Teacher - Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre

We are recruiting a Teacher at Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre.

Working hours: 32.5 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Teacher at Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre

We pay an attractive salary of £33,731 - £51,942 (TM02 – UPS3) and offer access to training and development opportunities.

This post attracts a SEN payment in addition to the annual salary dependent upon experience and expertise

Trinity Fields is a special school for pupils aged between 3 and 19 years, with severe and complex needs. The school provides highly specialist provision on the main school site in Ystrad Mynach, as well as in its 8 satellite classes that are based in mainstream schools. We serve the County Borough of Caerphilly as well as having some pupils from neighbouring authorities. Trinity Fields is highly regarded by parents/carers and professionals alike. There are currently 330 children on roll. This is a very exciting time for the school as we continue to develop formal partnerships with the local authority and mainstream schools with specialist resource bases (SRBs) in order to improve the outcomes for pupils with ALN across the County Borough.

This post could either be at the main site or at one of our satellite bases. We are committed to providing a highly individualised and inclusive education to all our pupils, with an emphasis upon meeting their individual needs and developing their strengths and interests within a highly supportive and engaging learning environment. We are a Rights Respecting School. We are firmly committed to the United Nations Conventions of the Rights of the Child. We are also a Healthy School (we hold the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes National Quality Award), an Inclusive School (we hold the IQM Flagship School status), an Investors in Families School (we hold the Investors in Families Diamond Award) and an ECO School (we hold the ECO Schools Platinum Award). Estyn (June 2019) judged us to be EXCELLENT in all 5 inspection areas.

Pupils are looking to appoint a teacher who is:

• Fair, friendly and can help them learn in lots of different ways
• Able to help them gain further accreditation for their learning
• Fun and will listen to and act upon their views
• A positive role model and tells them when they are doing well

Governors are looking to appoint a teacher who is:

• Experienced, highly committed and enthusiastic
• Able to work effectively with pupils with a wide range of learning needs
• Well organised and be able to confidently lead a class team with a proven track record
• The Teacher appointed will need to have a wide range of experience working with pupils with severe and or complex learning needs within specialist settings
• This is an essential requirement for this post.

As part of your role, the successful candidates will be expected to lead/support an area(s) of learning and experience (AoLE), as part of the Curriculum for Wales developments. Candidates should clearly note their areas of strength in their letter of application. Your letter of application MUST address ALL of the ESSENTIAL criteria, as detailed in the person specification. Successful applicants will benefit from a full induction programme and ongoing support. You will also have access to our comprehensive continuing professional development programme.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• Qualified teacher status
• Thorough understanding of safeguarding and child protection processes and procedures
• Excellent team member who is self motivated and commited

We have excellent benefits including the Teacher Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

Application Forms can be downloaded, completed and submitted through Eteach.

Closing Date :27th April 2026

Interviews: Week Commencing 18th May 2026

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dave Jenkins on 01443 866000 or email trinityfieldschool@sch.caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service

Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014 all Teachers/Learning Support staff in schools, (which includes the post referred to herein), must be registered with the Education Workforce Council for Wales (EWC) from 1 April 2016.

Your employment will be subject to satisfactory documentary evidence of registration, and continuing registration, as a Learning Support Assistant with the EWC.

Information on how to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) can be found on the following website https://www.ewc.wales/site/index.php/en/ or by telephoning, 02920 460099. It is your responsibility to ensure you register and continue to register as part of your terms and conditions of employment.

This vacancy has been processed in English only because there is no Welsh requirement.