Salary: £31,650 to £43,607 per annum
Grade: MPS (1-6) plus Special Educational Needs SEN allowance £2,679
Contract Type: Temporary (Maternity Cover)
Vacancy Hours: Full time
Location: Brooklands Community Special School, Burnside Avenue, Skipton, BD23 2DB

We are looking to recruit an amazing full-time teacher with expertise to work with children and young people who have complex and multiple learning difficulties. We welcome ECT applicants. The post will commence September 2025 and is expected to end May 2026.

Brooklands is a specialist school, providing high quality education for pupils with a wide range of complex needs. Our pupils are aged from 4 – 19. We pride ourselves in recognising the specialist talents and skills that our pupils bring to our community, and with great knowledge and expertise, we work to ensure they achieve all that they can.

You will need the ability to develop excellent relationships with pupils and the skills for delivering interesting and fun learning through a personalised child centred approach. The Governors wish to appoint a motivated and potentially outstanding class teacher to join a committed, hard-working and experienced team of staff.

This position offers great variety and will give you the chance to experience a multitude of different educational needs. You will be working with students with complex and challenging difficulties, helping them to overcome both educational and personal barriers. You will work closely with other teachers in creating unique and creative approaches to learning for students, in order to increase engagement and achievement for all students.

This role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to work in a unique learning environment with a friendly and skilled team of staff, who work hard to secure achievement for all of their pupils.

In return for your hard work and dedication to our school, we can offer you:

• A school with relationships and well-being at its core
• A warm and welcoming school with pupils who love learning
• An inclusive school which works enthusiastically to meet the needs of all our children and young people
• A team of dedicated, creative and committed staff, led by a dynamic Senior Leadership Team and Governors who are willing to learn and develop with you
• An excellent opportunity for you to make a difference at our school

Appropriate induction and CPD will be provided to the successful candidate. Brooklands is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for appointment to this post.