Teacher of SEN
Wood Green School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2025
Closing date
12 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Dependent on experience and FTE
Teacher of SEN job summary
Wood Green School
Woodstock Road, Witney, Oxon, OX28 1DX
Web Address: www.wgswitney.org.uk
Tel: 01993 702355
Head Teacher: Mr R W Shadbolt
Contact: hr@wgswitney.org.uk
SEN Teacher to work in our Achievement Centre
Required for September 2025
Part time fte 0.6
Main or Upper Pay Range (including ECTs)
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic teacher to join our Achievement Centre. The Achievement Centre is a base for 20 students identified with MLD as their primary need on their EHCP by the Oxfordshire SEND service. The students enjoy 70% of their learning in the base and also join mainstream lessons in some areas. The base is popular with parents as a safe place for students to gain specialist help within a mainstream school.
This is a part time (0.6fte) permanent post available from September 2025. The post would suit teachers with either a primary or secondary background.
- You will be a talented teacher with a passion for working with students with learning difficulties
- You will be able to design and resource a wide curriculum to meet the needs of all students in the MLD provision
- You will show the ability to adapt to the varied needs of our students and inspire their learning
- You will be creative and enjoy using your initiative to motivate our students to reach their potential
- You will have high expectations of yourself and students and be committed to your professional development
- You will be committed to playing a full role in the development of the Achievement Centre and will be part of SEND department in Wood Green School, actively promoting inclusive practice across the school.
Please see the two documents attached to the advert for details about the achievement centre. If you would like to visit or find out more about the post, please contact the Head of our Achievement Centre, Leigh Seedhouse l.seedhouse@wgswitney.org.uk. Wood Green is an oversubscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our strong reputation and results improving year-on-year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, demonstrated in our Behaviour Policy built on restorative principles and everything is underpinned by our LEARNWell values. Our school mission is “to develop exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded young people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world”. This demonstrates our commitment to the whole child, academically and personally.
We are looking for staff who:
- Are keen to collaborate to achieve our shared aims and to develop best practice, and to find solutions to our challenges together
- Want to keep learning and growing throughout their career
- Are committed to helping all our young people to be exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world
- Want to be excellent practitioners in their subjects
- Want to inspire students to learn and grow, both in and out of the classroom
What we will offer:
- A calm, purposeful environment that staff, pupils and visitors enjoy (Ofsted 2019)
- Committed department teams with the autonomy to innovate, within an effective aligned approach to teaching
- Access to high quality CPD
- A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing – wellbeing is a core value and staff wellbeing is one of our strategic priorities. We care about our staff as teachers and as people.
The closing date is Thursday 12th June 2025 at Midday
Applications will be considered on receipt and may result in this advert closing early.
If you would like to learn more about this post or arrange a visit, please get in touch via hr@wgswitney.org.uk
Wood Green School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. Wood Green School is an equal opportunities employer.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wood Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact in the course of their duties. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Wood Green School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1291 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wood Green School website
Wood Green is an over subscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our strong reputation and results improving year on year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, and everything is underpinned by our LEARNWell values.
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