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KS3 Teacher
The Forum Centre
Teacher
Contract: Full-time 
Salary: £32,916 - £51,048 per annum (Teacher pay scales) + SEN Allowance 
Closing date for applications:
8 May 2026, 3.00pm About the role
Salary - £32,916 - £51,048 per annum (Teacher pay scales) + SEN Allowance
**NEW SCHOOL OPENING - EXCITING OPPORTUNITY**
KS3 Teacher — The Forum Centre- Woodlands Site, Wimborne
Are you a compassionate, creative and resilient teacher who wants to make a tangible difference in the lives of pupils who have experienced barriers to mainstream education? Join The Forum Centre (TFC), a nurturing and ambitious Pupil Referral Unit and play a key role helping KS3 pupils re-engage with learning, develop confidence and prepare for positive next steps. This vacancy exists because we are expanding: TFC is opening a new school in Colehill serving pupils from KS1 to KS3 with excellent facilities — and this growth is the reason for this exciting opportunity to join us.
About the role
We are looking for a KS3 class teacher to primarily teach Year 7–9 groups with a particular focus on Maths and English. You will:
• Plan and deliver engaging, differentiated lessons that build pupils’ skills, confidence and resilience.
• Teach a range of subjects to your class (English, Maths, Science and other relevant subjects), supported by TAs and specialist staff.
• Use assessment data and targeted interventions to accelerate progress and close gaps in pupil attainment.
• Help develop and deliver an integrated curriculum that balances ambition, relevance and flexibility — including vocational and practical learning.
• Contribute to the school’s restorative, relational approach to behaviour, supporting pupils’ personal development and self-regulation.
• Work closely with SLT, SENDCo, mentors and external partners to support pupils’ progress and reintegration into mainstream or specialist provision where appropriate.
• Participate in appraisal and ongoing professional development.
About you — the ideal candidate
You will be someone who:
• Is a qualified teacher with a passion for making learning accessible to pupils with complex needs.
• Has strong knowledge of the KS3 curriculum and effective assessment strategies to plan purposeful next steps.
• Can confidently teach and scaffold Maths and English so pupils make measurable progress.
• Uses a range of pedagogies and differentiation strategies to engage diverse learning styles.
• Builds positive, trusting relationships with pupils and models high expectations for behaviour and learning.
• Is collaborative and enjoys working within a multidisciplinary team, sharing ideas and contributing to whole-school improvement.
• Is committed to professional growth, reflective practice and developing specialist skills in SEMH and SEND approaches.
We particularly welcome candidates who are experienced (or keen to develop expertise) in sensory strategies, ELKLAN approaches, autism-aware classroom adaptations (AET), and relational practice — all priorities within our current school improvement plan.
What we offer
• A purposeful role where your work has visible, meaningful impact on pupils’ lives.
• A supportive, experienced staff team including SENDCo, reintegration mentors, TAs and a strong SLT.
• Opportunities for professional development linked to our improvement priorities (SEND provision mapping, reading curriculum, sensory profiling, vocational curriculum development and more).
• A collaborative working environment within a school committed to wellbeing, relational practice and career development.
• Recognition for strong staff wellbeing and manageable workload through structured planning time, shared resources and wellbeing initiatives.
• The chance to contribute to exciting developments — including curriculum review, outreach expansion, site development plans and the launch of our new Colehill school with excellent facilities for KS1–KS3 pupils.
• Interview date: w/c 11 May 2026
For an informal conversation about the role or to ask any questions, please contact the school office on 01258 455202.
Further Information
The Forum Centre School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
The Forum Centre School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The Forum Centre School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
About Us
The Forum Centre is a maintained PRU serving pupils across Dorset who have been permanently excluded, are at risk of exclusion, are medically unable to attend mainstream school, or have an EHCP (primarily SEMH). Currently, we work with up to 100 pupils across KS2–4 from a wide catchment area and teach in small, supportive class groups across two sites (main site and a satellite in Lytchett Minster), with the new Colehill site due to open soon. Our vision is: “Striving to ensure every pupil achieves success and contributes positively to society, by providing them with imaginative, nurturing and motivating learning opportunities.” Our values of Kindness & Respect and Ambition & Determination guide everything we do. We follow the OFSTED framework and are committed to inclusion, strong pastoral care and partnership working with families and external agencies to support reintegration and long-term success.
We are recognised for our strong staff wellbeing and manageable workload: we prioritise staff work–life balance, provide structured planning and shared resources and invest in professional support so you can focus on high-quality teaching and pupil relationships.
Interview Date: 11 May 2026