About Us

Full Time - Permanent

Start Date: As soon as possible

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic class teacher (Early Career Teachers welcomed) to work as part of the wider school team. You will be an outstanding class teacher and enjoy demonstrating your creativity and excellent interpersonal skills in supporting us to work towards our vision – To Nurture, Inspire and Transform Lives.  

Do you have a passion for making a difference to young people’s lives, a commitment to ensuring outstanding pastoral care for pupils and a positive working environment for staff? If so, we would like to hear from you.

Paddock School is a growing, outstanding and innovative split site school in Roehampton and Putney for pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties with autism or severe complex learning difficulties. We are based in a green borough and have great transport links. Our thriving community includes a Signing Choir, a touring theatre group, sports teams and onsite school café open to staff and the local community. We have a fleet of minibuses to support community education as well as our own allotment and have links to the Holly Lodge Centre. We work in collaboration with other outstanding schools in the Local Authority.

We currently have over 216 pupils on roll with approximately 180 staff.  

The Governors and Executive Headteacher of Paddock School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Class teacher to work as part of our team at Paddock School. You will be an outstanding class teacher and enjoy demonstrating your creativity and excellent interpersonal skills in supporting us to work towards our vision – To Nurture, Inspire and Transform Lives.  

The successful candidates will maintain, build on and extend established outstanding practice in order to meet each pupil’s individual needs. All staff are provided with bespoke training. The post holder will be accountable to the Head of Department and Head of School.

We pride ourselves on the warm, nurturing culture of the School and staff share a deep commitment to supporting the individual needs of pupils; every pupil here is known, understood and nurtured. 

We invest in our staff and offer opportunities for Training and Development and are very supportive in staff development and offer a range of benefits and provide a Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Eye Care Vouchers and Enhanced Employee Benefits Scheme. 

We strongly encourage visits to the school.  

An Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below.

Alternatively, these can be downloaded from the school website https://www.paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk/ or please contact the school for any further details on 020 8878 1521.

Completed application forms should be returned to the school either by email recruitment@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk or post.

Closing date: 04 October 2023 (at noon)

Interviews: To be confirmed - We advise the candidates to apply as soon as possible and reserve the right to interview before the closing date. 

Paddock School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Paddock Lower and Middle School and Paddock Upper School and Sixth Form

Paddock Lower and Middle School

St Margaret’s Crescent

Putney

SW15 6HL

Tel: 020 8878 1521

Head of Lower School:  Deborah Dockery

Head of Middle School:  Lynette Martyn

Executive Headteacher: Sarah Santos

Website: https://www.paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk/

Paddock Upper School and Sixth Form

Priory Lane

Roehampton

SW15 5RT

Tel: 020 8878 1521

Head of School: Robert Pearce 

Executive Headteacher: Sarah Santos

Website: https://www.paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk/

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils