Supply Teachers
Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TSThis job expired on 16 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
16 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
30 June 2025
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Needs
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075.00 - £48,719.00 Annually (FTE) M1-M6 (£33,075 - £45,037) or up to UPS2 £48,719 (depending on experience) plus SEN allowance of £2,679 Pro Rata
Supply Teachers job summary
Role: Supply Teachers
Salary: M1-M6 (£33,075 - £45,037) or up to UPS2 £48,719 (depending on experience) plus SEN allowance of £2,679 FTE
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (1st September 2025 – 31st December 2025)
Hours: Full Time / Part Time
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Alfriston School is a dedicated Special Educational Needs (SEN) school catering to pupils aged 11-18 years with Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) and a range of additional needs including speech and language difficulties.
We are looking for passionate and flexible Supply Teachers to join our dynamic and supportive team to cover short-term and long-term absences across key stages. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our learners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver engaging and differentiated lessons tailored to pupils with MLD and additional needs
- Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policy, using positive behaviour strategies
- Work collaboratively with teaching assistants and support staff to ensure each child receives personalised support
- Maintain accurate records of student progress and development
- Foster a safe, inclusive and stimulating learning environment
- Adapt quickly to different classroom settings and curriculum levels
- Uphold safeguarding policies and contribute to the well-being of all pupils
The Ideal Candidates Will Have:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Experience teaching pupils with SEN
- Strong classroom management and communication skills
- A nurturing, patient, and resilient approach
At Alfriston, we know that happy, well-supported staff deliver the best outcomes for students. If you're looking to join a school where your wellbeing is prioritised and your work truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today – and be part of something extraordinary.
Further information about the job
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.
About Alfriston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 164 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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