Various Subjects - open to Primary or Secondary Teachers
Location: Welburn Hall School, Kirkbymoorside
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: MPS 1 -6, £32,916 - £45,352, plus SEN 2 Allowance
Working Pattern: 0.4 FTE - Established (working days to be agreed and open for discussion)
Closing Date for applications: 11.59pm Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Interviews: Thursday 2nd July 2026
Start Date: September 2026
Looking for a fresh opportunity? We have a job available for a September start. This class will be a KS3 semi-formal, mixed gender group, the majority of whom are autistic. Some have additional learning needs. We warmly welcome applications from ECT candidates.
About us
Set in more than 20 acres of beautiful countryside, Welburn Hall School is located in the market town of Kirkbymoorside, on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. Originally a stately home, the Hall has been a school since the 1950s.
Our recently refurbished, spacious buildings and grounds provide excellent facilities, supported by a dedicated and caring staff team. Together, we create a calm, inspiring environment in which to learn, live, and work.
A North Yorkshire Council maintained special school, we are a National Nurture School with a strong reputation for excellence; offering a dynamic, innovative and unique learning journey for learners aged 8 to 19 years, with a wide range of learning difficulties.
We are proud to be accredited by the National Autistic Society, as a specialist setting proving our commitment to understanding autism, offering excellent support to our learners.
We pride ourselves in being a warm and friendly school; our staff are our greatest resource and are highly valued for the contribution and difference they make to the lives of our learners. Our ethos and core values of respect, perseverance and excellence support this model and are lived out in the daily work of the school.
Our Curriculum
Our learners enjoy a varied programme that includes classroom-based curriculum learning, sensory activities, music therapy, swimming and access to a hydrotherapy pool. They also take part in outdoor learning on the Farm and in Forest School, as well as enterprise projects such as running the school tuck shop.
Learners can achieve Entry Level 1 - Entry Level 3 courses in various subjects / topics.
- Pre-Formal Curriculum - Focus is on early communication and social and emotional and cognitive skills as the foundation of learning.
- Semi-Formal Curriculum - Designed to develop independence and functional life skills with short bursts of focused, adult directed tasks.
- Formal Curriculum - Formal learners follow a ‘Welburnised’ National Curriculum, which allows us to be flexible and adapt programmes of study to the needs, strengths and interests of our learners.
- College Curriculum - Designed to be responsive and flexible to meet the needs, interests and aspirations of a diverse group of learners aged 16 -19. This curriculum covers Functional English, Maths, & ICT to enable learners to apply their knowledge and understanding to everyday life. Subjects also include vocational studies, work experience, preparation for adulthood, and developing a healthy lifestyle.
Our aim is to ensure all learners have the opportunities they need to reach their full potential for academic achievement, independence and personal development.
Our Opportunity
Do you enjoy the challenge of teaching children and young people who have special educational needs? Do you have passion, enthusiasm and expertise to teach children and young people to reach their potential?
We are looking for a wonderful teacher for one of our secondary groups. These classes consist of an average of 10 learners with diverse needs, including Autism and Moderate Learning Difficulties. You will be supported by skilled and knowledgeable teaching assistants to help you deliver engaging and effective lessons tailored to these learners.
You will have the enthusiasm and resilience to work with children and young people who have a wide variety of needs including:
- Autistic spectrum condition
- Moderate and severe learning difficulties
- Speech, language and communication
Skills & Qualifications
- The ability to cater for the range of learning difficulties, age range and needs of our learnersYou will be a proven, successful classroom practitioner who consistently makes learning memorable, impacting on all learners to make good progress
- Qualified Teacher Status
The ability to teach more than one subject and demonstrate a proven successful track record in a comparable SEND setting, will be advantageous.
Primary or Secondary trained candidates may apply; this includes those teachers that are specialists in their subject.
We can offer you:
- A happy and friendly special school, fostering an inclusive and nurturing environment in which to inspire and motivate our children
- Significant levels of support from a staff team who is experienced, committed and passionate about our school
- An opportunity to see the potential that exists here, with clear support given and an opportunity to make a difference that is life changing and rewarding
- Children and young people who will make you proud to be their Teacher
Queries / Visits
Chloe has been engaged to support us with recruiting to this exciting opportunity.
Application Process
Application Pack
Please apply via NYC Jobs
An email will be sent to shortlisted candidates with details of the interview process / shortlisting outcome.
We do not accept CV’s
Please contact us if your need to apply in a different format.
When applying please take into account the following:
Supporting Information
The supporting information section of your application should clearly evidence your ability to meet the requirements we have outlined in the person specification (see application pack). This will be used to shortlist applicants for this role and therefore it is imperative that you provide evidence as requested.
References
When completing your application, please provide two employment referees. Generally, this is your current and most recent employer. Please note your referee should ideally be a previous line manager or someone in a position of authority.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust child protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
Please note this post is in regulated activity and exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS criminal records and barred list check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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