English Teacher

Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,398.00 - £50,668.00 Annually (Actual) MPS 1-6 £34,398 - £46,839 or UPS 1-2 £48,913 - £50,668 (depending on experience) + £2,787 SEN Allowance

English Teacher job summary

Role: English Teacher

Salary: MPS 1-6 £34,398 - £46,839 or UPS 1-2 £48,913 - £50,668 (depending on experience) + £2,787 SEN Allowance

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Start Date: 1st September 2026

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated English Teacher to join our supportive school community. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and nurturing practitioner who is committed to helping pupils with additional needs achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will ideally have a primary teaching background and experience adapting learning to meet a wide range of needs, including moderate learning difficulties and speech and language needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Plan and deliver engaging English lessons tailored to individual learning needs

Create a positive, inclusive, and supportive classroom environment

Differentiate teaching strategies to support varied abilities and communication styles

Work collaboratively with teaching assistants, therapists, and pastoral teams

Monitor progress and celebrate pupil achievement both academically and personally

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Experience working within SEN settings or supporting pupils with additional needs

A primary-trained approach with strong literacy teaching skills

Excellent behaviour management and relationship-building skills

Patience, resilience, creativity, and a genuine passion for inclusive education

We Offer:

A welcoming and supportive staff team

Ongoing professional development opportunities

Smaller class sizes and specialist support

The opportunity to make a real difference in young people’s lives

If you are an enthusiastic teacher who believes every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, we would love to hear from you.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.

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 Alfriston School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 164 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alfriston School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alfriston-school

Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.

Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.

We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.

WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.

Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.

Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities

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