Teacher

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Job Title:  Teacher - Maternity Cover
Location:  Yiewsley Grange School, West Drayton UB7 7QP 
Hours:       37.5 per week | Monday to Friday
Salary:      £43,000 per annum  (not pro rata)
Contract:  Fixed Term - Until 31st July 2027 | Term Time Only
Start:        November 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

Teach Differently. Build Confidence. Help Every Student Discover What They Can Achieve.

At Hillingdon Grange School – Yiewsley, we’re looking for a passionate and adaptable Teacher to join our specialist education team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract until 31 July 2027.

This is an opportunity to teach in an environment where you can really get to know your students. Working with individuals and small groups, you’ll have the flexibility to adapt lessons around different strengths, interests and needs, helping students overcome barriers and experience meaningful success in education.

You’ll work with students with autism and additional needs, combining high expectations with a calm, personalised and supportive approach. From academic progress to increased confidence, independence and self-regulation, you’ll help students develop skills that can make a lasting difference.

Working alongside Learning Support Assistants and the wider multi-professional team, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment where everyone works towards the same goal – helping every student thrive.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Plan and deliver engaging, personalised lessons for individual students and small groups in line with the school’s curriculum
• Adapt teaching, resources and learning environments to meet individual needs and enable students to make meaningful progress
• Monitor, assess and record student progress, using this information to shape future learning and individual targets
• Develop and review Individual Education Plans, behaviour plans and other personalised programmes
• Create a structured and supportive classroom where students feel safe, understood and ready to learn
• Support students to develop confidence, independence and self-regulation, including those who may display behaviours that challenge
• Lead and coordinate Learning Support Assistants and other colleagues to provide consistent and effective support
• Work closely with families and the wider multi-professional team to support each student’s education, development and wellbeing

What We’re Looking For

You’ll bring:

• A relevant teaching qualification
• Experience working within an educational setting and planning and delivering engaging lessons
• Experience supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or behaviours that challenge
• The ability to tailor teaching and learning around individual strengths, needs and starting points
• A calm, empathetic and resilient approach
• Strong communication, organisation and teamwork skills
• The confidence to lead and coordinate others effectively
• A commitment to safeguarding and achieving the best possible outcomes for every student

About Our School

Yiewsley Grange is one of our Early Years and Primary sites, providing specialist education for children aged 3.5 – 11 years old. Our schools support pupils in the Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, and Key Stage 2.

At Yiewsley Grange, we use a wide range of teaching strategies to engage learners with diverse learning difficulties and styles. Pupils are taught in smaller class sizes and work towards the Equals Semi-Formal Curriculum and equivalent functional skills qualifications.

As part of the Hillingdon Grange group of schools, Yiewsley Grange benefits from being one of four sites offering education from early years up to Key Stage 2. The group provides a unique combination of education and support for pupils across a wide spectrum of needs and abilities. By delivering personalised teaching in an autism-specific environment, we ensure that each pupil’s individual needs are fully addressed and their capabilities maximised. Our tailored primary learning environment is designed specifically to support autistic children in reaching their full potential

The site is situated in West Drayton and is commutable from Slough, Windsor and surrounding areas. 

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place students 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 students 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.

OFG Education 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, OFG Education 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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