Teacher (Resource Base)
Avon Valley Academy, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 8HH16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS (£31,650 – £49,083)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Is committed to developing expertise in the teaching of pupils with complex cognition and learning needs;
- Has proven ability to raise the outcomes for pupils;
- Is able to plan and teach a broad range of engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and improve student attainment across a range of activities;
- Can ensure that teaching is broad, balanced, relevant, motivational and appropriately differentiated in order to maximise the academic potential of all students;
- Can demonstrate effective behaviour management;
- Has a commitment to securing successful preparation for adulthood for students with SEND;
- Can work in partnership with parents, school staff and outside agencies;
- Has high levels of professionalism, the ability to work hard and remain calm under pressure;
- Has an outstanding commitment to ongoing professional development;
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills with high levels of emotional intelligence;
- Is committed to safeguarding all children and adults.
What the school offers its staff
- Training opportunities;
- The opportunity to further your career;
- Supportive line management and networking opportunities with other Resource Bases within the Trust;
- A caring and dynamic team of colleagues;
- A commitment to achieving the best for all of our pupils and staff.
Further details about the role
Avon Valley Academy is looking to appoint an experienced Teacher to join its new dedicated Resource Base for students with complex cognition and learning needs. This is a wonderful, full-time opportunity to be in at the outset of this exciting venture to provide support for secondary aged students who require a more specialist provision than mainstream, but who do not need a special school.
We are a thriving, co-educational school, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 16. Located in Durrington, Wiltshire, our school has a strong reputation for being at the heart of the community and has built strong relationships with the two local army bases at Larkhill and Bulford. With our strong pastoral care and high standards for behaviour, we aim for every lesson and every day to be exceptional so that each individual can thrive and our dedicated and supportive staff go the extra mile to help all our students achieve their dreams. In May 2022 we joined Acorn Education Trust, which provides exciting opportunities to collaborate and improve local education.
As a Teacher within the Resource Base, you will be passionate about teaching children with learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs as well as maintaining high standards. You will also be committed to developing expertise in the teaching of pupils with SEND and will work closely with the Trust Head of SEND and our Senior Leadership team of to deliver our vision. Qualified Teacher status is essential for the role.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Avon Valley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 503 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Avon Valley Academy website
- Email address
- rtitchener@avonvalleyacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01980 652467
Set in beautiful grounds and surrounding countryside in South Wiltshire, Avon Valley College is within easy reach of the spectacular Jurassic coast, the New Forest, and the historic cathedral city of Salisbury, chosen by the Sunday Times ‘Best Places to Live’.
Avon Valley College is much valued by its mixed civilian-military community. Owing to the rebasing of troops from Germany, we are in the process of a phased building programme to refresh and renew the entire estate, starting with a brand new purpose built 18-classroom block for the Arts and ICT, a state-of-the-art gym and specialist Sports Performance Facility.
The school has undergone a significant period of change in the last year and standards in all areas are now high. Results in 2018 were significantly better than in 2017 across the board, making it one of the most improved schools in Wiltshire. During 2018-19, there has been a significant investment in improving quality of practice and developing leadership, including National Professional Qualifications, coaching, and a number of bespoke sessions led by nationally recognised speakers. We also place a high value on staff wellbeing with regular after school sessions including yoga, mindfulness, sports competitions, bake-offs and much more to come!
Arranging a visit to Avon Valley Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rtitchener@avonvalleyacademy.org.uk.
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