Teacher
Safeguarding Notice
First Bridge School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils, and we expect all our staff to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to a range of pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check.
Overview
Location: Imperial Wharf (Hammersmith & Fulham), London, UK
Salary: £36,000 – £44,000 depending on experience
Working Pattern: Full-time (40 hours per week, Monday to Friday)
About First Bridge School
First Bridge School provides high-quality education and behavioural therapy in their DfE-registered primary school for pupils with autism and developmental delays. In addition to our site-based education and therapy.
About the Role
The Teacher will deliver high-quality teaching to pupils with autism and developmental delays, ensuring learning is tailored to individual needs and aligned to EHCP outcomes. The role focuses on effective classroom practice, pupil progress, and maintaining a safe, structured, and supportive learning environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver high-quality, engaging lessons tailored to pupils with SEND.
- Differentiate teaching to meet EHCP outcomes and individual learning plans.
- Establish consistent routines and positive behaviour support to maintain a safe, structured classroom environment.
- Use assessment and observation to monitor progress, inform planning, and identify next steps.
- Deliver the school curriculum using appropriate resources and work collaboratively with therapy/clinical teams to ensure consistent approaches.
- Uphold safeguarding and welfare procedures and communicate effectively with parents/carers and professionals.
What you bring
Essential:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and successful completion of ECT Induction
- Successful experience teaching pupils with SEND and/or diverse learning needs
- Proven ability to plan, differentiate, and deliver learning aligned to individual needs and EHCP outcomes, adapting approaches for a wide range of communication, learning, and behavioural profiles
- Strong classroom management and positive behaviour support, using a consistent and structured approach within SEND environments
- Strong observational and assessment skills to monitor progress, evaluate impact, and plan next steps/intervention
- Effective communication with parents/carers and professionals, and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Patient, resilient, and reflective practitioner, committed to safeguarding, inclusion, and pupil-centred practice
Desirable:
- Experience working within specialist SEND, autism, or alternative provision settings
- Experience working alongside therapists or within multidisciplinary teams (e.g. SALT, OT, Behaviour Analysts)
- Familiarity with autism-specific approaches and structured teaching methodologies
- Experience supporting pupils with complex communication, sensory, or behavioural needs
- Experience teaching children displaying non-verbal behaviours
What we offer
- Chance to be part of a dynamic, supportive and collaborative team
- Competitive pay scales
- Performance-linked pay progression
- Performance bonuses
- 33 days holiday plus your Birthday off (excluding bank holidays) pro-rated for 2026
- A laptop to use in work and at home
- Opportunities for high-quality professional development and career progression, and financial support towards relevant professional qualifications
- Balanced workload: realistic and proportionate expectations for planning, assessing, report-writing and training
Additional information
Safeguarding
We expect everybody to share our commitment to safeguarding.
Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Pre-employment checks are carried out, professional references are sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks.
We comply with the DBS code of practice. As such, having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; the nature of the position and the circumstances and context of your offences will be considered.
Online Searches
An online search is carried out on all shortlisted candidates.
Share An Initial Interest
Please submit your CV and a brief statement outlining why you would like to work at FBS and how you feel your experience makes you a suitable candidate for this role.
How to apply
After expressing an initial interest and reviewing the information on our website, suitable applicants will be invited to an initial screening phone call and to complete our application form.
Trial Visit & Formal Interview
Applicants who are shortlisted will be required to attend an assessment and interview day.
Referral Awards
We offer referral awards to existing colleagues for recommending people who come to work with us.
Supporting documents
Safer Recruitment - Self Disclosure Form
Job reference: #Teacher