Specialist Class Teachers
Great Oaks School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 7LT11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Great Oaks is a secondary Specialist School for young people in Southampton with a range of complex learning needs. Due to the expansion of the school, we are seeking dedicated teachers.
Specialist Class Teacher - Computing - a creative and innovative computing teacher.
The role will involve delivering a modern, accessible computing curriculum designed to engage students with a range of complex learning difficulties, including autism and speech and language difficulties. The ideal candidate will have the freedom to experiment with new approaches and technologies, creating lessons that empower students to use tech to enhance their literacy and communication skills.
Specialist Class Teacher - SEMH - passionate about supporting young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) developmental needs.
With a passion for supporting young people to overcome barriers to learning, the ideal candidate will be experienced in teaching young people with a range of needs and supporting them to develop their social and emotional skills as well as making progress with their learning. You will be required to teach all the subjects on the curriculum.
Great Oaks is part of the Specialist Schools Trust which also includes Rosewood Free School.
What the school offers its staff
Teacher Main Scale + SEN Allowance
For more information about the school , please see our website. Informal enquiries to Andy Evans, Headteacher welcome.
Closing Date: 23rd March 2025
Start Date: 1st September 2025
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Great Oaks School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 339 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Great Oaks School website
- Email address
- katharinejordan@greatoaks.school
Great Oaks School is seeking a dedicated and experienced leader with SEN experience to join our leadership team. This is a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of our school, ensuring high standards of teaching and learning, and fostering a supportive and inclusive school culture. Working closely with the Headteacher, you will drive school improvement, support staff development, and contribute to the well-being and personalised success of each student, ensuring they achieve their full potential in all aspects of their development.
As Deputy Headteacher, you will be a key leader in delivering our vision and values across all Great Oaks School sites. You will take an active role in whole-school leadership, deputising for the Headteacher when required and collaborating with stakeholders to maintain high standards of Education. You will work closely with the Assistant Headteachers to ensure oversight of key responsibilities. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic leader with a passion for special education and a commitment to ensuring all students can succeed.
Depending on the outcome of the recruitment process, there may be an opportunity to appoint more than one Deputy.
Arranging a visit to Great Oaks School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email katharinejordan@greatoaks.school.
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