SEMH Secondary Teacher
The Beech House School
Pay: £35,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Are you driven by the belief that education can be a force for healing, identity-building, and change? Do you thrive in a values-led environment where relationships, creativity, and compassion are at the heart of everything? If so, The Beech House School may be your next home.
The Beech House School is part of a deeply human, therapeutically informed journey — one that began with the desire to help young people build safe, meaningful attachments and process complex life experiences. Cameron & Cooper Limited was founded by a therapist passionate about the power of PACE, attachment, and relationship, our community now includes residential childrens homes, supported accommodation for 18-25’s, and a specialist SEMH school — all working together to provide safety, belonging, and opportunity.
This is more than a job. It’s a chance to help young people with complex stories to reconnect with learning, with others, and with themselves. You’ll be part of a close-knit, high-trust team delivering small-group, trauma-informed education — where practical creativity, therapeutic pedagogy, and personal development sit side by side. Whether you’re teaching English or leading outdoor learning, co-regulating in a nurture space or coaching colleagues on curriculum, your work will matter here. Deeply.
Rooted in Love, Care, and Consistency, we are unapologetically ambitious for our pupils — and for the adults who work alongside them. If you’re ready to lead with heart, teach with purpose, and grow within a truly therapeutic setting, we’d love to hear from you.
About The Beech House School
The Beech House School is a newly redeveloped Independent Specialist SEMH school for looked-after children aged 11–18. We are growing steadily from an initial cohort of 12–15 pupils, and are proud to be rated Good by Ofsted, with three consecutive Good inspections since opening.
Every interaction in our school is a chance to build safety, trust, and growth.
Our environment — including our beautifully renovated Grade II Listed building — is purposefully shaped to support regulation and connection. We’re developing an in-house therapeutic model in collaboration with care and clinical teams, with a full-time Education Therapist embedded in our education staff.
The Teaching Professional:
As a teacher at The Beech House School, you will:
- Teach or support (LSAs) small groups (typically 3–6 pupils per class) across at least two subject areas, with flexibility and creativity in your delivery.
- Build strong, attuned relationships with pupils, using trauma-informed strategies to promote safety, regulation, and learning.
- Be an emotionally available adult, using co-regulation, de-escalation, and restorative practices to support behaviour and connection.
- Deliver a relational, values-led curriculum that blends academic ambition with therapeutic, creative, and personalised approaches.
- Embed protective factors into every lesson — nurturing identity, voice, and agency.
- Work closely with therapists, pastoral staff, and care teams to create joined-up, wraparound provision.
- Support the development of pupils’ personal, social, and academic progress through our Compass Dashboard.
- These are relationship-based roles — ideal for educators who believe in teaching the whole child and supporting pupils to reimagine what’s possible for themselves.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for changemakers. People who see education as a vehicle for justice, healing, and belonging.
You will:
- Be values-led and deeply relational, with experience or understanding of trauma-informed, therapeutic, or SEMH practice.
- Understand that behaviour is communication, and respond with curiosity, care, and consistency.
- Bring flexibility, resilience, and a good sense of humour to a dynamic, emotionally rich environment.
- Have strong subject knowledge and the ability to deliver engaging lessons across at least two areas (see role-specific addendum).
- Be reflective and growth-oriented — open to coaching, feedback, and continuous learning.
- Be willing to engage in staff supervision and therapeutic reflection.
- Hold (or be working towards) QTS or equivalent, though unqualified teachers with strong experience will also be considered.
- If you can demonstrate the right values, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress. This role offers the opportunity to make a transformative impact on the lives of pupils who have often been let down or misunderstood.
What We Offer
- A full-time embedded Education Therapist working as part of the education team
- Small class sizes and high staff-to-pupil ratios
- An inspiring physical environment — a renovated Grade II Listed therapeutic setting
- Extensive CPD in trauma-informed practice, SEND, safeguarding, and relational approaches
- Structured staff supervision and reflective practice opportunities
- Coaching-based professional development and progression pathways as the school expands
- Opportunities for further qualifications (e.g. NPQs, trauma-informed certifications)
- A high-trust, collaborative staff community that shares a deep moral purpose
- Wellbeing support and a culture that values the whole person, not just the professional
The successful applicant must be able to start in post on 1st September 2026.
Safeguarding
Cameron & Cooper Limited is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to thorough child protection screening, including but not limited to reference checks with previous employers and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
**Please note, we do not offer sponsorship or sponsorship changes**
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Financial planning services
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance