Welcome to Firwood High School Career page.

Firwood is Bolton's provision for students aged 11-19 years with severe and profound learning difficulties.  The school caters for a range of pupils including those with severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Autism.

Firwood is a Good School (OfSTED  March 2023)  our staff team work diligently to enable our students to be the best version of themselves. 

We have a shared ethos of preparing our young people for adulthood and this thread runs through Key stage 3 and 4 and on into our Sixth Form. 

Our school mission statement is ‘Learning without Limits’ and every day we strive to positively challenge our young people to engage with learning that offers them the opportunity to make choices, communicate in their preferred style, be heard , learn new skills and be proud of themselves. 

Firwood is a growing school, if we don't have any vacancies matching your interests please join our talent pool for future opportunities.

*Firwood has been identified as an eligible school under the DfE Targeted Retention Incentive Scheme.  If you have completed an ITT course specialising in Math's, Physics, Chemistry or computing in the last 5 years you may be eligible for a payment of up to £6000 if successfully appointed as a Teacher at Firwood High School.