[260312] SEND Art/Design Technology Teacher
Peak Academy, Dursley, GL11 5HD32 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
12 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) SEN min
[260312] SEND Art/Design Technology Teacher job summary
Job Title: SEND Art/Design Technology Teacher
Location: Peak Academy, Drake Lane, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5HD
FTE Salary Range: MPS1 - UPS3 + SEN Min. £32,916 - £51,048 + £2,787
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time, All Year Round
Contract Hours: 32.5 Hrs Per Week
To view our applicant pack, please select the following link: SEND Teacher Applicant Pack
About the role
Peak Academy is looking to recruit an exceptional SEND Art/Design Technology Teacher to join our team, who is passionate about transforming the lives of children with SEND. You’ll join a team of dedicated SEND professionals who are committed to empowering every young person to become a safe, confident and independent member of society.
If you would like to deliver a broad subject base and shape futures this could be the role for you. You will lead, monitor and support the overall progress and development of students’ subject knowledge facilitating and encouraging a learning experience which provides our students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
You’ll need to be a team player and collaborator, sharing ideas and strategies with colleagues whilst learning from them, and reflecting on what has and (sometimes!) hasn’t worked and seeking improvement through solution focussed practice. You will be committed to working in a rapidly improving SEMH school, within an ambitious trust, committed to the individual needs of its pupils.
About the School
Peak Academy is a day specialist provider of education in Dursley, Gloucestershire for children and young people aged from 11 to 16 years who have an SEMH profile. There are currently 60 pupils on roll but, in partnership with the LA we are working to diversify both number and age range.
PEAK’s aim is to build safe independent lives for the SEMH population through a process of understanding, support, and enablement. To achieve this goal the school looks at the unique impact social, emotional, and mental health experiences has on the individual child. From this we aim as a school to personalise the child’s curriculum, care, and therapeutic package to ensure every child achieves and experiences success and independence.
Peak formally joined Reach South in August 2022. The Trust has secured capital to ensure the capacity for growth and diversification.
This is a unique opportunity to not only join the team at Peak, but also to work for a Trust within a framework of specialist provision. The Trust, our schools, and our pupils require teachers who are looking to be innovative, bold, and collaborative. You can help to design your pupil’s curriculum and influence their future. Your work will always be challenging and rewarding as a part of the Reach South Specialist team.
Next Steps
If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development and have any questions about the position, please get in touch by contacting the school. We would be happy to facilitate a visit to our site to see the school in operation.
Contact details are:
suzanne.easingwood@thepeakacademy.org
Tel. 01453 542130
Closing date: for applications is 12th April 2026
Interview Date: Interviews are provisionally booked for w/c 20th April 2026
To apply for this opportunity, please complete our online application form by clicking ‘apply now’ on the advert.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.
Opportunities and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary plus TPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.
We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Peak Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 64 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Peak Academy website
School location
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