Academic Support Teacher

Bushey Meads School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 4PA

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  15 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,398.00 - £52,490.00 Annually (Actual) Teachers’ Pay Scale (London fringe)

Academic Support Teacher job summary

Are you an enthusiastic and dynamic primary or secondary trained Teacher?

If so, why not consider joining our school. From September 2026 we would like to appoint a suitably qualified person to teach some of our students who are working at KS2 level. You will support the Alternative Curriculum Team and SEND Team with providing appropriate lessons for groups of students, including small groups of mixed aged students.

What we are looking for:

• Someone with a passion for supporting students with additional needs
• A confident understanding of SEND needs and the ability to inspire students through suitably adapted lessons
• An imaginative person looking to strengthen provision across the school
• A successful teacher who believes in bringing out the best in every student
• Applications are welcome from either primary or secondary trained teachers wanting to support the catch-up programme

Why choose our school?

• We offer excellent opportunities for professional development and a bespoke programme of support and training based on individual needs
• SEN 1 point available for suitably experienced applicants
• Transport links are excellent with the M1, M25, A1 and A41 being close by
• Heavily subsidised childcare at our Little Gems Nursery
• Free gym membership to all employees across the Bushey St James Trust
• Employee Assistance Programme for support and guidance on health, legal and personal matters
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Bike to Work Scheme

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Rosie Dean, HR and Recruitment Administrator on 020 8955 8833.

To apply for this full-time post please send in a completed application form along with a covering letter, addressed to Mr J Turner, Executive Principal. Your completed application form and letter should be returned to the school by post or by email to: recruitment@busheymeads.org.uk by the deadline. Please note that CVs and late applications will not be accepted and you must have the right to work in the UK.

Closing Date for applications: Wednesday 15th April 2026 (9am)

Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early application is advised.

Bushey St James Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory written references, occupational health check and a successful Enhanced DBS check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

About Bushey Meads School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bushey Meads School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bushey-meads-school-bushey

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