SEN Humanities Instructor in Birmingham

Overview

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Job Title: Humanities Instructor

Location: Penny Tree School, Birmingham, B30 3ES

Hours: 37.5 per week | Monday to Friday | 8.30am – 4.30pm

Salary: £26,375.00 per annum (not pro rata)

Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only

Start: April 2026

UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

As a Humanities Instructor, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering an engaging, ambitious, and progressive Humanities curriculum across the school. Working closely with senior leaders, you will contribute to the development of new qualification pathways and ensure high-quality teaching and learning that inspires academic curiosity and personal growth in every pupil. You will take a proactive lead in raising standards within the Humanities department, supporting colleagues, monitoring curriculum delivery, and ensuring that all learning experiences remain challenging, relevant, and appropriate for a diverse range of learners. With a strong understanding of school pathways and the qualifications available at Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5, you will ensure that pupils are effectively supported and prepared for their next steps. A key part of this role includes contributing to the creation of a personalised, nurturing, and holistic learning environment that reflects and promotes the school’s values and ethos. You will also support the development of meaningful sequences of learning, deliver enrichment activities, and collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to communicate subject effectiveness and drive continual improvement. As a role model of professional standards, you will embody the expectations of the Professional Standards for Teachers and champion excellence in Humanities education across the school.

Standard Responsibilities

• Participate in the annual performance review programme.
• Work in full accordance with OFG Group policies, procedures, and relevant statutory regulations.
• Maintain strict confidentiality appropriate to the role.
• Comply with Health and Safety Regulations to ensure the wellbeing of themselves and others.
• Actively support the safeguarding and welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• Carry out any additional duties reasonably requested by the Senior Leadership Team.

About Us

Our new Options Autism school – Penny Tree – will have capacity for 60 pupils and is expected to open in the near future. At Penny Tree School, you\\\’ll be part of a supportive and visionary leadership team at the very start of an exciting journey. Backed by the expertise of Options Autism and Outcomes First Group, you’ll have access to a wide network of senior leaders, professional development pathways, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact—not only on the school but on the lives of the pupils we serve. For over 19 years, Options Autism has provided specialist care and education for children, young people, and adults with autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are pioneering innovative, evidence-based approaches that deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for everyone in our care. 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