Head of Orchard Provision Specialist Teacher
Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2025
Closing date
27 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Needs
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £47,031.00 - £48,719.00 Annually (Actual) Upper Pay Scale 1-2 £47,031 - £48,719 + £2,679 SEN Allowance
Head of Orchard Provision Specialist Teacher job summary
Alfriston is a forward-thinking, inclusive school dedicated to ensuring that all children, regardless of ability, thrive and succeed. Our Orchard Provision is a specialist resource base for pupils with complex SEND needs, offering tailored support in a nurturing environment. We are looking for a dynamic, skilled and compassionate leader to oversee this provision.
We are seeking an experienced and inspirational Head of Orchard Provision (Specialist SEND Teacher) to lead our bespoke SEND unit. This is a unique opportunity to shape the strategic direction of the Orchard Provision while directly supporting and teaching pupils with a range of complex needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the day-to-day running of the Orchard Provision.
- Plan, deliver and evaluate outstanding teaching tailored to meet the individual needs of pupils with EHCPs.
- Collaborate with the SLT to ensure the provision aligns with the school’s inclusive ethos and statutory responsibilities.
- Monitor pupil progress, interventions, and outcomes using data to inform decisions and report to stakeholders.
- Work closely with families, outside agencies, and multi-disciplinary teams to support holistic pupil development.
- Ensure the provision is a calm, safe, and stimulating learning environment.
Join us to make a lasting difference in the lives of pupils who need you most. We are excited to welcome a passionate leader to guide the next chapter of our Orchard Provision.
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 are not accepted.
About Alfriston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 159 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Alfriston School website
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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