We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Teacher of SEND to join our thriving SEND department. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate teacher with experience in KS2 or within a SEND setting to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people.

The successful candidate will teach small classes within our Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) Resource Base, delivering personalised and engaging lessons that meet the diverse needs of our students. You will play a key role in supporting pupils with a range of special educational needs, helping them to thrive both academically and personally.

Our well-established and expanding Resource Base currently supports around 30 students with an EHCP with SLCN as their primary need. Admission to the Resource Base is in consultation with the Local Authority.  Students typically work below Age Related Expectations (ARE), and this can include significantly below ARE; however, if strengths are identified, individual provisions are made where students would access mainstream English and Maths.

The provision offers a nurturing and structured environment where students receive approximately 60% of their curriculum within the base and 40% in mainstream lessons, allowing them to benefit from both specialist teaching and inclusive experiences. The curriculum is flexible and can lead to a range of qualifications, tailored to meet the needs and aspirations of each learner. The Resource Base has been running successfully for a number of years and is a valued part of our school community.

You will be joining a supportive, collaborative, and experienced SEND team, committed to ensuring that all students have access to a high-quality education that empowers them to succeed.

We welcome applications from primary-trained colleagues with strong KS2 experience as well as teachers with a background in SEND. What matters most is your ability to form strong relationships, deliver an adapted and creative curriculum based upon a system of assess-plan-do-review and maintain high standards through the implementation of SEND-informed behaviour for learning strategies. 

This role offers a unique and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference—every single day.

What Ashton Park School will offer you:

✔ A school with excellent outcomes where staff are happy and valued

✔ A commitment to your well-being with 14% PPA

✔ A team of skillful SEND specialists who are passionate about their subject

✔ A community of staff, students and parents with a strong culture of professional development and improvement

✔ Employee benefits including employee assistance, cycle to work and discounted access to Ashton Park Fitness Centre

Ashton Park is growing great learners, great leaders and a great community

Ashton Park is an inclusive and oversubscribed school, with over 1200 students, set in the beautiful grounds of Ashton Court Estate in Bristol. Our school is in the top 3% of most improved schools in the country when you compare our 2024 GCSE results with those pre-pandemic. In October 2022, Ofsted graded us ‘Good’ in all areas, and we are proud they recognised that: ‘Pupils are happy to attend Ashton Park School. They enjoy their lessons and the range of opportunities the school provides for them. Staff know pupils well and want the best for them.’ The report also commented that ‘lessons are purposeful and learning is rarely interrupted by poor behaviour.’

We are on a journey to excellence and have a mission to grow great learners, great leaders and a great community. 

Through our Growing Great Learners framework, we guide and support staff to become excellent teachers, but we also give freedom and autonomy to allow practitioners to be the teacher they want to be in the classroom. We are committed to growing great leaders by providing high quality CPD and focusing on well-being in all the decisions we make. We are growing a great community by ensuring we focus on students, parents and the wider community through our strong culture and ethics.  This is an exciting school to be a part of, one that prides itself on providing a happy and supportive environment for both students and staff.

We wish you the very best of luck with your application and hope to meet you soon!

Please be aware that we will review applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close this posting once suitable candidates have been found. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible in order to be considered.

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer.  The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community.  The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.