SEN Teacher in Bristol

Location: Avonside School, Bristol BS4 5PS

Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday to Friday | 8.00am – 4.00pm

Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)

Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only

Start: October 2026

UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

We are looking for an exceptional SEN Teacher who is passionate about unlocking potential and believes every child deserves the opportunity to flourish. If you are driven by the chance to inspire, nurture and transform lives through education, this could be the role for you.

Working with pupils with a range of additional needs, you will create engaging, personalised and meaningful learning experiences that build confidence, independence, resilience and a genuine love of learning. You will recognise every child's strengths, celebrate every achievement and adapt your teaching to help each pupil reach their full potential.

This is much more than a teaching role; it is an opportunity to help shape a school from the very beginning. As a valued member of our founding team, you will play a key role in developing our curriculum, influencing our culture and creating an inclusive environment where every young person feels safe, supported and empowered to succeed.

Working collaboratively with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you will combine your expertise with the knowledge of therapists, support staff and families to deliver outstanding outcomes for every pupil. No two days will ever be the same, but every day will bring new opportunities to inspire, make a lasting impact and change lives through education.

What You Will Be Doing

• Deliver engaging, high-quality lessons that inspire pupils and support excellent progress.
• Adapt teaching to meet the individual needs of learners with a range of additional and complex needs.
• Plan, develop and review schemes of learning across your curriculum area.
• Monitor pupil progress, using assessment to identify interventions and celebrate achievement.
• Lead the development of your subject area, ensuring teaching remains creative, innovative and engaging.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Avonside School and the wider Outcomes First Group to share best practice and develop the curriculum.
• Support colleagues through training and sharing effective teaching strategies within your subject specialism.
• Work closely with the Exams Officer to ensure accurate qualification entries and successful outcomes.
• Teach across a range of subjects where required to support the effective delivery of the school's curriculum.
• Work alongside therapists, Learning Support Assistants, families and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide a consistent, holistic approach to each pupil's education.

What We Are Looking For

• Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Has experience teaching within an educational setting.
• Can confidently plan, deliver and adapt engaging lessons for pupils with a range of learning needs.
• Is passionate about inclusive education and believes every child can achieve.
• Is creative, flexible and committed to delivering personalised learning experiences.
• Builds positive relationships with pupils, families and colleagues.
• Enjoys working collaboratively as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Holds a full UK Driving Licence.

About Us

Avonside School is a brand-new specialist school in Bristol for young people with SEMH, autism, and associated needs. We provide a supportive environment prioritising wellbeing, personal growth, and academic progress.

Our curriculum offers hands-on vocational pathways in construction, hair and beauty, hospitality, art and IT, building practical skills and independence. We empower every pupil to gain confidence, resilience, and the skills needed for further education, employment, and adult life.

Acorn Education offers rewarding careers and meaningful challenges while making a real difference in young people's lives. As a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs, and part of Outcomes First Group, we deliver innovative, evidence-based approaches that support measurable progress and lasting impact.

We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place pupils 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 pupils 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. Outcomes First Group 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, Outcomes First Group 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.