Specialist Teacher - Cognition and Learning

Oakley School, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV33 9WN

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 32,916.00 - 51,058.00

Specialist Teacher - Cognition and Learning job summary

Oakley School

Quercus Way

Oakley Wood Road

Bishops Tachbrook

Warwickshire

CV33 9QE

www.oakley-school.com

 

Headteacher: S Kaye

 

Specialist Teacher - Cognition and Learning

1fte

SEN Allowance £2,787

Required from 1st September 2026

 

Oakley School is an all-through school on the edge of South Leamington in Warwickshire. We welcomed our first Year 7 cohort in September 2023 and first Reception cohort in September 2024; we continue to welcome a new group every year until the school is complete up to Year 11. We are committed to ensuring that we have a fantastic team of staff who share in a vision of educational excellence for the children, families and wider school community that we serve.

Oakley School provides a unique, once-in-a-career opportunity to join a growing school and contribute to its journey towards excellence. 

We are seeking an inspiring and innovative Specialist Teacher to join our all‑through school at Oakley, working primarily with KS3 pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans . This is an exciting and forward‑thinking role, designed to meet the needs of our high SEN population and to further develop inclusive practice across the school.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting pupils’ learning, wellbeing and successful access to mainstream classrooms, working closely with subject teachers, support staff, families and external professionals. You will plan and deliver curriculum, targeted interventions, provide expert guidance, and help shape adaptive strategies that enable pupils with additional needs to thrive academically and socially.

We are looking for a practitioner with high expectations for all learners, a strong understanding of SEN, and a commitment to inclusive education. You will be a highly collaborative professional, confident in building positive relationships and contributing to an innovative, solution‑focused team. In return, Oakley offers a supportive environment where creativity, professional growth and inclusive practice are genuinely valued.

All applications are via our online platform and can be found on the vacancies section of the Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust website www.stowevalleymat.com.

Please note that strong applications may be considered upon receipt.

If you would like to more about the school, or arrange a visit, please contact us to arrange a convenient time.

We are part of Stowe Valley MAT, which is led by Southam College. This has further enhanced our ability to offer inspirational and supportive leadership and CPD for all of our staff.

The school is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure

 

Registered Office: Southam College, Welsh Road West, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 0JW

Registered in England No: 10445759. A Company Limited by Guarantee Telephone 01926 812560

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 Oakley School

• School type: Free School, ages 0 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 377 pupils enrolled
• Age range: Not given
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakley School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakley-school-bishops-tachbrook

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