Experienced Secondary Teacher

Job Title: Experienced Secondary Teacher
Location: Gloucester
Start Date: September 2026
Salary: Competitive Salary

Are you an experienced Secondary Teacher with a passion for supporting young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health / SEMH needs?

Can you use a nurturing, adaptive approach to engage pupils who may have experienced disrupted or challenging educational journeys?

Are you confident teaching across the secondary curriculum while building strong and trusting relationships with young people?

TeacherActive is proud to be working with a specialist school in Gloucester supporting pupils aged 7-18 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health / SEMH needs. The school provides a nurturing and therapeutic environment with very small class sizes, high staffing ratios and a supportive, values-driven staff culture focused on helping pupils rebuild their confidence and engagement with education.

The school is looking to take on an Experienced Secondary Teacher on a full-time basis from September 2026. The successful Experienced Secondary Teacher will lead a small mixed-ability KS3 / KS4 class of around 7-8 pupils, teaching across the curriculum with support from experienced teaching assistants while contributing to pupils'' academic, social and emotional development.

The successful Experienced Secondary Teacher will have:

• QTS and completion of the 2-year ECT induction

• A minimum of 3 years'' post-qualification teaching experience

• Experience teaching across the secondary curriculum

• Strong behaviour management and safeguarding knowledge

• Experience of SEMH / SEND or trauma-informed practice is desirable

• A full manual driving licence

In return for the above you can expect to receive:

• Very small classes with high adult-to-pupil ratios

• A supportive, values-driven staff culture

• A strong focus on wellbeing and work-life balance

• Ongoing CPD and specialist training

• The opportunity to contribute to whole-school and curriculum development

If you are interested in this Experienced Secondary Teacher position, then click ‘APPLY NOW’ and I will be in touch regarding this fantastic opportunity.

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