SEND Teacher

Acorn Education Trust, Warminster, BA12 9DR

42 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  21 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or Lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS (£32,916 – £ 51,048 FTE)

SEND Teacher job summary

Acorn Education Trust is seeking an experienced and supportive teacher to work with children with a variety of Special Educational Needs within our dedicated Primary Link provision, based at Bulford St Leonard’s C of E Primary School in the village of Bulford, Wiltshire. This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding SEND team and provide support for primary aged pupils, who require a more specialist provision than mainstream, but who do not need a special school.

Working Hours: Part-time 0.5 FTE. Required: September 2026

At Acorn, we pride ourselves on transforming education locally, with our two nurseries, seventeen primary and four secondary schools being at the heart of their local communities. We are fully committed to a culture of inclusivity and are proud to have a dedicated Link 3 support base at Bulford St Leonard’s, where futures are created and staff make this a reality by delivering a curriculum based on promoting engagement, active learning and rooted in the acquisition foundational skills. Children attending will develop their own "toolkit" to enable reintegration to their mainstream school. 

Working as a key member of our SEND team, you will work closely with the Trust Head of SEND and our Senior Leadership to deliver our vision, help students progress in their learning and make a real difference to their school lives. As a SEND Teacher, you will be passionate about teaching children with barriers to learning, be that speech, language and communication needs, or social emotional needs, and maintaining high standards. You will also be committed to developing expertise in the teaching of pupils with SEND, supporting colleagues, the headteacher and the wider Trust SEND network to secure positive outcomes for SEND pupils. Qualified Teacher status is essential for this role. 

We are looking for someone who: 

• Is committed to developing expertise in the teaching of pupils with social and emotional needs;
• Has proven ability to raise the outcomes for pupils;
• Is committed to securing positive outcomes for pupils with SEND;
• Is able to plan and teach a broad range of engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and improve student attainment across a range of activities;
• Can ensure that teaching is broad, balanced, relevant, motivational and appropriately adapted in order to maximise the academic potential of students;
• Can demonstrate effective behaviour management;
• Can work in partnership with parents, school staff and outside agencies;
• Has high levels of professionalism, the ability to work hard and remain calm under pressure;
• Has an outstanding commitment to ongoing professional development;
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills with high levels of emotional intelligence;
• Is committed to safeguarding all children and adults.

We can offer the successful candidate: 

• Training opportunities;
• The opportunity to further your career;
• Supportive line management and networking opportunities with other Resource Bases within the Trust;
• A caring and dynamic team of colleagues;
• A commitment to achieving the best for all of our pupils and staff.

For information about this role, including a full Job Description and Person Specification, please read our Applicant Information Pack. If you have any additional questions, please contact: 01985-801055.

Closing Date: Monday 31st August 2026 at 12pm

Interview Date: TBC

Please note: while the closing date for applications has been set, we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate upon receipt of an exceptional application. Therefore, we would encourage prompt application for this position.

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 Acorn Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Acorn Education Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acorn-education-trust

The Acorn Education Trust was formed in August 2014 to create a local solution to a national strategy. Through close collaboration and a shared vision we believe each school will achieve great things while retaining their individual identity.

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