Career Opportunities

SEN Teacher:

Salary: Grade MPS/UPS + SEN Allowance + Inner London Allowance

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

DBS check: Enhanced

Are you ready for a new challenge?  Do you want to be part of a happy, supportive and forward-thinking school? If so, this is an incredibly exciting time to come and join our team.  We are looking for an innovative, dynamic and creative Class Teacher to join our Special Needs School.

The Garden School is a specialist co-ed school for 200 pupils, aged 4-19, with a diagnosis of autism. It operates from two sites in Hackney, one of which was awarded the 2014 RIBA prize for Best Educational and Community Building in London.

Our mission is to ensure that all of our pupils and students, whatever their starting point and needs, learn safely, make exceptional progress and develop into capable, creative and confident young citizens.  In our 2024 graded Ofsted inspection we achieved good in all areas.

As a values-driven organisation, we place aspiration, excellence, opportunity and inclusivity at the heart of everything we do.

The role

We are looking for good to outstanding teachers with SEN experience who will contribute to a strong school vision and ethos.

We welcome teachers with experience, who have taught young people with special needs, in mainstream or special needs provisions.

We are looking for a teacher who will:

• Be able to understand how our young people learn and plan lessons which will inspire them to reach their full potential.
• Be able to create a positive, stimulating, and caring learning environment that safeguards young people.
• Be a good communicator and work effectively with members of our community, including families, health and social care practitioners.
• Have good organisational, management and interpersonal skills, to effectively lead a small class team, and manage their own workload.
• Be an innovative, patient, resilient, positive and reflective practitioner, contributing to the school’s vision and values.
• Be willing to participate in training, be reflective and committed to continuing professional development.

We offer excellent continuing professional development opportunities to enable all teachers to reach their personal best. 

The Garden School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers, and external agencies to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance, and satisfactory employment references.

The Garden School is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, ethnicity, religion, belief or sexual orientation.

To apply, please complete the application form and send to Maria Theophilou at hr@thegarden.hackney.sch.uk .

Visits to the Garden site are welcome, please contact Mary Francis on 020 7254 8096 or email hr@thegarden.hackney.sch.uk to arrange a visit.

Closing Date: Thursday 17^th April 2025 at 5pm 

Interview Date: Week beginning 28^th April 2025

Start Date: September 2025

 Please contact hr@thegarden.hackney.sch.uk for any recruitment related queries.

 Please note we do not accept CVs.