TEACHER
RACHEL MADOCKS SCHOOL – Waterlooville Hampshire PO8 9XP
Permanent Position
Salary: MPR/UPR depending on experience + SEN allowance
“Valued for Being Me” – Join a School Where Every Voice Matters
Are you an experienced special needs teacher passionate about inclusive, trauma-informed education? Do you thrive in environments that celebrate individuality, nurture, wellbeing, and foster professional growth?
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced teacher to join our vibrant, specialist setting which is expanding – where pupils and staff are truly valued for being themselves. Our long-standing governing body provides stability and vision, while our trauma-informed culture ensures that emotional safety, regulation, and relational practice are at the heart of everything we do.
What We Offer:
• A deeply supportive, trauma-informed environment for pupils and staff
• A well-established leadership and governance team
• Opportunities for CPD and reflective practice
• A collaborative, neurodivergent-friendly ethos
• A curriculum designed to engage, empower, and adapt to complex needs
What We’re Looking For:
• Proven experience in special education, ideally with complex needs particularly with PMLD or SLD
• A commitment to inclusive, relational, and strengths-based teaching
• Confidence in adapting curriculum and communication to meet diverse needs
• A reflective practitioner who values sensory based learning, emotional literacy and co-regulation
• Willingness to contribute to whole-school wellbeing and development
How to Apply:
We strongly encourage you to visit the school when applying. To arrange a visit, please contact Clare Smy via email at C.Smy@rachelmadocks.hants.sch.uk
Completed applications should be sent electronically to Clare Smy at c.smy@rachelmadocks.hants.sch.uk or posted to the school.
Application Deadline: 9th January 2026
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Vacancy for two Co-Opted Governors’
Rachel Madocks School – Waterlooville, Hampshire (PO8 9XP)
Join our Governing Body, and help move our school forward, from Good to Outstanding!
Rachel Madocks Special School is a co-educational day school for 104 pupils aged 2 -19 with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and complex medical needs, near to Waterlooville.
We have:-
• Wonderful pupils who enjoy coming to school
• A well supported and trained Governing Body
• A high staffing to pupil ratio
• Dedicated, professional staff and a huge commitment to continuous development
“Rachel Madocks continues to be a Good school. Pupils are taught by well-trained teachers and support staff”. Ofsted February 2023
We are currently recruiting for a Co-opted Governor to join our friendly governing body, drawn from members of the local community. Their important
role is to support the excellent work of the school, be a critical friend and ensure we become ‘outstanding’. We usually meet at school at 5pm. There is now the opportunity for Governors to attend a meeting virtually, if they are unable to attend a particular meeting in person. You would be expected to attend approximately 8 meetings annually.
Job/Person Summary
• Governing bodies have a strong focus of three core strategic functions: Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and direction
• Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of the staff
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
• Each individual governor is a member of a governing body and all decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body
• No one governor is not expected to know it all. The strength of a governing body lies in its ability to attract and rely upon members from a wide variety of backgrounds, sharing out the duties amongst its members, and be able to take decisions as a group
• Team work and ability to offer professional discussion
If you would like further information please contact the clerk to governors on governors@rachelmadocks.hants.sch.uk Or, contact the school on 02392241818, or complete the application form below naming Rachel Madocks School
https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/governors/volunteer