Primary Teacher

Full Job Description

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Position:  Primary Teacher
Location: Park School, Chipping Norton, OX7 5QH
Salary:     Up to £43,000 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)
Hours:     37.5 per week | Monday to Friday | 8.30am - 4.30pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
Start:        September 2026

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

About the Role

Are you a Primary Teacher who wants more freedom to teach creatively, personalise learning and make a visible difference? At Park School, we support pupils with varied and complex needs through small classes, individualised learning and a supportive multidisciplinary approach.

You’ll have the opportunity to adapt your teaching around each pupil, helping them build confidence, independence and a positive relationship with learning, while celebrating progress in all its forms.

Whether you’re already experienced in specialist education or a mainstream Primary Teacher looking for a rewarding new direction, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Teach small, focused classes, adapting lessons around individual learning styles, strengths and needs.
• Create engaging and inclusive learning experiences that build curiosity, confidence and a positive relationship with education.
• Develop personalised approaches that help pupils overcome barriers and make meaningful academic and personal progress.
• Work closely with Teaching Assistants, therapists, pastoral colleagues and other professionals to provide joined-up support.
• Support pupils’ academic, social, emotional and personal development, recognising that progress looks different for every child.
• Encourage pupils to develop greater independence, communication and essential life skills.
• Monitor and assess progress, using what you learn to continually adapt and strengthen your teaching.
• Create a safe, nurturing and positive classroom where pupils feel understood, valued and able to succeed.

About You

We’re looking for a teacher who believes that every child can make progress when they’re given the right environment, support and opportunities.

You’ll need:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• A creative and flexible approach to teaching and curriculum delivery.
• A genuine passion for supporting children with additional and complex needs.
• The resilience and adaptability to respond positively when a pupil needs a different approach.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with pupils.
• A collaborative approach to working with support staff and other professionals.
• A commitment to safeguarding, pupil wellbeing and inclusive education.
• The ambition to raise outcomes while recognising and celebrating progress at every stage.

About Park School

Park School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional and mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

Acorn Education offers rewarding careers and meaningful challenges while making a real difference in young people’s lives. As a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs, and part of Outcomes First Group, we deliver innovative, evidence-based approaches that support measurable progress and lasting impact.

We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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