Springfield School

Springfield School is a specialist school for primary and secondary age children with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), or Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), with additional needs of Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), Visual Impairment (VI), Hearing Impairment (HI), and Physical, Sensory and Medical (PSM). We currently have 117 children on roll and all our pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). Our curriculum offers pupils engaging, enriching, and meaningful opportunities enabling them to develop their independence, communication, skills for learning and life, and is personalised to meet the needs of each pupil. Our recent Ofsted report shares more about our provision and is available on our school website.

We believe in creating opportunities for both pupils and staff to succeed in their own goals. It is essential for us to work closely with parents, carers and other professionals to promote support for everyone and sharing of good practice. The wider multi-professional team at Springfield School includes a Special School Nurse, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.

Benefits of working at Springfield School include:

Professional development opportunities

• Regular training and access to a range of internal and external professional development opportunities, tailored to your learning needs, your job role and your career aspirations.
• Opportunities for career progression, secondments and transfers within The Gallery Trust, the largest special school Academy Trust in Oxfordshire.
• Opportunities for collaborative working across the schools in The Trust, offering the chance to liaise with experienced colleagues, building knowledge and professional networks
• Develop your career in The Gallery Trust, an expanding and successful organisation which offers opportunities for progression, secondments and collaborative working with colleagues across our schools

Financial

• Competitive salaries for teaching and support staff based on School Teacher Pay and Conditions Document and the NJC Green Book
• Access to attractive pension plans (TPS and LGPS), linked to salary life assurance
• Contribution towards glasses and eye tests for DSE use
• Salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perkbox - discount and wellbeing platform membership

Wellbeing

• 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance
• Membership to Wisdom - wellbeing app
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff which increases to reflect length of service
• Complimentary tea and coffee

Facilities

• Free car parking and cycle storage