Teacher (Maths or IT specialist)

Remarkable Autism Ltd; Newton-le-Willows; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee Assist Programme

Free lunch

Long service awards

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity pay

Golden Hello up to £250

Job summary

Ascent College – Remarkable Autism in the United Kingdom is seeking a Maths or IT teacher (GCSE specialist) to join its Specialist Provision for Post-16 learners. The role runs on a term-time schedule (190 days) plus 5 additional days, with MPS – UPS salary and SEN allowance.

You will deliver engaging Maths lessons to autistic young people and adults, teaching small groups and supporting life skills, independence and employability in a supportive, values-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Deliver engaging, personalised Maths learning tailored to individual pathways.
• Teach small groups (typically 6–10 students) to enable meaningful progress.
• Support students to develop life skills, independence, and employability.
• Adapt teaching approaches in line with EHCP outcomes and therapeutic guidance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, personalised Maths learning tailored to individual pathways.
• Teach small groups (typically 6–10 students) to enable meaningful progress.
• Support students to develop life skills, independence, and employability.
• Adapt teaching approaches in line with EHCP outcomes and therapeutic guidance.
• Work collaboratively with Student Learning Mentors and specialist teams.
• This is a unique opportunity to teach in a setting where success is measured by confidence and real-life outcomes.

Skills

Maths teaching

GCSE specialist

Special education

Small groups

Job description

Teacher – Maths or IT (GCSE Specialist) Specialist Provision (Post-16)
Ascent College – Remarkable Autism
Term Time (190 days) + 5 days
MPS – UPS + SEN Allowance

Are you a passionate Maths teacher looking to make a real difference beyond the classroom? At Ascent College, you will support autistic young people and adults to develop the skills, confidence, and independence they need for life beyond education. We are seeking a motivated, values-driven Maths GCSE specialist to join our growing team as we continue to develop innovative and aspirational post-16 provision.

About Us

The Remarkable Group has been established for over 50 years, providing the highest quality services for autistic young people. Wargrave House School (ages 5 – 16) & Ascent College (ages 16 – 25) operate a non-maintained special school and independent specialist college with an excellent reputation for delivering outstanding education and care to Autistic young people. We are the first national provider to receive Beacon status from the National Autistic Society

The Role

As a teacher at Ascent College, you will:

• As a Teacher – Maths (GCSE Specialist) at Ascent College, you will:
• Deliver engaging, personalised Maths learning tailored to individual pathways.
• Teach small groups (typically 6–10 students) to enable meaningful progress.
• Support students to develop life skills, independence, and employability.
• Adapt teaching approaches in line with EHCP outcomes and therapeutic guidance.
• Work collaboratively with Student Learning Mentors and specialist teams.
• This is a unique opportunity to teach in a setting where success is measured not just in qualifications, but in confidence, independence and real-life outcomes.

Supportive Environment

We provide a structured and supportive environment, including:

• Dedicated Student Learning Mentors in every class
• A consistent and proactive approach to behaviour support
• Access to therapy and specialist services
• A strong focus on understanding behaviour as communication
• You will be supported to focus on building relationships and delivering high-quality teaching.

What we offer

We offer our staff autism specific training to support continuous professional development. Our benefits include an attractive pension scheme, Employee Assist Programme, free lunch, long service awards, enhanced sick pay and enhanced maternity pay and a Golden Hello welcome bonus of up to £250.

We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We particularly encourage applications frompeople fromdiverse backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and participate in the Disability Confident scheme, ensuring all candidates are considered fairly and supported where needed. For more information on this scheme, please visit our careers page.

Our aim is to recruit quality staff for both academic and support roles in a fair, structured and supportive manner, underpinned by our Recruitment and Selection Policy and KSCIE. In accordance with recent updates to KCSIE 2025 (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance, we will be performing online searches and requesting references for all shortlisted candidates.

Please note: We will require proof of right to work in the UK and qualifications at interview stage. If this is not provided you may not be interviewed.

Closing Date: 08/09/2026

Interviews: Week commencing 21/09/2026

Remarkable is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Remarkable operates a safe recruitment process and appointment to the post will be subject to suitable references, online searches, self-declaration, satisfactory pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and where applicable, a prohibition check and section 128 direction check.