Orchard Teaching Assistant

About The Role

Orchard SEND Teacher - Job description

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 2026

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.

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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Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/

About Us

Ark Acton 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 Ark Acton 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
• 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 Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link .

Safeguarding statement

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link .