SEN Teacher

How would you like to get paid for five days, but only work four?

At Outcomes First Group, we believe in better work/life balance — and we’re putting wellbeing first.

That’s why we’re proud to be part of a 4-Day Working Week (4DWW) trial, where you can work one day less each week (or equivalent hours), while still receiving your full-time pay.

Many of our schools have already introduced the 4DWW — and others are preparing to roll it out as soon as they reach full staffing. So, whether it’s already in place or just around the corner, now’s the perfect time to join #teamOFG.

Job Title: SEN Teacher (English Specialism)
Location: Avonside School, Bristol BS4 5PS
Salary: Up to £45,000.00 per annum depending on skills and experience (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start: January 2026
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We are looking for an experienced SEN Teacher to join our brand-new Avonside School, helping us shape its foundations and build a nurturing environment where every young person can thrive.

About the Role

At Avonside School, every young person deserves to feel seen, understood and capable of success. As our SEN Teacher with an English specialism, you’ll become a key part of that journey. Your classroom will be a space where language becomes connection — where storytelling builds confidence, vocabulary fuels communication, and literature opens up new ways of understanding the world.

No two pupils are the same, and that is where your creativity shines. You will design flexible learning experiences rooted in curiosity and practical skill-building, using English as a tool to help pupils express themselves, access learning across the curriculum, and develop essential life skills. Whether you’re working one-to-one or with small groups, you’ll adapt your approach to each learner, nurturing progress at a pace that is meaningful to them.

You’ll also be an integral part of our multi-professional community. Working alongside therapists, LSAs, care staff and other teaching professionals, you will help shape personalised learning pathways and contribute to a supportive culture that values emotional wellbeing just as highly as academic growth. Your impact will be felt beyond the classroom — in the sense of accomplishment pupils carry with them and in the confidence they build day by day.

What You’ll Do

- Teach engaging, adaptive English lessons to individuals and small groups, ensuring learning is accessible and meaningful for every pupil.
- Track and assess pupil progress to inform planning, celebrate achievements and identify next steps.
- Lead on English across key stages, guiding curriculum planning, assessment and development.
- Contribute to whole-school improvement, offering ideas and insights aligned to the School Development Plan.
- Work collaboratively with the wider team, sharing expertise and helping create consistent approaches across school and home.
- Maintain accurate documentation and uphold safeguarding, behavioural and regulatory standards.

Experience / Qualifications Needed

- Qualified Teacher Status (UK QTS)
- Experience teaching in an educational setting
- Experience planning, delivering and adapting lessons for learners with varying or complex needs

About us

Our New Acorn School, Avonside School in Bristol, has a capacity for 72 pupils and opened August 2025. The school is a co-educational provision for pupils with complex needs including SEMH.

We are part of Acorn Education and can offer plenty of challenges along with a wide range of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in creating and delivering innovative approaches that achieve measurable outcomes for those in our care.

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 Acorn Education?

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults 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 pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

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
- Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

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

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit

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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