Middle Leader– Satellite Provisions

Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy, London, W10 6BH

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2026

• Closing date

  27 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,317.00 - £62,496.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS +TLR2B (TLR2B £5,868)

Middle Leader– Satellite Provisions job summary

Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more.

Be part of a team where passion meets purpose, as we work together where the challenge is greatest to change the lives and build the futures of children and young people.

We are currently seeking an experienced and inspiring Middle Leader to lead and develop high-quality autism provision across Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy’s expanding satellite sites.

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and knowledgeable practitioner to play a key role in shaping specialist education across multiple settings. Initially, the post will be split between our main school site and our Avondale satellite, supporting teaching and learning, staff development, and safeguarding. As we open our new Oxford Gardens satellite, the successful candidate will take a lead role in its setup, ensuring a smooth and successful launch.

Over time, the post-holder will oversee both satellite sites, as well as any further expansion of OKQA satellite provisions, ensuring consistency, quality, and safeguarding compliance across the provisions. This role also carries designated safeguarding responsibilities, working closely with the Head of School and Deputy DSL team to uphold the highest standards of pupil safety and wellbeing.

We are looking for a passionate, resilient, and reflective leader who is deeply committed to improving outcomes for autistic children and young people. The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS and a relevant degree.

• Have proven experience in EYFS or Primary teaching, ideally within a special or autism-specific setting.

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills and the ability to support and inspire others.

• Have advanced understanding of autism and experience implementing specialist approaches such as TEACCH, SCERTS, PECS, or Sensory Integration.

• Be confident in safeguarding practice, ideally with DSL training or experience managing safeguarding cases.

• Work effectively with pupils, families, and professionals to create inclusive, supportive learning environments.

• Be flexible, empathetic, and creative, with the ability to manage multiple priorities across sites.

Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy caters for children and young people with autism and other specific learning difficulties.

We are extremely fortunate to be based in purpose-built facilities designed to deliver a spacious, low-arousal learning environment with excellent autism-specific facilities and resources, allowing us to manage our young people’s needs effectively. Our curriculum is highly differentiated and focuses on delivering a wide range of experiences, with an emphasis on improving the mental health and wellbeing of our young people.

We have an enthusiastic, dedicated, and highly trained professional team committed to providing the highest standard of holistic education for all our young people. We have created a supportive, friendly, and nurturing environment that enables all young people to feel safe and well looked after.

Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy is a fun place to work and happiness and wellbeing is an absolute priority for both our young people and staff team. We are looking to appoint people that are interested in Autism and passionate about supporting autistic pupils to access education both within the school and in the local community.

Why work for Ormiston Academies Trust?

Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach - they are our greatest asset.

We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, you can be sure of a role with purpose and meaning.

Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…

• The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before - being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive
• Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children - a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve
• Being part of a team and community where you belong - receiving bespoke and holistic support from a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities
• A supportive environment to grow your career - an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits

Please see the job description attached for further information and if you would like to arrange an informal conversation about the role please contact Anita Bancerz, Head of School, via email to anita.bancerz@okqma.co.uk

To apply for the role please submit an application form via the link above by 9am on Monday 27th October 2025. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children's Barred List.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related expectations, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/governement/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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

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 Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 98 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kensington-queensmill-school

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