Teacher of Special Needs

The Grove, London, N17 6AR

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  22 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,317.00 - £52,300.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher of Special Needs job summary

The Grove School, part of the SEARCH Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and young people. The successful applicant will therefore be required to complete checks in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education with regard to DBS and other pre- employment checks. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population.

SEN Teacher of Special Needs for The Grove

Salary: MPS + SEN 1

Contract: Full Time

Location: Haringey

Contract Term: Permanent

Start Date: September 2026

• Are you looking for a new career challenge?

• Do you relish at being able to transform lives for young people with autism?

• Do you want to be part of a newly established SEN school?

• Do you love learning and developing your knowledge?

  If the answer is yes, then read on……...

We wish to appoint a teacher with an outstanding track record who is ambitious and ready for an exciting new challenge. The post will be working with youngsters with complex needs arising from their autism.

The Grove is a successful, Special School opened in September 2018, which meets the needs of pupils aged 5 to 19 on the autistic spectrum. We opened our doors to 42 pupils in 2018 and now oversubscribed with 112 on roll. We are in a newly refurbished school which has been designed around our pupils and offers specialist facilities to support our curriculum.

As a member of our team you will be part of the development and planning process. If you relish in being able to make your mark with innovative and creative practice and you are excited about making a real difference then this role will provide you with the scope to achieve this.

The post holder will be responsible for leading a class of pupils, teaching the full curriculum based on the primary model and ensuring there are high quality and effective learning opportunities for all pupils. Class sizes are small and our experienced teams offer support with a collaborative approach to teaching. The post holder will also be expected to work closely with our multi-disciplinary teams and lead a team of learning support assistants.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Have previous experience of working within an Inclusive team;

• Teach a flexible teaching style

• Work within the curriculums as adopted within special schools;

• Have previous experience of teaching in an Autism-specific environment;

• Work closely within the school team;

• Have a passion for Autism Education and the Inclusion Agenda;

• Have experience of completing SEN assessments and differentiated plans;

• Be able to undertake specialist teaching on a 1:1, small group and whole-class basis;

• Be a motivational teacher for all abilities ensuring learning is engaging and inclusive;

• Work within and contribute to the school community;

• Have a commitment to an integrated, therapeutic approach and ethos;

• Be very flexible and adapt quickly to change

We are happy to offer school based tours or can chat with you over Zoom. Please email or call the school on 020 3876 6555 or office@thegroveschool.co.uk

You can access our prospectus on our website at www.thegroveschool.co.uk

Application packs can be downloaded from the school website: www.thegroveschool.co.uk

Completed application forms should be submitted on MyNewTerm by 12 p.m. on Friday 22nd May 2026. Interview date to be confirmed.

NB: Please note that CV's or incomplete application forms will not be considered. Only those that are shortlisted will be contacted by the school. Applications may be considered whilst the posts are being advertised. Search Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline. We advise early applications are submitted.

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 The Grove

• School type: Free Schools, ages 5 to 19
• School size: 147 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Grove website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-grove-london

The Grove is a brand new special school for young people with autism, opened in September 2018. As our school moves into its second year, we transfer to our newly refurbished site near Turnpike Lane and expand our intake of pupils.

We are opening, in September, two new KS3 classes for 8 academically able autistic pupils. We will provide an alternative to mainstream education for these youngsters who, for many reasons, have not been successful in the mainstream setting.
This provision will expand to include KS2 and KS4 pupils reaching a capacity of 16-20 pupils over two years.

The school, which is currently based on a split site has 45 students on roll with complex autism across primary, secondary and post 16. The addition of a new department will create 4 distinct departments as we grow to full capacity of 104 by 2021, 88 of those places for young people with complex autism between the ages of 5-19 and 16 places for those who are academically able between the ages of 7-16.

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