EYFS Teacher

Job role:      EYFS Teacher

Location:         Upton Grange, Slough

Hours:       38.5 hours per week

Salary:        Up to £42,000 per annum

Contract:        Permanent, Term Time only

Are you a SEN Primary Teacher committed to improving the lives of young people?

We are looking for experienced Teachers to join our fantastic team at Upton Grange School due to growth in service. As an EYFS Teacher, you will take a creative approach to teaching pupils according to their educational needs, ensuring delivery of the school curriculum in a way that maximises pupil’s achievement and ability to develop.

This is a great opportunity for a Teacher who wants to spend less time on paperwork and more time developing creative learning opportunities for pupils with varied and complex needs. You will be given the freedom and flexibility to create practical and creative lessons to help meet our students' individual needs. The school is currently creating a bespoke curriculum to underpin this commitment. 

Our pupils have a range of Severe Learning Difficulties, making this the most rewarding of roles. Because the pupils may have challenging behaviour, the EYFS Teacher will assist them with focusing, regulating and communicating effectively. 

Quality is always top of our agenda and we pride ourselves on the quality of what we do. We are looking for a Teacher, experienced in teaching Special Educational Needs pupils who shares our vision to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK, to be happy and to make their way in the world.

Whilst previous experience of working in an SEN/ASC environment would be desirable, excellent teaching skills and the right motivation, personal qualities and levels of resilience are just as important.

Educated to degree level with QTS, Primary trained experience, you will be calm, engaging, resilient, and have an innovative style of teaching, motivated by helping every pupil to reach their potential.

About us:

Upton Grange School is a new specialist ASD provision. We have an exciting opportunity for a SEN Teacher to join our team due to growth and a new extension to our school. As part of the Hillingdon Manor group of schools and the Outcomes First Group, Upton Grange will offer day provision to pupils with Autism from the ages of 3 to 11 years old.

Upton Grange will provide specialist education for c35 pupils, aged between 4-11 years. Upton Grange deploys a wide range of teaching strategies to engage and develop the progress of learners, who present with a range of learning difficulties and styles. Our pupils are taught in smaller class sizes and work towards an Equals Semi-Formal Curriculum and National Curriculum expectations where appropriate.

This vacancy is to teach young people aged 4 - 11, who are learning at a variety of ability levels. 

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Options Autism?

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the young people in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.