Teacher of English

Orion Academy, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 6DQ

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  22 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) TMS/UPS plus SEN allowance

Teacher of English job summary

We are seeking a strong and ambitious Teacher of English who wants to make a lasting difference for young people with SEMH. This is an opportunity to teach English within a specialist through-school where relationships, high expectations and excellent teaching are understood as mutually reinforcing.

English has a central place in Orion’s curriculum. The successful candidate will teach reading, writing, spoken language and English across the Academy’s phases, supporting students to build the knowledge, fluency, confidence and qualifications that open doors to future learning and adulthood.

Our curriculum spans Key Stages 2-5 and is organised through Discover, Develop and Futures. Depending on student need and pathway, English provision may include the Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 National Curriculum, phonics and reading intervention, GCSE English Language and Literature, Functional Skills and Entry Level qualifications. Teaching is adapted intelligently for SEND and SEMH without lowering ambition.

Our approach includes

• A broad, ambitious and coherent curriculum that builds knowledge and skills over time.
• Explicit teaching of reading, writing, vocabulary and oracy across English lessons.
• High expectations combined with reasonable adjustment and responsive teaching for individual SEND and SEMH needs.
• A relational, trauma-informed and inclusive culture in which predictable routines support readiness to learn.
• Careful use of assessment to identify gaps, adapt teaching and demonstrate progress.
• Close collaboration with colleagues so literacy and communication are strengthened across the wider curriculum.

What we expect from our teachers

• Know students well, including their EHCP outcomes, strengths, barriers and strategies that support successful learning.
• Plan and teach purposeful, well-sequenced lessons with clear learning, appropriate challenge and strong subject content.
• Create calm, predictable classrooms through positive relationships, consistent routines and high expectations.
• Use adaptive teaching rather than lowering curricular ambition, ensuring students can access and succeed within challenging learning.
• Teach reading, writing, vocabulary, spelling, grammar and spoken language explicitly and accurately.
• Use assessment, feedback and student work to identify what has been learned, what needs revisiting and what should happen next.
• Contribute positively to curriculum development, professional learning, quality assurance and the wider life of the Academy.

How to apply

Please complete an application form via MyNewTerm.

The deadline for applications is 7 October 2026 5 pm

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

The Gallery Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment with The Gallery Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. The Gallery Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.

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 Orion Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 10 to 18
• Size: 74 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 10 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Orion Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/orion-academy

Orion Academy currently offers places to 94 students, and the roll of the school will rise steadily over the next three years to cater for 108 students, aged from 10 to 18 years. Students attend from throughout the county, and transfer from our SEND feeder school, Northern House Academy, and from mainstream primary and secondary schools. All students who attend Orion Academy have an Education, Health and Care Plan, which describes their special needs and drives their educational provision.

Students are taught through a differentiated and bespoke curriculum designed to enhance their personal and social development and academic achievement. We have a strong intent to ensure our students leave with the personal characteristics to thrive in their communities. Classes are taught in stages, not necessarily age, allowing innovation and creative approaches to teaching and learning. The Academy provides support for our students with social and emotional needs through our Academy Community Learning Team, which consists of youth workers, therapeutic and pastoral workers.

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