Orchard SEND Teacher

About The Role

Job Title: Orchard SEND Teacher (SLCN & Cognition and Learning)
Reports to: SENDCo / SRP Lead
Responsible for: Teaching and learning within the Specialist Resource Provision (SRP)
Salary: MPS / UPS (UNQ / HLTA candidates with relevant experience will be considered)
Start date: September 2025
Term: Permanent

As an Orchard SEND Teacher, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, inclusive education for students with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and associated cognition and learning needs within the Specialist Resource Provision (SRP). You will be instrumental in ensuring that all students, regardless of their starting points or barriers to learning, are inspired, supported and challenged to achieve their full potential. You will deliver engaging, differentiated lessons and provide targeted interventions that enable pupils to make strong progress against their EHCP outcomes. You will contribute to a culture of high expectations, strong relationships and inclusive practice, working collaboratively with colleagues, families and external professionals to ensure every pupil can access learning and thrive both academically and socially. Please see the Job Description for full responsibilities and the Person Specification for further details.

Benefits

• Twice as many training days as standard
• Weekly staff training designed to meet the needs of the school
• Coaching for every teacher
• Access to high-quality, regular professional development
• Subject-specific knowledge development
• Free use of our leisure centre
• Access to the school counsellor
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About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a good school, and we are on a mission to make it a great school. From a strong sapling to a mighty oak. Be part of our growth. At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we think teaching is the best job in the world. We are heavily committed to staff welfare and development, and this includes weekly staff training and coaching for every teacher, subject-specific knowledge development, free use of our leisure centre, and access to the school counsellor. We have high expectations for our pupils – and our staff – but we know that by working as a team and committing to our mission we can shape the future. Visit arkacton.org/jobs to learn more about us.

Diversity and inclusion: We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

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