thinking team. You will deliver high-quality, inclusive education to students with special educational needs, helping them achieve their full potential academically, socially, and emotionally.

Working across a collaborative team of teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff, you will plan and deliver a differentiated curriculum tailored to individual needs. You will also contribute to a safe, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment, promoting independence, confidence, and a genuine love of learning.

What you will be doing

• Deliver a broad, balanced, and differentiated curriculum tailored to SEN students
• Work closely with teaching and support staff to ensure effective planning, delivery, and assessment
• Monitor and support students’ academic, social, and personal development
• Create a positive and inclusive learning environment that promotes engagement and achievement
• Contribute to raising standards of attainment, behaviour, and student wellbeing across the school
• Undertake SENCO responsibilities, ensuring effective provision and compliance for students with SEN
• Lead and develop the delivery of Science and PSHE curriculum areas

What you will bring

• QTS or equivalent
• Experience and a strong understanding of SEN, including ASC, learning difficulties, and complex needs; Primary teaching experience desirable
• Able to build trusting relationships with students who may have faced significant challenges
• A clear communicator who thrives in a team environment
• Adaptable and innovative to meet individual needs
• Full UK driving licence required

About Us

Learning at Wessex Lodge goes far beyond the classroom. Our outdoor spaces across all three sites offer meaningful opportunities for students to regulate, connect and engage. These environments, whether it be out in the the community or time with animals, are key to helping our children feel calm, confident and curious.

At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia and experiences of trauma or adversity.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference.We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with options to increase contributions

"Your Wellbeing Matters" – mental health support and physical health checks

Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:

• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales .